Skinnydipping by Bethenny Frankel - read an excerpt!

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A Place o Yes

The Skinnygirl Dish

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A TouchsTone Book

Published by Simon & Schuster

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tis boo is ddicad o ou imagiaio. Wiou i, w

woud b ab o av o pacs w v oug w coud go,o dam abou igs a w v oug w coud do, ad o f

fig of pu fdom. l ou imagiaio u wid. I ma a

ou somw so icdib a ou ca ad biv i is u.


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8/23

poogu

Wr ar t tilt walr? Has anybody seen the stilt walkers?Im alm, bt I a ar t rill rpig it my vi a

I pitr t ablt diatr tat will rlt i Ady dt w p wit t dam tilt ad t ppl t pt tp tm. T

tilt walr ar tialt dramati rry tp t arity

arival. T al Domestic Goddess, ad t didig atr i

t rt my li. Ad it tat typial? Y rai $80,000 r ar-

ity, y rt a rty-t tt pratially igl-addly, y ir

ad rdiat vty-v mply, ad y prd t wl

gddam ptal, ad t yr li ag i t bala ba a pl lw ti. Mawil, t amra ar rllig

ad Amria i watig. My ailr wld ma jt a gd TV

a my , bdy ar wtr I wi r t. nbdy bt

m. Ad ti i jt wat sybil htr xpt. I have t ma ti

wr.

smbdy r pat pig a ppr art tat dribbl gra

alg t fr. T amplir blar ir mi, t t t wit

a ralig pp. A y, qitig by i ti gla grab my

armJrm, t aility maagr aitat I rpd it lpig m.

h l barly twlv yar ld. T - mai i br,


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x poogu

t pi i i, ad mbdy lt t bar t fr

ad it gt trampld, ay, pig p i gla rvly.

Easy, Faith. Easy. Youve done this beore. Id adld vt biggrta ti, ad diatr biggr ta ti, t. My y ar xd t

wid dbl dr tadig p ar t war pa, wr

sybil htr tad, balit, impig, t vil vrlrd rady t rig

trrr ad dtrti t al allg wat a m t b,

i my mid, a ll-yr-l-t-t-dvil pt: rality tlvii.

I imagi r mir, r lt r my ailr. Im barly tiig t

amra rtatig ard i rt , tg part m rgiztat my alarm i big rrdd r atial mpti. Tar ar

wllig p, bt I bit my lip ard, rmidig myl wat sybil tld

m drig t middl t a, w my tam lt a allg

ad trd m, t tam ladr. A wma w w wa i

ti bi wt lat lg.

Suck it up, Faith. This is it. Keep your eye on the prize. Wit a lat

gla at sybil hitia tli, I tr t t pimply id waitigr itrti. Ty m t m li mai-g r: call t

vdr ad dmad atr - mar witi rty-v mi-

t. Gt t i py t r, all a vt, all t rd, watvr

it ta. Rpair t barjt ma it l gd. Ad r Gd

a, gt Ady ad Jdi s vr rnow! I d my ig tam.

h d ad r . I tar at my lipbard. T lit -

d itm i tr tim lgr ta t lit d itm.I prad a ma wit a mp t la p t gra tat trailig t

ppr mai. My y dart vr t lit, tryig t priritiz at

warp pd. sddly, Jdi s, limiatd ttat ad digr-

tld tam mmbr, i i rt m.

I at d Ady, ay i r qay vi, r lavag

v mr vidt ad lvatd ta al i a brigt yllw wrap

dr wit a plgd li. I id t araml appl, t t-

t ady mai l grat wit t , ad t prgram wr

jt dlivrd ad tyr prt.


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poogu xi

sw m, I dmad. s ld t ad I grab it. T gly,

vrizd prgram a atratd arival lr, ball, lw, ad

a Frri wl t vr. Gd, vry gd.

Bt Ady till MIA, add, rggig.

Wr t ll i ? Wat ld pibly b dig wit v

tilt walr i t middl Maatta?

I rally dt w, ay, rggig agai. h wt awr

i ll p.

Ti i grat. Jt grat. Ti i sari Jab ly day, I mttr.

I ld jt imagi sybil htr awig vr my x-BFF/ armyad llw alit, a plld r al allg wit typial

ig-rt prti. I gt a arival, ad gt a baby wr r

sybil prgat i.A ucking baby shower. I a jt t -

dat baby bti pa ad trlig ilvr rattl party avr ad

pi ampag. Tyll all at li bt rid, tryig t impr

a tr wit w ri tir bad ar.

Ad r I am, watig it t, pit ad, wit wamp rt,tryig t t av a axity atta, ad rig m bt

ti warpd x r a tlvii w ad i my li, wit jt

igty-v dllar i my ba at ad a tam tat at m.

evrytig dpd a t--trl arival abt t g rribly

wrg. Im dam l t wiig, ad I d tat priz mr ta

aytig, mr ta ay l t w. I jt at bar gig

ba t my -alld rmal li.nw Im watig bld t ma ti vt app, ad I at

v gt m paid xtra pl t w pll, I at v gt

my wl team t w p.

I l ard: ttal a. A grp i gy tri t rll ar-

tiial tr it t am pt wr atr grp i tryig t t p

t Frri wl. A par t d tag wbbl ad tppl

vr wit a ra, arly rig t wma tryig t r it t t

tad. I l at Jdi s i dpair.

hw ar w gig t d ti? I ay. hw i ti v pibl?


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xii poogu

sar m, ay. It yr allg. I wa limiatd w

ag, ta t y, ad I wldt b r lpig y i it wat i

my trat, ba I ti yr a bit. s mil wtly.

Im i ti al. It a zr-m gam.

ok, Jdi s, I ay. Wy dt y jt g it yr a t

t way ad gt yr lavag rady r t tilt walr. Tyr

gig t av a grat viw. hr mt drp p a I pi away ad

t t tra dw Ady. Ba i I dt d t lw i t

xt t mit, I migt a wll t v w p at t al. A

I trm pat sybil tad iltly, ritially i t drway witr arm rdI at lp myl. Wat d y ti, sybil?

I a. Ar y trtaid? I it vrytig y pd t rm

m? Ba y avt aytig yt.


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PArt One


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cap o

W d I av t lp wit t gt a dri ti pla?I alld t t rqt radmly, plly, a pagr pd

dw t ail it a, tir ita bmpig my arm. sm tm raid tir ybrw at m, bt Im d t tat. Im rarly

wat y wld all apprpriat, altg wat t ppl ard

m didt m t raliz wa tat tqila ialways apprpriat. I jt

mild at tm.

Bid, I ldt tai myl. Jt mit br, I ad b

ittig at t gat i kdy, dvatatd, tryig wit vry ir

rr I ad t t bra dw it tar i rt vry, addradig w I wld tll my atr Id mid t figt. Gttig t

ti figt mat vrytig t m. Everything. Id ippd llg

gradati t at ti figt, bt lat igt Id tayd t til r

lb-ppig wit rid I pd vr t agai, lbratig t

d my r-yar imprimt at nYu. Id g m wit m

adm dar-aird Wall strt tradr wm Id t wragld it

drivig m t my apartmt, dbl-parig t rt wil I ra p-

tair t grab my bag (ad pll lat igt qid altr tp ad

mii irt i avr a bla jry dr tat didt wril t badly),

t drivig m t t airprt. hadig tward JFk, I ltrd im


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2 Bethenny FrAnkel

abt w at t driv ad wi rt t ta. hd drppd m

i rt t trmial, t r wat t d abt my tar ad yt-

ria abt miig t pla. Wat wa i am agai?

Ayway, Id b t latr tyd tld m, til t wma

at t d alld my am.

Fait Brigtt, pla m t t tit tr. I wa it-

tig rigt i rt r, r Gd a. Did av t t littl

mirp?

Y? Wat! Im r, I aid, jmpig p ad ltig my

arry- wit ddly rwd ptimim.Tr at lt. hrry! s pitd t t dr. I pritd

dw t jtway, arly tpplig my ampl al Mal wit

t r-i l, t tat ad ally tippd my rdit ard

vr it $30,000 limit. I rd bratlly it t rt-la abi,

wr a figt attdat wit r air vrly rtraid i a bld

b ld m i t y, ad tr wa tat mmt w w bt

w I didt rally blg i rt la. I wdrd, l-ily,i I till mlld li ampag ad x. I prd my lip t tai

ay tlltal all m ad pd t pray cal n. 5 t t

rt ad ta ar t rt.

s rvyd m wit digid di, r gaz travl-

ig vr my wad air, my ligtly py a ad prbably bld-

t y, ad my rmpld dr, ad xig my rd latr arry-,

t Id prad ba I w it wld abltly mt ayairli arry- tadard. Ad ba it wa rd, ad td t rm

t tr. Yr gig t av t tat, dear, aid, mgly.

Wat? Bt it mall! W a qz it i, I w w a.

Pla! Fratially, I zippd t rt pt ad plld t t

tagl bra ad drwar Id pad, ad td tm it my

pr. Tr. Jt lt m try t ma it t.

s igd, barly abl t p rm rllig r y. I pp

w ld mv this, ad this. s pit t t wrd a rar-

ragd tw tr bag i t mpartmt abv tat batil

mpty at tat wa abt t b mi. s t t arry- rm


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sidippig 3

my ad ad jammd it rmily btw a ilvr ardll

Tmi arry- ad a Li Vitt tt t lr brwd bt-

tr. T atally wipd r ad r irt, a i my bag wa

vrd i ti. I almt lagdwit rli, ba a ligt

ytria Id b rtrig i I w p i a pai, ad

ba wa jt ma tat it wa y. s trd primly

ad wald away. Bit.

o day, I vwd, I wld blg i rt la, ad ppl wld

wdr w I wa. sd b iig my lly-paid-r Mal.

I trw myl it t at ad igd wit dp ttmt.I mad it! Ad w, at lat, I ld rlax. I ld at t ma ittig

xt t mlbby, middl-agd, wit a ti rtaglar m-

ta. A almtTm-sll typ. h wr a xpiv it ad

ad a pil ript i tray tabl. I tid a vry i bria

dr t at i rt im. I mild t myl. I wa itrigd. It

wat t tadard radig matrial I ally tid pla. I wa

rally my way t L Agl.s, i tat pirit, wr wa my dri? Wat tat t wl pit

rt la?

T wma wit t bld b wald by, brqly ig

tat vry wa llwig t rl r ta. s tppd at r

rw ad tld AlmtTm-sll, sir, pla pt yr tray tabl

p r ta. h mvd t ript t i lap, a i d d ti

a tad tim br. Altg I didt li my dd idrigr prvi tr, I didd it ldt rt t a agai: s . . .

w d w gt t dri? I ad r, tryig t my bt hlly-

wd mil.

Wll b rvig t dri mmtarily, Mi, aid iily.

Pla try t b patit.

I at ba, ld my y, ad imagid a ri-ad ma i

m rt fwig ivrity rgalia radig my am i a m-

t: Fait Brigtt. hd mv t t xt am t lit

w I didt appar. Ad wy wld I? Id apd tat pla li

Id jt br t pri, ad bid, I ad pati r it-


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4 Bethenny FrAnkel

tig trg t pitl rital, v i my mtr ad bggd m

t attd. Darlig, I jt wat t it app, d aid vr t

p, r wrd a-lr wit r tird igball t atr. B-

a w wld b-lv it?

nbdy tgt I wld atally gradat, m l tim, bt

I ad rprid tm all. Id alway b gd at gttig byI ld

mmriz wll g t a t tt, ad I wa a xprt grad a-

glr. Pl I ad a a r brify datig t T.A. til atr t tt

wr gradd. I adt xatly b a mdl tdt. o I mad it

it nYu, I qily bam mr itrtd i partyig ta tdy-ig. I mild, imagiig my llg rmmat, samata, ig m

rigt w. I w wat d ay. Fait, ly y wld avrt rtai

diatr ad d p i rt la. I wld mi r . . . ad r ab-

l llti.

Bt I ldt gt t Maatta g. I wa L.A.-

bd, baby. My tar wa riig. I ld l it. I ad am t a.

s t r. Mgl t mt, wm I wld allw t dm. Ad w w wat l? Mvi t ma? sitm? hig-

prl mmrial? I wa gig t ta hllywd by trm, dam it.

I wld w my mtr wat t be-leeeve.

All Id vr rally watd t li wa i my

arr, ad prt, paiat, tral lv wit a t ad prrably

idpdtly walty l mat. A I waitd,patiently, r t dri

t airli wd m, I didd I wat aig t m li. Idb dalt a airly itty ad ar, all tig idrd. nw, it wa

my tr t a i. Id rtaily paid t rt d.

T figt attdat rappard at my lbw wit tw gla

mtig bbbly. obvily, d aild t d ay lpl tat

wld allw r t dy m ti impl plar. I ippd gratlly.

I a dd impl lidarity, I ld p my gla t tat my at-

mat. h gav m a wry mil ad lid my gla wit i. hair

t dg, I aid. I ld l a illr ada mig , ad I pd

t ap parlig wi migt ad it . o r, tr wa a

ty-ty a it wld jt ma it wr.


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I ld t my ad. Fait Brigtt. Wat d y d?

h mild a rpriigly attrativ, gi mil ad t my

ad. h ad a rm ada. Bt d I.

Ad? aid.

I pad, d. Ad? I rpatd.

Art y gig t a wat I driv?

sld I av?

h lagd. n. n, y ld t av. Ad Im Larry Tdd.

Im a prdr.

Rally? Ww. Tat i a iid, I aid.Lt m g. Yr a atr?

nt yt, I admittd, ddly mbarrad. I didt wat t

d li jt atr MAWt arym Id ard r a Mdl-

Atr-Watvr. I didt wat im t dit m a mbdy w

wat aybdy. I watd t d mr itlltal, mrsignicant

ta tat. Im r t nYu ad add t L.A., I aid, tryig t

d mart. Im gig t giv it a try.crag, aid. Bt lt m giv y m advi, nw

Yr. Ad ti i jt ba yr t rm L.A.

Wat tat? I aid, my itrt piqd. I wa rady t lar

watvr Larry Tdd, prdr, ad t ta m.

evry gld diggr i L.A. a Wat d y d? ad t llw-p

qti, Wat d y driv? Avid t tw qti ad yll

parat rm t pa.I bld. Tat wat wat I wa tryig

h itrrptd m wit a lag ad raid i ad. It .

nw y w. h pad, t addd, Ad a lg a Im dip-

ig advi, dt evera aybdy ig. Tat jt ayig. I p

y vr bm that mrtabl i caliria! Tr ditly

mtig t b aid r big rm mwr l.

Ta, I rally appriat t advi, ad Ill ta it. I lar at,

I aid.

Ill bt y d. h mild. s, a atr. D y av ay xp-

ri?


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6 Bethenny FrAnkel

I ldt lp rigig at t way aid actress. It dd

wrg. I didt l li I ld all myl tat yt ba I adt

ard it, bt I watd badly t laim t titl. I wa alivatig r it.

I did a littl tatr i llg. Bt raly, I ldt wait t gt

t. cllg wat rally my tig. I pad, wdrig i I ld

ti. Im t impatit.

Y wat ad y wat it w, aid.

Tat tr, I aid. W I wa jt a ig l rma,

I wa at a t drtdy r Maria i r l prdti

West Side Story, ad I trd it dw ba I watd t b t lad,t t drtdy.

h mild i a atrly way. smtim y av t pay yr d

rt.

A t pla bad t t gat ad add tward t r-

way, I tgt abt my atr. h wa prbably a littl bit ldr ta

Larry Tdd, bt I adt im i rt yar, ad Id p t

im ly a adl tim. evr i my mtr lt im, taig mt nw Yr wit r t marry my atr rid ad rival,

I lt rpibl, li I ad lt im, t. Id b r yar ld.

My mtr d t tll m blamd bt r lavig im.

I blivd r. Id pt t lat igt yar tryig t ma it p t

im, bt wa a ard-bitt, rgivig ma w ardly vr mad

iml availabl t m. W Id alld my atr ad tld im I wa

mvig t L.A., I ad i I ld tay wit im r a littl wil, jttil I d a pla. hd rltatly aid y. Id xptd a , bt

I ad t impri tat m i t bagrd wa tllig im

t lt m viit. Prbably i latt girlrid. A ar a I w, d ad

a lg trig tm, alway girl rm t ratra, r trair

r xri ridr, girl w wld b imprd wit i rptati

a t bt trgbrd r trair i t bi, girl

t m ldr ta m. Bt v i adt xatly aid wa

gig t trw m a wlm party, I till ld t pmayb

wa rady t av a rlatiip wit m. Mayb ad watd t b

vid. Mayb ad jt dd m t m t him.


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I glad at Larry. h wa adm, i i way. Mayb a ix. ot

abit, I immdiatly ld r a wddig rig. h wr a ti

gld bad. h wa walty, pwrl, iftial. Marrid. My

itrigd ad xitd m, ad am wa a dram.

s, Larry Tdd, wat xatly d y prd?

h ad b fippig trg atr ript, lig brd ad

ditratd. h td it t i tray tabl ad trd t m. hav

y vr Hollywood & Highland?

My y widd. st p. Y prd tat? I wat tat vry

w. hd ddly g rm a ix t a igt. Hollywood & High-land wa t ttt w primtim ap pra. evrybdy

I w watd it. T w llwd t pral liv a grp

batil ppl w wrd i t prawlig hllywd & hig-

lad mplx tatr, lb, rtarat, ad t tl t

rr hllywd Blvard ad higlad Av i hllywd,

caliriarigt wr I wa add. W mtig big wa

abt t app t w, viwr wld all i i rm wr,ip tdyig r tt, v al dat.

Im glad yr a a, aid.

Y ld ay tat. I aid it ligtly, rggig. T wl wr

alrady trig. I watd i. I blgd i tat wrld. I wld dl

Larry Tdd ball i t airpla batrm rigt w i it wld gt

m tat w. Id b wit wr-lig m r l mpllig

ra ta ti. Ti wa Hollywood & Highland! I lt li I alradyw t aratr. Brigt, t r aratr, wa a grg,

xy pwr bld w ra t tl. eta wa t t bartdr

at Gl, a trdy hllywd rtarat. cl wa t waitr w

wa alway gttig it trbl. Iabl bd at r Dar sid,

t igtlb, ad Jayd wa r piladrig bad. I loved tat

w. OK, Faith. Dont awn. Dont be a groupie. Connect. I grpd

dpratly r wrd. It a wll-d w. It rally i.

Wr ar y tayig i L.A.? ad. I wdrd i it wa a

prpiti.

My atr liv tr. Im tayig wit im til I a ard my


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sidippig 9

Larry Tdd tid, Im atally i d a prdti aitat

rigt w. h ld m vr, tgtlly, -lrly, a i

izig p my pttial l, ratr ta my rrt l. It a try-

lvl piti. Yd b gttig ad axig ad rig m-

ag, bt mayb yd li a a t t w rm t iid?

I playd it l. Vry l. sd itrtig, I aid, taig t

magazi t t at pt i rt m, t lig at im

ldt tat my ad wa abt t xpld jt idrig

t rmity ti pprtity. I wat v i t air vr calir-

ia yt, ad Id alrady rd a jb? I wa araid t ay aytig mr,lt I d p grvlig t fr ad iig i bla Frragam

lar, I waitd a bat, t arlly, alatly, aid, Tat

migt b jt t rt tig Im lig r.

It it atig, aid, lig at m wit ammt. cld

tll I wa abt t brt t my i? Bt it a bgiig. Y

wld mt a lt ppl. Pt i t tim ad t rt, ad mayb

yll gt a bra.I ld im i t y ad mild. I wld lv t pprtity,

I aid vly. A matr l-trl. hll, Id b t bt dam

-tig, axig, mag-rig prdti aitat tyd

vr trd.

h rad it i jat pt ad plld t a ram-lrd

ard wit i am ad p mbr i mbd tba-brw

riptlgat bt mali. Giv m a all, ad av my aitatt p a itrviw. hr am i Mia.

Ta y, I aid. Mtal t: Fid xllt, ardabl git

t d t Mia. Rally. Ta y m. I td i ldr

ligtly, maiglly. Thank you.

T r pad. W attd, dra, firtd bigly, dra m

mr, dbatd abt t rlativ wrtl t prdt i t

atalg. Atr dri? Wy t? h vr mtid i wi, ad

I vr ad. Fially, I ld my y ad dritd . My ada

bga t mlt away. T lat tig I rmmbr tiig wa: Am

I really taking a nap? Me, the insomniac? Auspicious . . .


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10 Bethenny FrAnkel

W t pla jrd wit t rla t ladig gar,

I bltd awa ad ld ard, mmtarily d. I ti

wr ddig, Larry aid, ritig m. I ld pat im, t t

val widw, a t pla drppd ligtly trg t ld. Blw,

I ld t prawl, ad t yllw-gray az tat g vr mt

t str caliria atli.

Tgtr, Larry ad I watd t ity ri p t mt t wl

r pla, ad I lt li my w li wa adig t mt m.

I ad arrivd, ad I wa gig t ma t mt vry d.

ca I gt yr bag r y? ad, a w r tify rm rat. I bld, ralizig d rtaily watd t figt attdat

tratmt m at t bgiig t figt.

n, Iv gt it, I aid qily, yaig t adl t wdg my

bag rm btw it mr aritrati brtr. I tid a rat i

t rd latr. I wld w tat figt attdat. W Im am

mday, ll b grvlig. I li t travl ligt.

T mv r? srly yv gt mr ta ti.I didt wat t brig aytig wit m, I aid. Im tartig vr.

udrwar ad a ttbr. I pad. nt tat Ill d t dr-

war, I aid, givig im a wi.

h lagd. A ttbr ad a wl w li, t.

W ld t t pla, ad a t rwd jtld apart,

I alld t t im. Gd-by, Larry! It wa grat t mt y! Ill giv

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