Bethenny Frankelis “excited” about herengagement to Paul Bernon.
PEOPLE confirmed on Tuesday that theReal Housewives of New York Cityalum, 50, got engaged Bernon, 43, after finalizing hercontentious divorcefrom exJason Hoppy.
Frankel opened up about her life as a fiancée toExtra, telling the outletin an interviewpublished on Monday, “I’m very excited, and it’s really wonderful.”
TheSkinnygirl mogulbegan dating Bernon, a film producer and real estate developer, in 2018.
The couple first sparked engagement rumors when Frankel wasspotted wearing a massive diamond ringin Florida earlier this month.
“Things are wonderful,” Frankel told PEOPLE of their relationship in late 2019, followingthe couple’s one-year dating anniversary.
Paul Bernon, Bethenny Frankel.Bethenny Frankel/Instagram
“He’s a good person who I love,” she continued. “I don’t know if it’s a yin to my yang, but he’s really relaxed, he’s mellow and he’s very, very funny.”
The former Bravo star added of Bernon, “He has a really nice family too; I’m very close to them.”
“We’vehad a great, great relationship and I’m really happy,” Frankel continued. “Not everything has to end badly; some things just don’t continue and it’s not negative, it’s just life.”
Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon.Bethenny Frankel/Instagram
Three months after the candid interview, Frankel and Bernon were spotted spending time together in early January, when they were seenholding hands during a trip to Miami.
Later that month, the duo werephotographed holding hands in Boston.
Frankel — who shares10-year-old daughter Brynwith Hoppy, 50 — previously said that her child “loves” Bernon.
“Bryn knows him and loves him,” she toldAndy Cohenduring a 2019 appearance onWatch What Happens Live. “They’re very, very similar people.”
source: people.com
