After a decade-long divorce battle that left her questioning whether happiness was even possible again, Bethenny Frankel is stepping back into the spotlight with genuine joy—and she’s not keeping it quiet. On Saturday, May 9, the Real Housewives of New York City alum posted a PDA-filled photo with her new boyfriend, Shane Campbell, a Miami-based investment banker, alongside a caption that said it all:“If a launch 🚀 is hard this is a diamond…”
The hard launch marks a significant moment for Frankel, who’s been refreshingly candid about the trauma her 10-year custody and divorce battle with Jason Hoppy inflicted. During a December 2025 appearance on the“Call Her Daddy”podcast, she described the ordeal as worse than anything else she’d endured in her life—even growing up in chaotic circumstances.“I have seen everything,”she told host Alex Cooper.“Nothing compares to what my divorce was for 10 years. It was so traumatic. It was 10 years of my life. I lost hair.”She credited her daughter, Bryn, born in May 2010, as her reason to keep fighting through the courtroom showdowns that finally resolved in January 2021.
The couple were first spotted together in April at the Global Champions Arabians Tour in Miami Beach, but Saturday’s post—complete with a kiss under a glittering disco ball—makes their relationship official in the way that matters most on social media. The Bravoverse came out swinging with support: Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga cheered“Launch it baby !!! ONE LIFE,”while Orange County alum Gretchen Rossi dropped heart-eye emojis.
For a woman who’s spent the last decade navigating the fallout of her second marriage, this feels less like a casual fling and more like a genuine turning point. Frankel has earned this moment.
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