July 30, 2026 bachelor insider
Kelly Bensimon Discusses Feud with Bethenny Frankel on ‘RHONY,’ Dating Mishaps, and More
Spilling the tea.
Bachelor Nation got to know and love Kathy Swarts and Susan Noles as they looked for love on Season 1 of “The Golden Bachelor.”
The two now co-host the “Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour” podcast, and this week, they welcomed their friend and fellow reality TV star Kelly Killoren Bensimon onto the podcast.
Kelly is known for appearing on “The Real Housewives of New York City,” as well as her famous feud with co-star Bethenny Frankel.
Now, Kelly is opening up more about their tense relationship and her confusion on where it stemmed from.
“She’s literally like a jilted lover,” she said. “A jilted lover is someone who just can’t get over [the relationship]. Yeah, it’s like she just can’t get over it. She can’t get over that I have done well, despite everything that she tried to do to hurt my kids and my family, which is weird. It’s very weird. I was like, ‘I don’t know who you are.’ I obviously wish her well and her daughter well, but I’m like, ‘Stay away, please.’”
Kelly went on to express that she doesn’t understand where the feud came from.
“Just for no reason,” she reflected. “I mean, I didn’t date your boyfriend, I didn’t steal your — we had nothing to fight about. You know, I didn’t steal your sandwich in the lunchroom… And I would say, ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about,’ and she was like, ‘Yeah, you’re crazy,’ and I’m like, ‘Okay, 1,000%, you just tell me whatever it is. Say it loud, say it proud.’”
The reality TV star also got candid about her love life and revealed that dating has been “really unlucky.”
“I met someone that was fantastic… then I had a health issue and he really didn’t show up. And I was just like, ‘That’s it,’” she shared. “The showing up is everything for me.” Kelly revealed she was in a relationship for six months and the guy was great, but she needs someone who will be there for her.
She also expressed that it’s hard to date while being in the public eye. “They think they’re meeting somebody or they think they’re with someone that they’re not. I mean, I’m an introvert, but I’m also an extrovert,” she shared.
“I’m on Hinge and Raya right now and it’s just interesting the different kinds of people. And I’ve had some really unlucky situations. Like, I’ll meet a guy and then he’s cheating on me with his ex-girlfriend and I’m like, ‘You do know I have a lot of people that know me and that text me pictures.’”
Hear Kelly’s full interview in the “Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour” episode below!