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- PREVIOUSLY ON BETHENNY EVER AFTER...
WE NEED SOMETHING TO, LIKE, HOLD IT UP.
[flatulence]
- OH, SORRY. [laughter]
- THE TREE IS GONNA FALL OVER. - HEY, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- WE ARE NOT THE TEAM THAT COMES IN--
- NO. - THEY DON'T TAKE US SERIOUSLY.
- WATCH OUT FOR THE UNDERDOGS. YOU NEVER KNOW.
- JUST--MY FAMILY HAS NOT HAD A LOT OF HAPPINESS
IN...
A LONG TIME.
AND YOU'VE BROUGHT THAT HAPPINESS TO US.
- DON'T MAKE ME CRY, HONEY.
- AND I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU.
IT'S WILD TO SEE YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS.
- BETHENNY FRANKEL!
[cheers and applause]
- AND NOW, THE SEASON FINALE OF BETHENNY EVER AFTER.
[cheers and applause]
- THANK YOU SO MUCH!
THE MOST REWARDING PART ABOUT MY CAREER
IS SPEAKING TO WOMEN
AND FINDING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES
AND WHAT I'VE INSPIRED THEM TO DO
AND HEARING BACK WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT MY LIFE
AND MY DECISIONS AND WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT THEY WANT.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY HAVE A DIALOGUE
IS TO GO ON A SPEAKING TOUR.
[cheers and applause]
WAIT, I NEED A PICTURE OF YOU GUYS.
[cheers and applause]
AWESOME!
AWESOME!
OH, MY GOD. HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
[cheers and applause]
OH, MY GOODNESS, I HAVE TO TELL YOU...
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
THIS GIGANTIC, LIFE-CHANGING DEAL
IS THROWN INTO THE MIX.
ONE OF THE LARGEST SPIRITS COMPANIES IN THE WORLD
WANTS TO BY SKINNYGIRL COCKTAILS.
THIS WAS AN IDEA--
I HANDED IT TO EVERY LIQUOR COMPANY,
WALKED IT AND BEGGED...
"THIS IS THE BEST IDEA. PLEASE..."
YOU KNOW, NO ONE WANTED IT.
ALL THESE BIG COMPANIES THAT NOW WANT TO BUY US,
NO ONE WANTED IT. THIS IS A DRE--
WOMEN ARE THE ONES GOING TO LIQUOR STORES,
BUYING LIQUOR, AND ALL THESE MEN
ARE RUNNING THESE COMPANIES, SAYING, "NO, WE DON'T WANT IT."
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW?
IT'S JUST CRAZY.
THIS LITTLE ACORN OF AN IDEA IS JUST--
IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
IT'S NOT REALLY THAT EASY TO GET SOMEWHERE GREAT.
IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK,
AND YOU GIVE UP A LOT, BUT YOU GET SO MUCH MORE.
BASICALLY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO.
IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT, YOU DO IT WELL.
IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION.
I WRITE A LOT ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
AND THE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS THAT I'VE BEEN IN
AND HOW, IN LIFE, I FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME--
I TALK ABOUT, IN THE BOOK, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, WHERE--
YOU KNOW HOW THERE'S SOME GUY
WHO TREATS YOU REALLY NICE, BUT, LIKE,
HE SUCKS IN BED, AND HE HAS, LIKE, A TINY ***?
[laughter]
AND SO, LIKE, THE NEXT GUY--
YOU WANT TO TAKE THE FACT THAT HE WAS NICE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT SOMEONE
WITH A 12-INCH SITUATION, MAYBE--
I'M KIDDING. I'M KIDDING. WELL, I'M NOT KIDDING.
I MEAN, IF YOU CAN GET IT...
MORE IS MORE IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
BUT, ANYWAY, TASTE EVERYTHING, EAT NOTHING.
JUST KIDDING. OKAY.
I'M SORRY, I GET-- I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I AM THIS WAY.
I JUST AM VERY INAPPROPRIATE, AND I CANNOT HELP THIS.
SO ARE YOU ALL, BY THE WAY.
I MEAN, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, SO I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
OH, I WANT TO TELL YOU-- I GUESS, RIGHT?
DOESN'T ANYBODY WORK-- DOES ANYBODY WORK HERE?
YES, WE'RE DOING QUESTIONS AND--
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, JUST LINE UP.
- YEAH, HI, BETHENNY. DO YOU HAVE ANY FEARS
OR INSECURITIES?
AND WHAT TO YOU DO WITH THEM IF YOU HAVE ANY?
- WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS?
- WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION TO GO TO THE GYM ALL THE TIME?
- HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT JASON WAS THE ONE?
- WHAT'S THE BIGGEST LESSON YOU'VE LEARNED?
- OUT OF ALL THE JOBS THAT YOU'VE HAD,
WHAT'S BEEN THE WORST JOB THAT YOU'VE EVER HAD?
- OH, MY GOD. ANSWERING PHONES IN A CUBICLE.
THERE WAS A GIRL WHO WORKED THERE NAMED GINA,
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER GIRL WHO WORKED THERE--
I THINK HER NAME WAS INA.
AND I WOULD ANSWER THE PHONE, AND I SAID, "EENA."
AND SHE CAME OUT, AND SHE WAS SO PISSY--
AND SHE'S, LIKE, A BIG PUBLICIST IN L.A.
AND SHE WAS, LIKE, "IT'S INA!"
AND I SAID, "IT'S EEENA VAGEENA, INA ***.
LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF."
EVERYBODY GETS TO ASK ANY QUESTION THEY WANT,
AND I'VE NEVER NOT ANSWERED A QUESTION.
- SO WE KNOW THAT JASON DEFINITELY WANTS MORE KIDS.
WE WERE JUST CURIOUS
IF AND WHEN THAT FITS INTO YOUR...
I DO WANT ANOTHER BABY.
IT'S THE MOST SPECIAL THING IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
I'M 40, AND SO I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
THAT WE'LL BE 105 WHEN THE KID'S WALKING.
BUT WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. ALL ROADS LED TO ROME, RIGHT?
AND I DO. WE'LL START TRYING AT SOME POINT.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN. WE TALKED ABOUT IT YESTERDAY, ACTUALLY.
WE TALKED ABOUT-- YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
MAYBE WE'LL GET PREG-- MAYBE WE'LL START TONIGHT.
I THINK THAT MAYBE I CAN SIMPLIFY LIFE ENOUGH
TO BE ABLE TO BRING ANOTHER BABY INTO IT
AND LOVE ANOTHER BABY JUST AS MUCH AS BRYN.
[cheers and applause]
THANK YOU SO MUCH, RED BANK.
THANK YOU.
[cheers and applause]
THANK YOU, DAVID. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
- TOMORROW. GOOD SHOW. - HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST. - BYE.
- GOOD NIGHT. WATCH YOUR STEP.
- THANKS.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY? - I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?
IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT.
IT'S JUST AMAZING JUST TO BE THERE,
LIVE AND DIRECT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WHOLE THING?
- I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT, LIKE, IS SO DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU DO.
- SO I WOULDN'T CHANGE MUCH FROM TONIGHT FOR TOMORROW.
WOULD YOU? - NO.
- JUST SHORTER-- THE "Q" AND "A."
- THE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER NEEDS TO BE SHORTER.
- IT'S ALL JUST VERY SURREAL, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
- I LIKE THE NOTE CARDS. - IT'S JUST LESS RUSTLING.
- YEAH. AND YOU LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU'RE, LIKE--
LIKE HOW YOU DO YOUR BOOK.
- IT'S VERY...YES. IT'S VERY STRUCTURED.
I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE SKINNYGIRL DEAL.
I WAS DEFINITELY ANTSY AND ANXIOUS ABOUT IT.
- HELLO. - OH, MY GOODNESS.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS? HI. WHERE DID YOU GUYS GO?
- BASIL T'S. - BASIL T'S.
- OH, YOU DID GET TO GO THERE. HOW WAS IT?
- YEAH. WE GOT PIZZAS FOR YOU.
- DAWA, COME OUT AND HAVE SOME PIZZA.
LET DAWA OUT OF THE HOLE.
I FEEL LIKE SHE'S IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
I FEEL LIKE I'M STARVING HER.
WE PUT HER IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
IT'S 12:00 AT NIGHT.
HERE, DAWA, EAT A PIECE OF PIZZA.
SHE'S BEEN IN A CONFINED BOX.
I DON'T THINK SHE KNOWS WHAT CITY WE'RE IN.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GINA AND DAWA
IS MIND-BLOWING.
IT'S LIKE A CACOPHONY OF SOUNDS AND DEAD SILENCE.
DID YOU EAT?
ARE WE STARVING YOU? - NO.
- ARE WE STARVING YOU?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE?
- WE ARE FROM RED BANK--NOW WE ARE GOING TO PHILADELPHIA.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE?
YOU HAVE AN ITINERARY AND A PAMPHLET?
- YEAH.
- DAWA DOESN'T SPEAK, AND SHE DOESN'T EAT.
JASON IS IN HEAVEN.
- THAT'S FANTASTIC. - I KIND OF WANT IT, LIKE--
- IT'S SO OBNOXIOUS THAT IT'S GREAT.
HOW OBNOXIOUS IS IT THAT IT'S AWESOME?
THE NICE THING ABOUT THE BUS IS THAT YOU CAN REST.
YOU CAN LAY IN YOUR MUDGY LITTLE BLANKET
AND PUT THE LAMBY MASK ON.
NEXT STOP, PHILLY.
I PUT THE LAMB MASK ON, AND THEN THE LAMBS START SCREAMING.
THIS BUS IS GOOD FOR THE SEX LIFE, JASON.
- I KNOW.
- UH-OH. - HERE IT COMES. I SEE IT.
- WOW. LOOK AT THIS. - OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT THE SKINNYGIRL LOGO. - UNBELIEVABLE.
- [laughs]
- JASON!
- IT'S LIKE AN APARTMENT ON WHEELS!
I LOVE IT.
- CAN WE SEE IT? - YEAH.
- GOOD. - UNBELIEVABLE.
- THERE WE GO.
- BETHENNY, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU.
- IT'S GREAT, RIGHT? - IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
THE BUS IS AWESOME.
YOU ARE THE BEST. - IT'S COOL, RIGHT?
- I LOVE YOU.
- IT'S BEEN INTERESTING, THIS WHOLE THING.
YOU GUYS WILL KIND OF-- - OH, THANK YOU.
- I THINK IT WILL SHOCK YOU A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT.
IF I LOOSEN UP ANYMORE, I'LL BE SHOOTING ***.
AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY G-RATED.
I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF LOOSE.
THERE ARE SOME FOUL WORDS THAT YOU WOULD NEVER USE...
- HELLO.
- YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH TWICE THIS WEEK.
- I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER IN ACTION.
- BETHENNY, WE WILL NEVER BE OFFENDED, HONESTLY.
WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF YOU. - I KNOW.
- YOU WENT RIGHT FROM THE SKATING
TO THIS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT-- THAT'S A LOT.
- I'M TORMENTING MYSELF OVER THIS BUSINESS DEAL.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU ABOUT THAT.
- I WAS JUST GONNA ASK YOU HOW THAT'S GOING.
- WE'VE BEEN BOTH STRESSING ABOUT IT.
I'D SAY THE SITUATION'S STRESSED, WOULD YOU NOT?
- I WOULD THINK SO.
HOW ABOUT WHEN WERE TRYING TO SELL OUR HOUSE?
THAT WAS CONSUMING OUR EVERY MOMENT.
- YEAH. - OH, THAT'S HARD.
- THE PROBLEM IS YOU WEREN'T TRYING TO SELL THIS COMPANY.
- IT'S ALL RELATIVE TOO. YEAH.
- I WASN'T TRYING TO SELL THIS COMPANY.
- NO, THAT'S A BIG DECISION.
AND AS LONG AS YOU KEEP SKINNYGIRL, I ASSUME...
- I STAY IN. I WOULD BE PARTNERS WITH THESE NEW BUYERS.
- BUT IS SKINNYGIRL STILL YOURS, OR IS IT THEIRS?
- OH, YEAH. - WE ARE PARTNERS.
BUT EVENTUALLY THERE'S AN EARN-OUT AT A CERTAIN POINT
WHERE IT WOULDN'T BE-- THEY WANT ME ON
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS.
- NO, NO. NO, NO. YOU'RE PARTNERS.
- YES, WE'RE PARTNERS.
- SHE WILL ALWAYS STAY IN IT. - OKAY.
BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE BRYN, WHEN SHE GETS TO BE 16,
BE SKINNYGIRL II.
- NOW WE'RE SITTING DOWN, AND THE BIG GUYS, THE GIANTS,
THE ONES WHO RUN THIS ENTIRE INDUSTRY
WANT TO BUY US.
MY PARTNER THINKS IT WOULD BE FINANCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE
TO NOT DO THE DEAL.
THAT'S WHAT HE THINKS. - I ADMIRE YOU.
- MY PARTNER SAYS THE FIRST PILE OF MONEY THAT YOU'LL EVER MAKE.
THE MONEY SCARES ME, ACTUALLY. THE MONEY TERRIFIES ME.
- THAT'S A BIG DECISION, AND I THINK YOU'LL--
- BUT I'M SO EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO IT
THAT I DON'T LIKE SELLING ANY OF IT.
BUT FOR WHAT REASON? I DON'T KNOW.
- YEAH, BUT THE THING OF IT IS THAT'S JUST YOUR FIRST STEP.
YOU'RE GONNA BE GROWING FROM THIS, YOU KNOW,
AND GOING ON TO OTHER THINGS.
- YEAH, BUT, BETHENNY, THAT'S LIKE YOUR HEART AND YOUR SOUL
PUT INTO THAT-- THINK ABOUT IT.
REALLY, IT IS. AND I CAN UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU COULD FEEL LIKE THAT.
- SHE WANTS FOOD. LOOK-IT.
- THIS IS HER FAVORITE THING.
BUT THEN TO NEVER HAVE TO WORRY AGAIN--
SHE NEVER HAS TO WORRY AGAIN.
- DID YOU SEE THAT FACE, DAD? [laughs]
- SMILEY FACE.
- I KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.
- SAY, "MOM." - MOMMY.
- BETHENNY, LOOK, SHE HAS HER MOUTH OPEN.
- SHE'S LIKE, "NO, ME, ME."
- ALL RIGHT, SETTLE IT DOWN.
- AW, I MISS HER.
YOU ARE TALKING UP A STORM.
- LOOK AT HER.
THAT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT?
- BRYN IS, EVIDENTLY, ON A SPEAKING TOUR AS WELL.
SHE HAS FOUND HER VOICE.
- WELL, HERE'S TO TONIGHT. - I'LL SAY.
- LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. - I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
- WE WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK. COME ON, DAWA.
- TO DAWA KNOWING WHAT STATE WE'RE IN.
SOMEONE TELL HER. AND FEEDING HER.
- PENNSYLVANIA, DAWA.
- COMING UP...
- I'M HAVING A REAL STRUGGLE WITH MY IN-LAWS.
- UM...
- OVER AT THAT STAGE DOOR.
[fans shrieking]
- YOU DON'T LIKE LEFTOVERS?
- NO, I CAN'T EAT LEFTOVER MEAT--
LIKE, PHYSICALLY STOMACH. - OH, OKAY.
SO HOW HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ON THE BUS?
- I HAVE ISSUES. I WON'T GO FOR, LIKE, DAYS.
- AND YOU ARE THE OPPOSITE. YOU'LL GO--
- SHE HAS TO GO, AND NOW SHE HASN'T
BECAUSE SHE'S SO NERVOUS AND ANXIETY ON THE BUS.
- THIS IS UNHEALTHY.
- I KNOW. I SAID I'M GONNA BE IN HOSPITAL
BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE BACKED-UP [bleep] IN ME.
- OH, MY GOD!
- IT'S JACKIE'S FIRST WEEK ON THE SPEAKING TOUR,
AND SHE'S EVIDENTLY COME OUT OF HER SHELL.
NO, YOU CAN'T POISON YOURSELF ON THE BUS.
DAWA'S IN A JAIL CELL.
SHE'S IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'S EVER LEFT THAT LITTLE HOLE
AND GONE TO THE BATHROOM.
WE HAVE GOT TO, LIKE, MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY.
WE GOT HER FOOD TONIGHT, BUT I FEEL
LIKE SHE WAS NOT GONNA RAISE HER HAND AND SAY WHAT SHE NEEDS.
- SHE'LL TELL ME.
- JASON'S PARENTS WILL UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE
WHY I'M CRAZY, MAYBE.
- THEY'LL LOVE IT. - THEY'LL LOVE IT.
THEY LOVE EVERYTHING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "THEY'LL LOVE IT"?
THEY LOVE THIS WALL COVERING.
- I KNOW. IT'S AWESOME. - THEY DO.
- "IT IS AWESO--" - TELL ME HOW MANY TIMES.
- OH, MY GOD. "THAT WAS AWESOME!
YOU ARE AWESOME!"
JASON'S FATHER IS AWESOME!
- WHOO! - HI.
WHAT'S UP? HOW ARE YOU? - AWESOME.
- WE BROUGHT YOUR FAMILY.
- RIP VAN WINKLE.
I JUST WOKE UP FROM A LONG SLEEP.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- WHAT'S UP, GORGEOUS? HOW YOU DOING?
- HI. OH, MY GOD, WHAT IS IN THERE?
- UH, A LITTLE BIT OF-- - HI. HOW ARE YOU?
HI. YOU GUYS LOOK SO NICE. - HOW ARE YOU?
- BETHENNY, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. - YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
- THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS WANT A DRINK? - YEAH.
- HOW ABOUT THAT CROWD OUT THERE, BETHENNY.
THEY'RE AWESOME.
HONEST TO GOD, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
- I KNOW.
- WE'RE WALKING IN, AND THE ONE GIRL YELLS,
"THERE'S JASON."
- OH, YEAH. OF COURSE. [laughter]
- THE SKINNYGIRL DEAL--
IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY CONSUMING AND STRESSFUL.
AND IT COULD COME IN AT ANY MOMENT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WELCOME, EVERYONE. CHEERS.
- CHEERS. - KNOCK 'EM DEAD, BETHENNY.
- TO A GOOD NIGHT.
- TO MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
YOU LOOK GREAT. YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT.
- THERE'S A LOT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN MY LIFE.
[cheers and applause]
I GOT TO GO.
HI.
OH, I LOVE THAT!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
OH, I GOT MY RED CHAIR.
[cheers and applause]
CHEERS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT ADDICTIVE DOING THE SPEAKING TOUR.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOMENT, IT'S SO ENGAGING,
AND YOU SEE THE CROWD, AND YOU FEED OFF OF THEM.
IT'S A RUSH.
SO PENNSYLVANIA'S BIG AND VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
MY ASSISTANT JULIE'S FROM PENNSYLVANIA,
MY ASSISTANT JACKIE'S FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
MY HUSBAND'S FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
[cheers and applause]
SO I CANNOT DISAPPOINT TONIGHT.
- [chanting] HAZLETON! HAZLETON!
- HAZLETON.
[cheers and applause]
THE HOPPYS ARE HERE TONIGHT.
- I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM TO SEE
WHAT BETHENNY DOES.
- SO, ANYWAY--SO I ASKED A LOT OF YOU WHAT TO CALL JULIE
AS A TITLE, 'CAUSE SHE GOT A PROMOTION.
AND WE HAVE A NEW TITLE FOR JULIE.
AND IT IS THE COORDINATOR OF CHAOS.
C.O.C.
MY IN-LAWS ARE HERE, SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY "COC."
BUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST CALL MY "COC."
I CAN'T SEE A THING IN THE AUDIENCE.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY'RE REACTING.
I HOPE THEY'RE LAUGHING.
OKAY, SO MY BOOK A PLACE OF YES--
I TALK A LOT ABOUT MY FAM-- OR LACK THEREOF--FAMILY LIFE,
MY RELATIONSHIPS,
ALL TO GIVE YOU THE TEN RULES
TO GETTING WHERE YOU NEED TO GET.
"BREAK THE CHAIN" IS THE FIRST RULE.
AND THAT IS ABOUT THE LIFE THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE,
NOT THE LIFE THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BECAUSE OF HOW YOU GREW UP.
IT MEANS THAT THE WAY THAT MY MOTHER DECIDED
TO RAISE ME HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE WAY THAT I RAISE MY DAUGHTER.
MY GIRLFRIEND AT MY WEDDING, THE DAY OF MY WEDDING,
SAID TO ME, "I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A GIRL."
AND I SAID, "WHY?"
AND SHE SAID, "BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK THE CHAIN."
SHE MEANT, LIKE, "YOU ARE GOING TO GET TO DO IT YOUR WAY."
I GET TO BE THE MOTHER I WANT TO BE,
AND I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING THAT MY FAMILY DID.
AND I GET TO BE THE PERSON I WANT TO BE.
AND I GET TO CHOOSE MY HUSBAND AND THE LIFE THAT I WANT.
AND I GET TO DO IT MY OWN WAY.
AND WHETHER YOUR PARENTS TOLD YOU TO BE A DOCTOR
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET TO BE DOCTORS
OR THEY WANT YOU TO BE DOCTORS OR WHATEVER IT IS--
WHATEVER YOU'VE SEEN IN YOUR HOUSE
OR WHATEVER YOU THINK, YOU BREAK THE CHAIN.
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY THAT YOU WANT TO LIVE IT.
AND IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS,
BUT IT IS VERY LIBERATING.
AND YOU BREAK THE CHAIN. UM...
[applause]
UH, THANK YOU.
THERE'S A VERY GOOD MESSAGE GOING BACK AND FORTH
ABOUT INSPIRING ONE ANOTHER
AND BEING ALL THAT YOU CAN REALLY BE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EVENING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO NOW HAVE
A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD.
- UH, HI, BETHENNY. - HI.
- MY NAME'S BRIDGET DELISLE.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION.
I'VE BEEN MARRIED LESS THAN A YEAR.
AND YOU'VE JOINED A VERY NUCLEAR FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT,
AND HOW HAS IT CHANGED AND SHAPED YOU?
I'M HAVING A REAL STRUGGLE WITH MY IN-LAWS,
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING.
- GUESS WHAT. HERE'S THE THING-- THESE AREN'T YOUR PARENTS
SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT.
IT'S LIKE WALKING INTO SOME OTHER OFFICE
AND HAVING--AND WORKING WITH A WHOLE NEW COMPANY.
THAT'S WHY I TALKED ABOUT COMING TOGETHER.
- I CAN'T DRINK ABOUT ENOUGH CHARDONNAY
TO MAKE THESE PEOPLE FUN. - BY THE WAY...
[laughter]
- BUT YOU DON'T-- YOU DON'T--
I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU, IT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS DEAL WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
IT'S NOT--IT'S NOT-- THEY'RE YOUR HUSBAND'S PARENTS.
HE GREW UP WITH THEM. YOU DIDN'T.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT.
THERE HAS TO BE COMPASSION, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING.
THERE HAVE TO BE BOUNDARIES.
BUT YOU CAN'T BEAT YOUR HUSBAND UP ABOUT IT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.
AND I WOULD SAY COMMUNICATING RATHER THAN STIFLING,
WHICH I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, IS THE WAY TO GO.
- BUT DO YOU--AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SITTING HERE--
BUT DO YOU FIND THAT THEY'RE FANTASTIC,
OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE NOT-SO-FANTASTIC TIMES,
LIKE MAYBE CHRISTMAS OR...?
- MY IN-LAWS ARE THE MOST AMAZING PEOPLE.
YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST AMAZING, NICEST, MOST KIND PEOPLE
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, RIGHT?
BUT WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME,
IT HAS TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR ME,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD 40 YEARS OF A DYNAMIC
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ME.
AND LOOK AT ALL THIS.
THIS ISN'T NORMAL FOR THEM EITHER.
THEY HAVE TO ADJUST TOO.
I HAVE TO ADJUST. THEY HAVE TO ADJUST.
WE BOTH HAVE TO ADJUST. WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE.
I HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH JASON.
THE HUSBAND'S ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE, BY THE WAY.
AND YOU JUST WORK THROUGH IT.
LIKE I SAID, YOU COME TOGETHER, AND IT WILL CONTINUE
TO GET BETTER IF YOU'RE WORKING AT IT.
IF YOU'RE DOING DAMAGE, THEN IT WON'T GET BETTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT AUDIENCE.
YAY, PHILADELPHIA!
[cheers and applause]
- YAY. - WHAT'D YOU GUYS THINK?
- I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF YOU.
- AW. - YOU WERE SUPER.
OH, I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
YOU WERE GREAT. - OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET.
- I LOVED IT. I LOVED IT. - DID YOU TALK TO PEOPLE?
THEY LOVE YOU GUYS. DON'T MAKE ME CRY.
- NO, THEY LOVE YOU, AND EVERYTHING YOU GAVE THEM
WAS SUCH GREAT ADVICE, BETHENNY, HONEST TO GOD.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS TRUE WITH US.
- OH, I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHAT'D YOU THINK? - IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
- IT REALLY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. IT REALLY WARMS MY HEART.
AND I SEE BETHENNY KIND OF BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS
A LITTLE BIT AND LETTING MY PARENTS IN.
AND IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE THING TO SEE.
- BEAUTIFUL. I'M SO PROUD OF HER.
- YOU AND ME BOTH. - I LOVE YOU.
- I COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
- AND NOW YOU KNOW WHY, WHEN I COME TO YOUR HOUSE,
ALL I DO IS LAY DOWN. - THAT'S OK--HEY, THAT IS--
- YOU CAN WHATEVER YOU WANT. - WE LOVE FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
THAT IS YOUR PREROGATIVE. - THAT IS GREAT.
- MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM IS DEFINITELY GROWING.
I MEAN, THEY ARE MY FAMILY. IT FEELS NICE.
I DO. I LOVE THEM.
THERE WAS ONLY A "***" HERE AND THERE.
[laughter]
- I'M OUT. I'M OUT OF HERE ON THAT NOTE.
- I'M LEAVING HERE.
[laughter continues]
- GET THE HELL OUT.
OH, MY GOD. - I LOVE HER.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER.
- COMING UP...
I THINK I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WHY IS THERE NO TOILET?
[cheers and applause]
- WHAT UP, MOUSE? - HI, MOUSE.
- OH, HERE WE GO, BABY GIRL.
ALL RIGHT, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,
HERE WE COME.
- SAY I'M A REPORTER.
SAY I'M A REPORTER.
WHAT IS IT LIKE WORKING FOR BETHENNY FRANKEL?
SHE'LL NEVER SEE THIS. SHE'LL NEVER HEAR THIS.
- [chuckles] UM... - SHE'S NOT HERE.
- IT IS WHAT IT IS. - TELL US WHAT IT IS.
- IT IS WHAT IT IS. I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE,
AND I NEVER THOUGHT WHAT I WOULD ACTUALLY SAY.
- NO, TELL US WHAT IT IS. - COME ON.
- I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
♪ THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND ♪
- THE HARDEST PART ABOUT IT IS YOU HAVE TO BE ON
ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES YOU CA--
IT'S JUST HARD TO BE ON ALL THE TIME.
- MM-HMM.
- LIKE, ON POINT ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT IT.
- YOU EVER WANT TO STRANGLE HER? - WELL, YEAH.
- I'M SURE SHE WANTS TO STRANGLE ME, TOO, THOUGH.
DO YOU EVER WANT TO STRANGLE HER?
- OH, MY GOD. - [laughs]
WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS REALLY HARD.
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF HER--
THAT'S WHY WE'LL KNOW AS SOON AS SHE'S PREGNANT AGAIN.
I'LL KNOW. AND I'LL QUIT. - YEAH.
- [laughs]
- OH, YOU'RE QUITTING IF WE GET PREGNANT?
- YEAH. I'M TAKING A THREE-MONTH SABBATICAL
FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY.
- ♪ ROUND AND ROUND ♪
- YOU DON'T REMEMBER? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HE KNOWS. SHE HATED EVERYONE.
SHE HATED YOU. SHE HATED YOU TOO.
YOU JUST DON'T REMEMBER. YOU BLOCKED IT OUT.
- YEAH, NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
- IT WAS LIKE CHILDBIRTH FOR YOU.
YOU BLOCK IT OUT, SO, LIKE, YOU DO IT AGAIN.
- MAYBE I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN.
- ♪ I KNOW, I KNOW ♪
- IF YOU'RE A PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO SOMEONE LIKE HER,
IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY YOU GET THREE MONTHS--
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS-- MATERNITY LEAVE.
- OF HER PREGNANCY. - YEAH.
- YEAH. I AGREE.
- THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AROUND WHEN SHE'S GROUCHY
AND IRRATIONAL AND... - SHE WAS FINE THE OTHER MONTHS.
- TOTALLY FINE. - TOTALLY FINE.
HER--LIKE, HER ISSUES, LIKE,
WITH, LIKE, BEING HOW SHE IS SOMETIMES,
IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.
THAT'S HER PROBLEM. SO I HAVE TO--
NO, LIKE, IN A NICE WAY, IN A NICE WAY.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY--TO ALL THE ASSISTANTS OUT THERE...
- NOW WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO HEAR FROM HER.
- JULIE'S LIKE, "I GET THAT YOU'RE HAVING A PROBLEM,
BUT IT'S YOUR PROBLEM." - NO, SHE'S RIGHT.
- I CAN'T REACT BASED ON HER EMOTIONAL STATE.
SO EVEN IF SHE'S HAPPY ABOUT SOMETHING...
- WELCOME-- WELCOME TO MY WORLD.
WHEN IT'S IN-LAWS AROUND, IT'S LIKE THAT'S HER DEAL.
- ♪ GO ROUND AND ROUND ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH THE DAY ♪
WE ARE ON THE THIRD LEG OF THE TOUR,
AND WE GET TO GO HOME AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE.
[cheers and applause]
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- I HAVE TO GO--I THINK I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
HOW FAR--YOU GUYS, HOW FAR IS THE BATH--
- ONE OR TWO? - I DON'T KNOW--
LIKE ONE AND A HALF.
HOW FAR IS-- DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
HOW FAR IS THE BATHROOM? - STRAIGHT UPSTAIRS...
- OH, CRAP. ALL RIGHT. NO PUN INTENDED.
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE TO GO. - WHY DON'T YOU GO?
- OKAY. DON'T WORRY. THAT'S FINE.
- WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO TO THE BATHROOM REAL QUICK
IF YOU HAVE TO GO? - DO I HAVE TIME
TO GO TO THE BATHROOM REAL QUICK?
- JUST HURRY. QUICK. - ALL RIGHT.
- GOOD LUCK. - OKAY. THANKS.
- DRESSING ROOMS WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.
- OKAY.
THAT'S NOT A BATHROOM. IT'S A SINK.
WHAT IS GOING ON? THERE'S NO BATHROOM.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT? NO BATHROOMS?
IS THERE A BATHROOM IN HERE? IS THERE A TOILET IN HERE?
SOMEONE KILL ME NOW.
WHY IS THERE NO TOILET?
OH, MY GOD. IT'S LIKE A DUNGEON.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE, TINY, LIKE, DOLLHOUSE CLOSET.
JESUS.
WHY AM I ALWAYS GOING IN THE WEIRDEST PLA--
THIS ISN'T EVEN A BATHROOM. THIS IS LIKE A HOLE IN THE W--
[toilet lid bangs]
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. [muttering]
WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?
[liquid splashing]
[sighs] [toilet flushes]
[water running]
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS THE SOUND WHEN I GO.
OH.
- EVERYTHING CAME OUT ALL RIGHT?
- EVERYTHING'S NICE.
- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MS. BETHENNY FRANKEL!
[cheers and applause]
- HI.
[cheers and applause]
OH, MY GOD!
YOU KNOW, YOU COME TO DIFFERENT CITIES,
AND YOU JUST FIND, LIKE, THESE POCKETS OF LUNATICS.
AND I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE TOWNS,
BECAUSE THE ROWDIER THE CROWDY, I LIKE IT.
[cheers and applause]
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT PLACE OF YES?
[audience cheers] OKAY.
SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT BOOK TO WRITE,
BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY GOING SO DEEP INTO MY LIFE
AND NOT GRATUITOUSLY JUST TELLING YOU THE STORY
ABOUT THE PINK BICYCLE WITH STREAMERS OR ANYTHING--
JUST TO TELL YOU WHAT I'VE GONE THROUGH IN MY LIFE
TO GET HERE AND TO MAKE THE RULES ACCESSIBLE TO YOU
AND APPLICABLE SO YOU CAN TAKE SOMETHING HOME.
"GO FOR YOURS" IS ABOUT-- IT'S NOT BEING SELFISH.
YOU HAVE TO REALLY KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU WANT
AND BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT IT
BEFORE YOU CAN BE IN ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP.
WHEN I MET JASON IN THE CLUB--
WHEN--WELL, HE CAME UP TO ME IN A CLUB.
I WAS GETTING MY PICTURE TAKEN.
AND THEN I STOPPED SMILING, LIKE, AFTERWARDS.
AND HE CAME UP 'CAUSE I GUESS HE NOTICED ME.
I MEAN, HE WAS THERE WITH A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MODEL,
WHICH MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE FACE,
BECAUSE I HATE-- AND I WAS SO ANGRY ABOUT IT.
SO HE WAS AT THE CLUB
WITH A 24-YEAR-OLD SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MODEL,
WHICH IS GONNA STUNT ME FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT NOW.
NOW I'M IN A BAD MOOD.
UM, AND HE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID TO ME,
"ARE YOU READY TO GET THE STICK OUT OF YOUR ***?"
[audience ohs]
THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP MEETING.
ANYWAY, THE POINT ABOUT GOING FOR YOURS IS--
THAT WAS GOING FOR YOURS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
BUT--BUT--IS THAT WHEN I GOT TO THAT PLACE,
I WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A MAN,
AND NOT IN THAT KIND OF YOUR BITTER FRIEND
WHO SAYS, "I CAN BE ALONE. IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M OKAY. I DON'T NEED ANYONE."
IN A REAL TRUTHFUL, "I DO NOT NEED A MAN."
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I COULD HAVE ALL THIS IN MY LIFE.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, "YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE."
AND I HAVE CHOSEN MY CAREER.
AND I CAN NEVER HAVE BOTH.
SO I AM HAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT I'LL HAVE MY CAREER
AND MAYBE HAVE KIDS ON MY OWN.
AND I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH IT, AND I HAD GONE FOR MINE.
AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS ABLE TO MEET THE PERSON
TO COME INTO MY LIFE
TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH,
BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY GONE FOR MINE.
UM, SO THAT'S THE "IN THE CLUB" STORY.
WE WERE BOTH 38 YEARS OLD, HAD NO BUSINESS BEING IN THERE,
UM, AT ALL.
LIKE, WE WERE THE OLD, DESPERATE LOSERS IN THE CLUB.
[audience aws]
IT'S OKAY. WE FOUND EACH OTHER.
LOSER--PARTY OF TWO. FOUND EACH OTHER.
BUT I WASN'T THERE WITH A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MALE MODEL.
UM, BUT THEY WEREN'T SLEEPING TOGETHER.
[laughter]
UM...
NO, REALLY.
[laughter]
UM, SO I WANT TO READ YOU GUYS MY DEDICATION IN THIS BOOK,
WHICH IS TO YOU.
"THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO YOU, MY PASSIONATE, FEARLESS,
"INAPPROPRIATE, SUPPORTIVE, CARING,
"HILARIOUS FANS.
"YOU GO FOR IT. YOU WANT MORE.
"YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES AND IN THE FIGHT.
"AND YOU KNOW THAT GOOD ENOUGH SIMPLY ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
"YOU HAVE COME INTO MY LIFE
"AND ALLOWED ME TO COME INTO YOURS.
"EVERYTHING I DO IS TO SHOW YOU
"THAT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
"AND WE WILL GET THERE TOGETHER.
"TRUST THIS BOOK. LOVE YOURSELF.
"AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO LIVE THE LIFE
YOU ALWAYS DREAMED OF."
[cheers and applause]
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST AUDIENCE.
I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHEERS.
[cheers and applause]
THANK YOU.
- BYE. - BYE.
[all cheering]
- WE'RE DONE.
- IT'S OVER. - IT'S OVER.
- WHOO! - WHOO!
- WHOO! - AWESOME.
- WE'RE DONE, MOUSE! - IT'S OVER, MOUSE!
- WE'RE DONE! - WHOO!
- OH, MY GOD. - BACK TO THE CITY.
[horn honks]
- COMING UP... - OKAY. THERE'S AN EMAIL.
- WHAT DOES IT SAY? - IT'S FROM JEFF.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT. - WHAT?
- "FINAL OFFER."
- TWO SUMMERS AGO, SHE INTERNED FOR US.
WE USED TO CALL HER J.T.I. "JACKIE THE INTERN."
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT AN INTERN ANYMORE,
WE STILL LIKE TO CALL HER JACKIE THE INTERN.
AND BY THE WAY-- WE HAVE TO TELL BRIAN...
- OH, YEAH. - WE COULDN'T...
- WHAT? - WE GAVE JULIE, LIKE, A--
YOU KNOW, I GAVE JULIE A RAISE A WHILE AGO
AND A PROMOTION, BUT WE DON'T DO TITLES.
SO WE, UM, DID A FACEBOOK POLL
AND ASKED EVERYBODY ON TWITTER, LIKE, TO COME UP
WITH CREATIVE THINGS.
SO ONE OF THEM WAS
"COORDINATOR OF CHAOS"-- C.O.C.,
WHICH I REALLY LIKE.
C.B.O., IS IT?
CHIEF BETHENNY OFFICER.
- I LIKE COORDINATOR OF CHAS.
- YOU WENT FROM BEING JULIE THE ASSISTANT
TO THE "COC."
[laughter] WELL, I LIKE--
"MEET MY 'COC.' I BROUGHT MY 'COC' WITH ME."
- "I BROUGHT MY 'COC' WITH ME." OH, MY GOD, THAT'S GREAT.
"JUST CALL MY 'COC,' SHE'LL BOOK EVERYTHING."
- I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PROPOSITION THAT IF SHE IS "COC,"
THEN I'M "COC" IN TRAINING.
SO NO MORE J.T.I. I CAN BE THE "COC" IN TRAINING.
[laughter]
- THERE'S A LOT OF "COCS" ON THIS BUS.
- A LOT OF "COC."
- "COC" IN TRAINING--
THAT'S HYSTERICAL.
[horn blaring]
- HOW ARE YA?
- I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD.
I'M COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY, BECAUSE...
I THINK THIS THING
THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
THIS DEAL FOR MY SKINNYGIRL MARGARITA--
IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I KNOW THAT IF WE EVEN DIDN'T SELL NOW
AND WE DECIDED TO SELL IN A YEAR,
IT'D BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE CRAZIEST LIQUOR DEALS
IN A REALLY LONG TIME, AS FAR AS MONEY.
THE CRAZY THING IS THAT I USED TO CARE SO MUCH
ABOUT MONEY.
AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS BABY AND THIS HAPPY LIFE,
WE DON'T REALLY CARE.
I TOTALLY CARED SO MUCH MORE BEFORE.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN FREAKING OUT,
THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE'RE GONNA DO WITH IT.
AND NOW I'M JUST SO HAPPY ABOUT--
[voice breaking] I'M JUST SO HAPPY WITH MY--
WITH MY FAMILY
THAT I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT IT THAT MUCH.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID
FOR SOMEONE LIKE JASON, HAVING A REALLY PURE CHILDHOOD,
OF--OF-- REALLY JUST MADE OF LOVE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
BUT THEY REALLY LOVED THEIR KIDS,
AND IT SHOWS IN THEIR KIDS, AND...
AND THAT'S A SCARY THING TOO,
RAISING BRYN IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN THAT--
REALLY, IN LIKE A PRIVILEGED WAY.
- BUT HOW'S IT GONNA BE DIFFERENT--THE LOVE PART?
- THE LOVE PART WILL NOT BE DIFFERENT AT ALL.
AND I WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER.
I MEAN, I SPEND A LOT, BUT I WANT MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY FATHER.
- WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT HIM?
- I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW HE NEVER, EVER HAD ANY--
IN ALL OF HIS SUCCESSES, ALL COMBINED,
NEVER HAD ANYTHING MONETARILY--
OR MONUMENTALLY, NOT EVEN MONETARILY--
AS SUCCESSFUL AS THIS.
AND IT'S...
I DON'T KNOW. IT MADE ME HAPPY.
AND THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO BE, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT--
- BEFORE YOU LABEL IT AND SHUT IT DOWN...
- OKAY, IT MADE ME HAPPY. I WAS KIND OF HAPPY.
- IN WHAT WAY?
- 'CAUSE HE WAS SUCH A [bleep] JERK.
- MM-HMM. - HE WOULD JUST BE LIKE,
"MY DOG IS SO MUCH SMARTER THAN YOUR DOG."
LIKE, HE WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
AND THE TRUTH IS, IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO STUFF IT TO HIM.
I--YOU KNOW?
IF HE WERE ALIVE, I'D BE SO EXCITED
FOR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS TO TELL HIM HOW WELL I DID
AND TO SHOVE IT UP HIS ***.
- YOU KNOW, THERE-- THERE'S OFTEN TWO SIDES
TO THE "SHOVE IT UP HIS ***" COIN.
AND--AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT COIN CAN BE,
"I'VE FINALLY BEEN WORTHY OF HIS LOVE."
- I KNOW. - YOU KNOW, HE'S CRITICAL...
- I KNOW. I KNOW, I KNOW. - OF YOU.
HE DOESN'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA AMOUNT TO ANYTHING.
AND NOW YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING THAT,
BY HIS CRITERIA, BY HIS RULES...
- WHAT'S SICK-- - SOME PART OF HIM
COULDN'T HELP BUT BE-- - IT WOULD HAVE AGGRAVATED HIM.
- BUT SOME PART OF HIM COULDN'T HELP BUT BE IMPRESSED
AND EVEN PROUD THAT "THIS IS MY DAUGHTER."
WOULD HE HAVE SAID TO HIS FRIENDS,
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY DAUGHTER DID?"
- YEAH, HE WOULD HAVE NEVER SAID IT TO ME.
- YEAH, OKAY. - ABSOLUTELY.
NO, I WOULD HAVE-- YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I WOULD WANT HIM TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
IT'S TRUE.
- YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT--
HE'S THE ONE WHO LOST OUT ALSO.
I MEAN, YOU LOST A LOT. SO DID HE.
- YEAH. HE CAME UP IN THIS BUSINESS DEAL,
AFTER BEING SO THRILLED.
AND IT JUST--IN MY HEAD, HE JUST POPPED IN.
- OKAY, IT'S PART OF IT. - I KNOW.
I DON'T THINK ABOUT HIM THAT MUCH ANYMORE, SO...
THERE IT IS.
- ONLY EVERY DAY.
- I GUESS SO.
WE HAVE TO GO TO PONTI'S. - WHERE IS PONTI'S?
- [gasps] WE COULD GO EARLY FOR AN EARLY DINNER
AND TAKE THE BABY, IF WE WANTED--
LIKE AN EARLY ITALIAN DINNER.
- LET'S DO IT. - RIGHT?
- WHY DON'T WE TAKE JACKIE AND JULIE TOO?
DO A WHOLE LITTLE PARTY.
- LIKE A HOT--YEAH. NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE SHOULD TAKE 'EM TO DINNER. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
- RIGHT?
- I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK IN NEW YORK,
JUST TO UNWIND.
AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO GEAR UP AGAIN
TO GO BACK ON TOUR, BECAUSE IT'S GRUELING.
I WONDER-- BY THE TIME WE GET HOME,
THERE MIGHT BE AN EMAIL. - OH, TODAY'S THE DAY, RIGHT?
- YEAH, THEY JUST HAD A MEETING.
- THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID, RIGHT?
- THEY JUST HAD A MEETING. - WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I DON'T KNOW. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ON SCHEDULE.
- WOULD WE GO TO ATLANTIC CITY TODAY?
LIKE, WOULD WE GET RIGHT ON A--ON A--
ON A HELICOPTER AND CELEBRATE, OR...
YOU KNOW, YOU WAIT, LIKE...
- WELL, THIS IS ME BEING CONSERVATIVE.
THERE IS NO DEAL UNTIL IT'S DEPOSITED IN YOUR BANK.
- OKAY.
- I'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING PRETTY HARD-CORE.
TO BUY SKINNYGIRL COCKTAILS,
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A PRETTY GREAT OFFER,
AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET EVERYTHING I WANT.
- WANT TO SEE IF WE GOT ANY EMAILS?
- I KNOW, BUT-- - WE HAVE TO BY NOW.
- ONCE WE LOOK AT THE PHONE, LIKE...
EVERYTHING CHANGES.
OR DOESN'T. I'M JUST SAYING.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT CHANGES?
- YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT'S GONNA BE--IT WILL HAVE STARTED.
- OH, IT STARTED. - NO, BUT IT WILL BECOME REAL.
LOOK AT THE PHONE.
- OKAY.
THERE'S AN EMAIL.
- WHAT DOES IT SAY? - IT'S FROM JEFF.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT. - WHAT--WHAT?
- "FINAL OFFER."
- ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S LOOK AT IT.
OPEN IT UP. - NO, NO, NO.
I CAN'T OPEN IT UP HERE. LET'S GO HOME.
I'LL PULL IT UP ON MY COMPUTER, AND WE'LL--
- ALL RIGHT, BUT I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP AND JUST, LIKE, LOOK.
OH, MY GOD. I WANT TO JUST, LIKE, GET A LITTLE--
LET ME JUST GET-- LET ME JUST SEE WHAT--
- NO! LET'S GO HOME. WE'LL LOOK AT IT AS A FAMILY.
AND WE'LL JUST SIT, 'CAUSE WE CAN--
- ALL RIGHT, BUT LET ME JUST ASK BRIAN,
"IS IT GOOD OR BAD, OR DID YOU SEE IT?"
- [laughing] NO, DON'T CALL BRIAN.
- I-I'M NOT GONNA ASK HIM WHAT IT IS.
I JUST WANT TO SEE IF HE THINKS IT'S GOOD OR BAD.
LIKE, "ARE YOU HAPPY OR NOT?"
- NO, BECAUSE HE WILL GUARANTEE TO SLIP AND GIVE YOU SOME...
- NO, HE WON'T. - SPECIFICS.
- ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST LOOK. - PUT YOUR PHONE IN YOUR POCKET.
- ALL RIGHT. - THIS IS OUR MOMENT.
- OKAY. - OKAY?
I KNOW BRIAN'S A BIG PART OF IT, BUT...
- OH, MY GOD, THIS IS SO CRAZY.
LET'S GO. - LET'S DO IT.
- IT'S A BIG, GIANT THING,
AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY CONSUMING AND STRESSFUL,
AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY DISCUSS IT AT ALL
WITH ANYONE,
BECAUSE IT'S UBER-PRIVATE.
UM...
- I MEAN, IT'S LIKE...
YOU'RE GONNA BE A...
VERY RICH WOMAN.
THEY'RE BASICALLY GIVING YOU WANT YOU WANT.
- YOU HEAR ABOUT ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT HIT THE LOTTERY.
THIS IS HITTING THE LOTTERY.
I SAID TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I COULDN'T--
WHEN I HAD NO MONEY IN THE BANK AND THOUGHT OF THIS IDEA,
I SAID, "THIS WILL HAPPEN, AND WE'RE GOING ON A YACHT."
I AM STICKING TO THAT, BECAUSE I NEVER DO ANYTHING.
I SAY WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE. WE NEVER EVEN GO OUT TO DINNER.
WE SIT HOME.
WE'RE GONNA DRINK CHAMPAGNE, WE SIT IN OUR SWEATPANTS.
I SAID--
- SKINNYGIRL LOGO ON THE YACHT, FULL ON.
- I'LL RIP OFF WHATEVER THE NAME IS ON THE BACK.
IT'S PART OF THE DEAL. WE'RE PUTTING "SKINNYGIRL" ON.
SKINNYGIRL'S COMING OUT OF THE FAUCETS.
YOU WILL BE FLUSHING THE TOILET BOWL
WITH SKINNYGIRL SWIRLING AROUND IT, OKAY?
LIKE, WE'RE NOT GONNA SHAKE WHEN WE SEE THE MONEY.
IT'S GONNA COST MORE-- - TWIST MY ARM.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WE DO IT.
- WE'RE GONNA THROW OUR BLACKBERRY IN THE OCEAN,
'CAUSE WE CAN. - I'LL--
RIGHT. - RIGHT?
- YOU WON'T DO THAT.
- YES, WE ARE. WE'RE GOING ON THE--
- OKAY. - SO THAT WE'RE DOING.
THE MONEY SCARES ME, ACTUALLY. THE MONEY TERRIFIES ME.
MO' MONEY, MO' PROBLEMS.
- THIS ALLOWS YOU TO DO WHAT YOU WANT AND BE SELECTIVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
YOU DIDN'T NEED A MAN TO HELP YOU TO DO THIS,
ALTHOUGH DAVID DID, BUT YOU DID THIS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
AND YOU DIDN'T NEED YOUR FATHER TO HELP YOU.
- WHAT DID MY FATHER SAY ABOUT ME?
- INDEPENDENT PERSON.
- I RAISED MYSELF. I SUPPORT MYSELF.
I WILL STOP AT NOTHING. I AM GOING TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS.
[laughter]
- YOU DID IT ON YOUR OWN.
- [crying] NO, I DID IT WITH YOU TOO.
- I KNOW. I APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT YOU DID IT, AND I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
- I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN THAT I BECAME THIS PERSON,
WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY?
- THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
AND THAT'S TRULY WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED.
- BUT I ALSO-- I, YOU KNOW,
I WANT--I WANT TO BE IN LOVE TOO.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE ON A SUNDAY NIGHT.
I WANT A TEAMMATE. I WANT A PARTNER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HAVE IT BOTH--
TO THE DEGREE THAT I WANT THIS KIND OF SUCCESS.
IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST WANT TO HAVE, LIKE, A JOB.
NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL GO INTO THE GRAVE
KNOWING THAT I WANTED THIS.
[crying] THIS IS THE CRAZIEST THING
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT'S EVER HAPPENED.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT EVEN-- IT'S SO NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. WE'RE LIKE--
I'M LIKE A REAL BUSINESSPERSON--
A BIG, GIANT RE-- I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THIS.
- THINK WE'RE DOING TEQUILA. - TEQUILA?
- IT'S, UM, TEQUILA SILVER ON THE ROCKS,
FRESH LIME JUICE,
AND A LITTLE SPLASH OF TRIPLE SEC.
- ME TOO, I GUESS.
- ALL RIGHT, TWO OF THOSE? - IT'S A SKINNYGIRL MARGA--
OKAY.
- I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
- BUT, LIKE, BIG-- YOU KNOW, CAN YOU?
THIS IS, LIKE, THE BIGGEST, LIKE,
WHAT--WINNING THE LOTTERY ISN'T EVEN THAT EXCITING,
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DO IT YOURSELF.
IT LOOKS AMAZING. IT'S SO BIG!
- I LIKE IT ON BLACK.
- I KNOW, I KNOW!
IT'S DIFFERENT THAT IT'S ON BLACK
THAT'S JUST LUCK. THIS WASN'T LUCK.
- YOU DID IT. - THIS IS, LIKE, HARD WORK.
- SO WHERE--WHERE-- DO YOU HAVE IT IN HERE OR WHAT?
- RIGHT THERE. - DID YOU JUST GET IT?
TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
- I HAD IT BEFORE, AND THEN IT JUST RAN OUT.
I MEAN, IT WAS QUICK, SO...
- WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THE FACT
THIS IS YOUR THING, AND PEOPLE WANT IT,
AND YOU ARE NOT SUPPLYING IT.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT AS YOUR THING.
- OH, I'D BE LIVID. - SO BE LIVID.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE MORE THINGS CHANGE
IN A PERSON'S LIFE THAN I DID IN THE LAST YEAR.
- THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS.
- IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. - I'M PROUD OF YOU.
[bottles clinking]
- THE SMELL OF MARGARITA. - OH, IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
- [laughs]
- YOU GETTING A LITTLE EMOTIONAL?
- A LITTLE? I MEAN, IT'S, LIKE,
CRAZY TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW?
AN IDEA--THAT'S AN IDEA IN A BOX.
- IT'S AN IDEA.
- THIS WAS THE LITTLE COCKTAIL THAT COULD.
[crying] EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT MY LIFE CHANGED.
EVERYTHING CHANGED.
NOTHING IS THE SAME.
[sniffles]
- I KNOW THOSE ARE TEARS OF JOY.
- I JUST-- JASON, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
- YOU DID IT.
- WE DID IT. - I KNOW.
- THE FUTURE LOOKS... VERY BRIGHT.
AND I HAVE MY FAMILY
AND GOOD PEOPLE AROUND ME.
AND WE CAN JUST ALL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEP BREATH NOW.
- AND THAT LITTLE GIRL IN THERE HAS NO IDEA.
- SHE'S GONNA BE SO-- - WAIT TILL YOU TELL HER
THIS STORY WHEN SHE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW.
- CONGRATULATIONS.
- I HAVE ONE MORE THING FOR YOU.
- THERE CAN'T BE ANYMORE.
LIKE, I'M GONNA HAVE DIARRHEA ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
- WELL, I THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS.
- WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE? WHAT IS THAT?
WHAT IS THAT? - JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING.
- OH, NOW YOU'RE A BIG SPENDER?
- IT'S JUST COINCIDENCE THAT IT HAPPENED TODAY.
- SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SHOWING ME THE CROWN JEWELS.
- I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
- [gasps]
- I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET EITHER.
- OH, MY GOD!
THIS IS, LIKE, THE BEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!
WHAT A GREAT... [gasps]
THIS IS AMAZING!
- I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. - OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S THE BEST PICTURE I'VE EVER SEEN.
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S BRYN.
- I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT MOMENT
TO SHOW HER OUR WEDDING ALBUM, 'CAUSE IT REALLY SAYS,
"LISTEN, THIS IS GREAT WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED,
"BUT WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT AND WHAT'S PRIORITY
IS OUR FAMILY."
WHY THEY--WHY THEY GOT TO CUT MY HEAD OUT OF HERE?
I MEAN, REALLY? ARE YOU GONNA--
- NO, IT'S NICE, THOUGH.
- ARE YOU GONNA SUPERIMPOSE THE NEXT GUY OR WHAT?
- LOOK AT MY RING. GOOD LORD.
- WOW.
- THAT'LL BE A PINKIE RING NEXT YEAR.
- OH, YOU GET IT-- - NO! I'M KID--
I'M PLAYING AROUND. YOU LOOK HAN--
YOU LOOKS SO YOUNG.
OH, MY GOD, MY HANDS LOOK LIKE THEY BELONG
TO SOMEONE WHO'S 165.
I MEAN, JESUS CHRIST.
- THAT--YOU'RE-- - THEY REALLY DO.
- THAT'S NOT THE BEST PICTURE.
- I MEAN, NO OFFENSE-- IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIKE
A CRO--LIKE A CHICKEN HAND, DOES IT NOT?
- WE CAN RIP THAT PAGE OUT, IF YOU WANT.
- I MEAN, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
I MEAN, IF YOU PUT A PICTURE OF COOKIE'S *** IN THERE,
IT WOULD BE MORE ATTRACTIVE.
IT'S BEEN A CRAZY, CRAZY YEAR.
IT WAS...
A LOT OF GROWING, A LOT OF CHANGING,
A LOT OF CHANGES.
- MAYBE.
THERE WE ARE, MAMA. - LOOK AT THE TA-TAS.
- JESUS.
- WOW. - YOU ARE BUSTIN' OUT.
- THEY ARE VOLUPTUOUS.
- KIND OF GETTING ME EXCITED. - BULBOUS.
THAT'S NICE. THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.
GETTING THROUGH A YEAR OF MARRIAGE IS NOT EASY.
IT ISN'T.
IF ANYONE TELLS YOU IT IS, THEY'RE FULL OF IT,
BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS WORK,
AND EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR [bleep].
I HAVE A LITTLE MORE THAN OTHERS,
BUT I MAKE UP FOR IT IN OTHER WAYS.
- OH, I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S PICTURES
OF GUYS JUMPING IN THE POOL.
- OF COURSE. I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE WOULDN'T BE.
- OH... - [gasps]
BYRON IN THE POOL! LOOK AT HIM!
- THAT'S A GREAT PICTURE. - THAT IS AWESOME!
- I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST TOOK THAT IN STRIDE, BY THE WAY.
- I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF.
- I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA CLIP MY BALLS.
- I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF.
I WONDER WHAT THE END OF THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE.
- I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE.
I MISS PREGNANT BETHENNY. - YOU DO, HUH?
- YEAH. - MAYBE SHE'LL BE BACK.
- [laughs]
- AND THEN THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
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