Bethenny Frankel Says Martha Stewart Once Called Her a "Pest"

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Bethenny Frankel is rehashing her long and complicated relationship with Martha Stewart with an eight-part TikTok explainer—and I am sat. In honor of Stewart's new Netflix documentary, Martha, the former Real Housewives star recalled a few interactions that the two businesswomen have had over the years. For the uninitiated, Frankel competed in Stewart's 2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, on which she was the runner-up. In the past, Frankel has claimed that the two butted heads following the show, and now she's spilling the tea.

During the TikTok series, Frankel remembered a time when Stewart made an appearance on her talk show, Bethenny, and called her a "pest." While Stewart wasn't very "nice" to Frankel on the show, the host recalled it being a milestone in their relationship because it made her feel more like Stewart's peer than apprentice.

"It was my house, she was a guest in my home, and I still treated her with honor and respect," Frankel said. "She’s a tough bitch. And I know she’s been so challenging, and she comes from old school generations. I don’t give a good fuck about any of that. It’s a touching story, she built a billion-dollar business. She went to jail, she’s been in the clink. I know from people who know her that she was never really like the persona. She’s a fucking broad, so don’t get it twisted."

Before all of Frankel's success, she alleges that she and Stewart had another petty interaction at a Nobu location. When Frankel noticed Stewart sitting across the restaurant, she slid into the booth next to Stewart, who made a snide comment about a movie Frankel had done, in which she was topless.

"She can’t stand me, I am a pest to her. She said to me, ‘Oh, I just watched your movie!’ Swear on my life," Frankel remembered, before adding the comeback she had for Stewart. "I said ‘Oh, I just got an insider stock tip!’ No exaggeration. Cuntiest of cuntiest interactions of all time.”