Luann de Lesseps Claims Bethenny Frankel Terrified the RHONY Solid — and Reveals Sonja Hid in Ramona’s Room Throughout Scary Island Episode!
Greater than 15 years after The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis’s unforgettable “Scary Island” episode aired, Luann de Lesseps is revisiting the chaos that erupted between Bethenny Frankel and Kelly Bensimon — and he or she isn’t mincing phrases.
“Bethenny had it in for [Kelly] and most ladies can’t deal with the thrash of Bethenny,” Luann, 60, stated in a June 9 interview with Bustle. “I can take care of her… However Kelly, the attractive and fabulous lady that she is, isn’t geared up for this sort of state of affairs.”
Although Luann wasn’t current for the long-lasting dinner blowup in St. John, she says she was receiving updates by way of textual content message because the evening unfolded. At one level, Bethenny instructed Kelly to “fall asleep,” after accusing her of erratic conduct — a second that shortly grew to become a trademark in Housewives historical past.
“I stated, ‘Simply take a deep breath, don’t allow them to get to you as a result of they’ll,’” Luann recalled. She additionally revealed that Kelly had hesitations about becoming a member of the forged journey with out backup. “Kelly didn’t need to go with out me or [Jill Zarin], her backers, and I instructed her, ‘You’ll not survive with out me,’ however I’m so glad she did as a result of it wouldn’t be Scary Island if I used to be there. I’d by no means let that go down.”
Regardless of the drama, Luann stated she later advocated for Kelly’s return to the franchise and even contacted Andy Cohen about casting her in The Actual Housewives Final Women Journey: RHONY Legacy.
“Andy stated, ‘You realize what, I like that as a result of Kelly’s accomplished a lot work on herself, bought an actual property license, and rose from the ashes,’” Luann shared. Nonetheless, Kelly couldn’t totally escape the notorious episode. Luann famous that in RHUGT, Dorinda Medley confronted her concerning the incident.
“This story by no means actually left her aspect, which all the time upset me as a result of she’s not loopy. She’s not geared up for that sort of drama,” Luann added.
In the meantime, castmate Sonja Morgan recalled how shaken she felt through the journey. “I had by no means seen Luann behave like that ever in my life,” Sonja stated. “I used to be like, ‘Women, she wants assist proper now. We don’t have to make this worse.’”
As for the place Sonja spent the evening after the blowup? “The rooms had sliding doorways and I solely had one umbrella and I wanted two [to barricade myself],” she defined. “So I took mine and went over to Ramona’s room and we wedged our umbrellas collectively.”
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