The former “Real Housewives of New York” star said she was only paid $7,250 for her first season on the Bravo series and never made a dime of residuals.
“I myself have generated millions and millions of dollars in advertising and online impressions being on reality TV and have never made a single residual,” she explained. “So, either I’m missing something or we’re getting screwed too.”bethennyfrankel/instagram
The former “Real Housewives of New York” star believes reality TV stars should also be getting paid residuals.Frankel — who said reality TV stars are often looked down upon and considered the “losers” of Hollywood — noted that they were the ones who “provided all of the entertainment” during the last writers’ strike from 2007 to 2008.
She then pointed to stars from “The Bachelor” and “The Hills” who get “paid peanuts” despite the fact that people can — and still — watch old “episodes from years gone by.” “It’s complete and total bulls—t,” she added. “It just occurred to me, everyone is talking about actors and we don’t get paid s—t.”
Frankel was only paid $7,250 for her first season of “RHONY” — which fans are still watching to this day.The Bravolebrity called the current model “complete and total bulls–t.”In her caption, Frankel encouraged reality TV stars to unionize in order to “simply be treated fairly and valued.”
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