Bethenny Frankel is honoring the 15th birthday of her daughter, Bryn, who recently “begged” her mom to move them to Florida.
“My sweet not so little peanut,” the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum, 54, gushed alongside a 10-photo slideshow of her only child.
“I love you from the depths of my soul. You have my whole heart. You saved my life. You helped me break the chain and you give me purpose every day.”
According to Frankel, the teen has “had the light since the day [she] came into this world,” and although Bryn is “so beautiful,” it’s who she is on the “inside” that “draws everyone” to her.
“Happy Birthday. I am so excited for this next chapter in the adventure of life,” Frankel continued, surely referencing their new stomping grounds.
“Enjoy every moment. Be present. Prioritize laughter, health and happiness over everything else. Create memories. Be silly and enjoy it all,” she encouraged Bryn, reminding her that “it flies by.”
Frankel, who’s been a staple of the Big Apple since before she rose to fame on “RHONY,” revealed in early April that she was relocating to Florida.
At the time, she told her Instagram followers the move was for “personal and professional reasons,” cryptically adding, “Something has arisen that made this the best and healthiest for myself and my daughter.”
While the Sunshine State is now their “primary and permanent residence,” the mother-daughter duo will still “maintain residences in the Hamptons and New York City because [they] love New York.”
In mid-April, a source told Page Six that “the decision to move to Florida was all about supporting” Bryn, elaborating that “the move reflects Bryn’s academic and athletic goals and was made with her physical and emotional well-being front and center.”
Days later, we reported that Frankel was quietly showing her historic Connecticut home in Greenwich, for which she wanted circa $8 million, while eyeing a new property in either Ft. Lauderdale or West Palm Beach.
However, “Real Housewives of Miami” star Lisa Hochstein commented beneath Frankel’s announcement, “I kept your secret 😆 and I’m glad it’s out! Welcome to miami 👏👏👏👏.”
Earlier this month, Frankel took to TikTok to provide more insight into her move.
“The morning of March 19th, this wasn’t even a thought, and by that evening, a series of events transpired and we decided it was the best move to move here,” she explained, noting that she sold her previous house and bought the new one all “within five weeks.”
Frankel — who shares her daughter with ex-husband Jason Hoppy — said her Greenwich residence was simply too big and too much for two people, as she bought the “massive property” when she “was in a different stage” of her life.
Instead of being a “big family home” that she’d be “entertaining [in] a lot,” it ended up being quite “lonely” for her.
“This situation was drowning me, something else was affecting [Bryn] and neither of us would say it out loud because this is just what it was,” the Skinnygirl mogul explained, acknowledging that an “honest” conversation about the situation “freed” them both.
Earlier this week, Frankel — who always planned on relocating to Florida once Bryn went to college — shared on her “Just B” podcast that she and Bryn were visiting the state when “something very personal transpired,” after which Bryn “cried” and pleaded with her to make the move.
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