Bethenny Frankel jokes that her daughter, Bryn, is having a “nepo baby summer” after jet-setting around the world — but she is also learning the value of hard work through her own job.
“She’s been working. She was away in Greece. She went away to do a program at Sotheby’s business in New York for just a couple of days,” Frankel, 55, exclusively told Us on Wednesday, August 12, of her daughter’s recent activities. “And I’m not gonna lie, she’s been doing summer homework.”
The Real Housewives of New York City alum noted that Bryn, 16, is “very into her work,” admitting that their summer together hasn’t been like ones in the past.
“She and I went paddle boarding for a very short time two days ago. We went to Babe’s in Sag Harbor to have, like, just a mommy and me brunch,” Frankel recalled. “We’re trying to steal our moments, but it hasn’t been the same.”
Frankel admitted that her daughter is “not a little kid” so what she does during her time away from school has shifted.
“We’re not like on the day, just like crabbing and going on the boat. Everybody’s been running in circles,” the Skinnygirl founder told Us. “But we have been going out to dinner more on the water.”
Frankel explained, “We’re trying to pick our spots and check all the boxes now. … We went to Sunset Beach together. I took her to Surf Lodge twice together.”
She teased that Bryn is “having a nepo baby summer. But she’s working, so not completely.”
Frankel noted that “she has a job” but it’s not at one of her companies. “She has a job in fashion. Retail,” the TV personality confirmed.
Thanks to Frankel’s career in the spotlight, her daughter, whom she shares with ex-husband Jason Hoppy, has also grown comfortable in front of the cameras.
Frankel revealed that Bryn wasn’t totally aware of what a nepo baby was until recently. (A nepo baby is short for nepotism baby, meaning a child who gains success or fame, career opportunities through their famous or influential family connections.)
After Bryn innocently asked her mom about the term’s meaning, Frankel decided to pay homage to the funny moment by naming one of her sandwiches at her new Supermodel Café in East Quogue, New York, the “Nepo Baby.”
“I came up with Nepo Baby because she walked into my room. I think I was shooting something, and she walked into my room and she said, ‘Mama, what’s a nepo baby?’” Frankel recalled to Us. “And I said, ‘Look in the freakin mirror.’”
Frankel added that “everything was just an organic thing” when it came to opening the pop-up.
“Everything is just like a thing that was born from real [life],” she continued. “Nothing’s too serious. It’s not that deep. Stay open until people don’t come anymore, it’s the Billy Joel concert of cafés.”
Frankel previously told Us that even with her flashy career, her daughter has a “relatively normal” life, which she is proud of.
“She does so well in school. She’s one of those people that applies herself without anyone needing to motivate her,” Frankel exclusively shared with Us in June. “She’s very disciplined.”
Supermodel Café opened in East Quogue, New York, on Thursday, August 13.
