OH OH Bethenny Frankel!
The Huffington Post reports that Whole Foods supermarket chain has pulled all of Frankel’s Skinnygirl cocktails from its shelves when it found out that the cocktail’s natural ingredients were, well, not so natural.
Neither The Skinnygirl website nor the Whole Foods site mentions the withdrawal and we have yet to receive comment from Frankel. But perhaps we should take heed to the reality star’s oft-spoken motto: “You have to fake it until you make it.” Or maybe the Bethenny Ever After star is just otherwise busy laughing all the way to the bank since she reportedly sold the brand to Fortune Brands’ Beam Global Spirits and Wine unit for $120 million back in the spring. Looks like we have a great dump off here!
Update: Bethenny sent this statement to Access Hollywood:
With all due respect to Whole Foods, we were in a dozen of their stores and have decided not to continue in these stores. They represent an infinitesimal fraction of our business. We are, in fact, the fastest growing spirits brand in the US,” her statement continued. “We were bound to piss someone off and everyone loves to try to tear down a success. This is a non-event. I haven’t lost even a wink of sleep.”