Bethenny Frankel Is Frustrated With Ellen Degeneres Over Guest Selection
October 8, 2013 by Lindsay Cronin
Bethenny Frankel and Ellen Degeneres have been working together on Bethenny since the show’s start last summer. However, Bethenny’s guest lineup hasn’t been on the same level of the lineup on The Ellen Degeneres Show and because of that, Bethenny is growing frustrated at her famous producer and one-time friend.
“[Bethenny] is absolutely peeved that she has been unable to get a big name celebrity to come on. Frankel was told numerous times by DeGeneres before the show premiered that she would absolutely help her in getting all of the big names in show business,” a source close to the situation tells Radar Online.
“During Bethenny’s trial run, DeGeneres pulled some strings and got Justin Bieber to come on,” the source continues. “DeGeneres’ former booker is now working for Bethenny but he’s been unable to get Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow or Miley Cyrus. The big name celebrities don’t want to go on a talk show hosted by a former Bravo housewife. It’s causing major drama behind the scenes of Frankel’s show, which is struggling in the ratings.”
In a report from earlier today, it was said that Queen Latifah, who has a rivaling talk show, has beat out Bethenny in the first weeks of their series after scoring over a third more viewers than Bethenny and while Bethenny’s viewership is growing, so is Queen Latifah’s.
“DeGeneres never promised to turn over her Rolodex of celebrity friends but it was always understood that she would give Frankel the foundation and support to get the show off the ground, the rest is on her,” adds the source.