Reality TV star Bethenny Frankel, who gained fame as a member of the “Real Housewives of New York City,” had to cut short her Caribbean vacation after contracting a bacterial infection.
Frankel, 55, used a post on social media to reveal she had the infection, showing how it caused a rash to spread across her face.
“POV: You left St. Barths 3 days early and brought home a bacterial infection,” Bethenny writes in a caption on the TikTok post, adding “Allergic to St. Barths.”
Frankel also wrote about the infection in a post on Instagram, becoming more philosophical about having to end her vacation three days early.
“Despite leaving early because of some heartbreaking news, dealing with a bacterial infection, and St. Barths being the Hunger Games of holiday socialization, I still found moments that really mattered,” she writes. “I spent special time with friends and my love, Bryn, and rang in the new year in a way that felt genuinely meaningful, surrounded by good people.
“This trip reminded me of something I’ve always known but sometimes forget: it’s not about what you’re doing, it’s about who you’re with. And real happiness doesn’t come from the setting, the plans, or the noise, it comes from within.”
The pictures on the Instagram post show her with actor Glen Powell and social media star Alix Earle, as well as with Lauren Sánchez Bezos, the wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
TMZ reports Frankel was treated with a topical medication and the rash has cleared.
