Photo: Bethenny Frankel/InstagramBethenny Frankelis honoring her late on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields this Father’s Day.The Skinnygirl mogul, 48, posted an Instagram tribute to Shields — who wasfound dead in his Trump Tower apartment on Aug. 10from a suspected overdose — and thanked him for his role in her daughter Bryn’s life.“Happy Father’s Day,” Frankel began her post. “In memory of Dennis, a man who was a father of five beautiful children and a beautiful influence in my daughter’s life.”The post featured a photo of Shields and Bryn enjoying themselves during a sunset on the beach. Frankel had met the 51-year-old banker nearly 20 years ago when he dated and later married Jill Schwartzberg, one of her high school friends.While the pair did not stay in touch, Frankel and Shields shared other mutual friends and began dating in 2016 — several months after he separated from Schwartzberg and three years after she filed for divorce fromex-husband Jason Hoppy.Shields was still legally married to Schwartzberg when he and Frankel found each other, and he eventually proposed to Frankel last April witha mega-carat rock. Though he was close with her 9-year-old daughter Bryn, Frankel kept their engagement private and never gave Shields a clear yes, telling him that things were on “ice” until some “conditions” had been met and “changes” made, Frankel previously explained.On the Saturday before Shields’ death, Frankel thought, “I have to exit this dynamic,” she said on an episode ofReal Housewives of New York Cityin April.“He had such a powerful force in my life and my daughter loved it, that it was like this whole thing that was hard to extricate myself from,” Frankel recalled.After Shields was found dead the Friday after Frankel felt ready to leave the relationship, she began to feel culpable. “There was a lot in my mind about him dying right after that. I could not get off the ride. I feel guilty that the only way I got off the ride is that he’s dead,” she said during the April episode. “I hope I didn’t have anything to do with him dying.”Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via GettyRELATED VIDEO:Bethenny FrankelTestifies Jason Hoppy Would ‘Harass’ Her During Her FaceTime Calls with DaughterShe also found it extremely difficult to find her “place” at his funeral, realizing she had to take a back seat.“It’s different for me than for his ex-wife, who has to deal with the morgue and the bills and the kids and all of this other stuff,” she previously explained to grief counselor Dr. Norman Fried.“I had to figure out where my place was at the funeral,” she said. “I didn’t want to intrude. I didn’t feel like I had an identity in any of it.”Frankel is currently datingreal estate developer and film producer Paul Bernon. She made their relationship Instagram official last December, sharing two photos of the couplecelebrating Christmas togetherin the Dominican Republic.
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Bethenny Frankelis honoring her late on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields this Father’s Day.The Skinnygirl mogul, 48, posted an Instagram tribute to Shields — who wasfound dead in his Trump Tower apartment on Aug. 10from a suspected overdose — and thanked him for his role in her daughter Bryn’s life.“Happy Father’s Day,” Frankel began her post. “In memory of Dennis, a man who was a father of five beautiful children and a beautiful influence in my daughter’s life.”The post featured a photo of Shields and Bryn enjoying themselves during a sunset on the beach. Frankel had met the 51-year-old banker nearly 20 years ago when he dated and later married Jill Schwartzberg, one of her high school friends.While the pair did not stay in touch, Frankel and Shields shared other mutual friends and began dating in 2016 — several months after he separated from Schwartzberg and three years after she filed for divorce fromex-husband Jason Hoppy.Shields was still legally married to Schwartzberg when he and Frankel found each other, and he eventually proposed to Frankel last April witha mega-carat rock. Though he was close with her 9-year-old daughter Bryn, Frankel kept their engagement private and never gave Shields a clear yes, telling him that things were on “ice” until some “conditions” had been met and “changes” made, Frankel previously explained.On the Saturday before Shields’ death, Frankel thought, “I have to exit this dynamic,” she said on an episode ofReal Housewives of New York Cityin April.“He had such a powerful force in my life and my daughter loved it, that it was like this whole thing that was hard to extricate myself from,” Frankel recalled.After Shields was found dead the Friday after Frankel felt ready to leave the relationship, she began to feel culpable. “There was a lot in my mind about him dying right after that. I could not get off the ride. I feel guilty that the only way I got off the ride is that he’s dead,” she said during the April episode. “I hope I didn’t have anything to do with him dying.”Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via GettyRELATED VIDEO:Bethenny FrankelTestifies Jason Hoppy Would ‘Harass’ Her During Her FaceTime Calls with DaughterShe also found it extremely difficult to find her “place” at his funeral, realizing she had to take a back seat.“It’s different for me than for his ex-wife, who has to deal with the morgue and the bills and the kids and all of this other stuff,” she previously explained to grief counselor Dr. Norman Fried.“I had to figure out where my place was at the funeral,” she said. “I didn’t want to intrude. I didn’t feel like I had an identity in any of it.”Frankel is currently datingreal estate developer and film producer Paul Bernon. She made their relationship Instagram official last December, sharing two photos of the couplecelebrating Christmas togetherin the Dominican Republic.
Bethenny Frankelis honoring her late on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Shields this Father’s Day.
The Skinnygirl mogul, 48, posted an Instagram tribute to Shields — who wasfound dead in his Trump Tower apartment on Aug. 10from a suspected overdose — and thanked him for his role in her daughter Bryn’s life.
“Happy Father’s Day,” Frankel began her post. “In memory of Dennis, a man who was a father of five beautiful children and a beautiful influence in my daughter’s life.”
The post featured a photo of Shields and Bryn enjoying themselves during a sunset on the beach. Frankel had met the 51-year-old banker nearly 20 years ago when he dated and later married Jill Schwartzberg, one of her high school friends.
While the pair did not stay in touch, Frankel and Shields shared other mutual friends and began dating in 2016 — several months after he separated from Schwartzberg and three years after she filed for divorce fromex-husband Jason Hoppy.
Shields was still legally married to Schwartzberg when he and Frankel found each other, and he eventually proposed to Frankel last April witha mega-carat rock. Though he was close with her 9-year-old daughter Bryn, Frankel kept their engagement private and never gave Shields a clear yes, telling him that things were on “ice” until some “conditions” had been met and “changes” made, Frankel previously explained.
On the Saturday before Shields’ death, Frankel thought, “I have to exit this dynamic,” she said on an episode ofReal Housewives of New York Cityin April.
“He had such a powerful force in my life and my daughter loved it, that it was like this whole thing that was hard to extricate myself from,” Frankel recalled.
After Shields was found dead the Friday after Frankel felt ready to leave the relationship, she began to feel culpable. “There was a lot in my mind about him dying right after that. I could not get off the ride. I feel guilty that the only way I got off the ride is that he’s dead,” she said during the April episode. “I hope I didn’t have anything to do with him dying.”
Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty
RELATED VIDEO:Bethenny FrankelTestifies Jason Hoppy Would ‘Harass’ Her During Her FaceTime Calls with Daughter
She also found it extremely difficult to find her “place” at his funeral, realizing she had to take a back seat.
“It’s different for me than for his ex-wife, who has to deal with the morgue and the bills and the kids and all of this other stuff,” she previously explained to grief counselor Dr. Norman Fried.
“I had to figure out where my place was at the funeral,” she said. “I didn’t want to intrude. I didn’t feel like I had an identity in any of it.”
Frankel is currently datingreal estate developer and film producer Paul Bernon. She made their relationship Instagram official last December, sharing two photos of the couplecelebrating Christmas togetherin the Dominican Republic.
source: people.com
