Bethenny Frankel Fires Back at Dina Manzo’s ‘Crybaby’ Daughter Over Shoe Drama
Bethenny Frankel isn’t holding back. The “Real Housewives” icon clapped back at Alexia Iannou, the daughter of Dina Manzo, who labeled her a “weirdo” for not giving a shout-out to Iannou’s Nou shoe brand in a recent post.
In a TikTok rant that dropped Friday, Frankel explained the situation, revealing that her team tagged a different shoe brand in her Instagram Story because Nou’s stock was wiped out. “The audience gets frustrated when they can’t buy something immediately. Why would I wear and talk about it if they can’t buy it?” she fired off, making it clear she’s not here to play games.
Frankel didn’t mince words, asserting she has zero “obligation” to promote any brand that sends her freebies. “The business lesson is: there are other lovely things on this person’s site and there are about a hundred brands that will watch this video and will message her to tell her how much product I move,” she continued, dropping names like Melissa Gorga and Amy Brooke as proof of her influence.
“So, playing the short game and whining and being a crybaby about something that didn’t go your way in business means you’re not a real business person,” she added, throwing shade like confetti.
Frankel’s response comes hot on the heels of Iannou’s Instagram call-out, where she expressed disappointment over Frankel not tagging Nou after receiving shoes nearly a year ago. “I sent her a pair of shoes from Nou almost a year ago because I look up to her,” Iannou said, clearly feeling slighted. “She didn’t tag us after wearing the shoes multiple times online — which, okay, that happens.”
But it didn’t stop there. Iannou accused Frankel of linking to a dupe instead of her brand, saying, “I guess she’s got to get that bag in some sort of way.” Ouch! Frankel responded by promoting similar heels from Black Suede Studio for $345, leaving fans buzzing.
“So, she got the shoes for free from a woman-founded brand — mine — and then she made money sending her followers somewhere else,” Iannou recapped, clearly frustrated with the whole ordeal.
Dina Manzo jumped into the fray, backing her daughter with a fiery Instagram Story. “WOW BETHENNY WOW!!” she exclaimed over a screenshot of Frankel’s post. “So odd of you to post a dupe of your GIFTED shopnou shoes instead of giving a young woman entrepreneur the credit. You wear them often so we know you like them???”
In the end, Frankel did give Nou its due in another Instagram post later that day, finally acknowledging the brand with a full “OOTD” description. But the drama? It’s far from over.
