Bethenny Frankel has officially confirmed her new relationship, sharing an intimate photograph with boyfriend Shane Campbell on social media Saturday, May 9. The Real Housewives of New York City alum, 55, posted the PDA-filled image on Instagram, marking a significant personal milestone following years of highly publicized relationship challenges.
"If a launch 🚀 is hard this is a diamond…," Frankel captioned the photograph, which shows the couple kissing beneath a glittering disco ball. The post drew enthusiastic support from fellow Bravo personalities, with Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga commenting, "Launch it baby !!! ONE LIFE," while Orange County alum Gretchen Rossi shared multiple heart-eye emojis.
The relationship first came to public attention in April when Page Six reported that Frankel was dating Campbell, a Miami-based investment banker. The couple made an appearance together at the Global Champions Arabians Tour in Miami Beach that same month, though Saturday's Instagram post represents the first official acknowledgment from Frankel herself.
This new chapter arrives after a tumultuous personal history for the Skinnygirl mogul. Frankel was first married to entertainment executive Peter Sussman from 1996 to 1997. Her second marriage to Jason Hoppy became a central storyline on her RHONY spinoff Bethenny Ever After, with their March 2010 wedding at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City filmed for the Bravo special Bethenny Getting Married.
The couple welcomed daughter Bryn in May 2010, but their relationship deteriorated rapidly. After Frankel filed for divorce from Hoppy in January 2013, a bitter custody battle consumed nearly a decade of her life before reaching resolution in January 2021.
During a December 2025 appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Frankel spoke candidly about the devastating impact of the divorce proceedings. "I have seen my mother slit her wrists. I have lived my whole life chasing her into bathrooms, trying to catch her throwing up. I've been around guns, the mafia, the race track. I've been through everything," Frankel told host Alex Cooper. "I have seen everything. Nothing compares to what my divorce was for 10 years."
She described the ordeal as profoundly traumatic, explaining, "It was so traumatic. It was 10 years of my life. I lost hair. I thought I would never survive it. I didn't want to. I had to because of my daughter. I literally thought I'll never be happy again."
Frankel detailed her survival strategy to Cooper: "I treated it like a marathon, and I went one mile at a time, and I checked every box. It was fraud, it was stealing, it was hacking, it was harassment, it was abuse." Hoppy has denied any wrongdoing towards Frankel.
Following her divorce, Real Housewives of New York City viewers witnessed Frankel's on-off romance with Dennis Shields, who died at age 51 in August 2018 from a suspected drug overdose. Frankel has continued to honor Shields's memory in the years since his passing, including a 2020 memorial post on his birthday.
"Happy Birthday Dennis … Thinking of you today and every day," she wrote via Instagram in February 2020. "It's been tough recently because the world lost another legend and so many innocent lives. You are gone but never will be forgotten. You are missed. You are constantly quoted. You are one of a kind. … We miss you."
Us Weekly has reached out to Frankel's spokesperson for additional comment on the new relationship. The Saturday Instagram post signals a fresh beginning for the reality television personality and entrepreneur, who has navigated significant personal challenges while building a successful business empire.
