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Bethenny Frankel hit back at the haters who mom-shamed her for walking in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2025 runway show. The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum reacted to critics who

slammed her for wearing a thong bikini for the Miami Swim Week event as a mom to 15-year-old daughter Bryn in a rant on Instagram Sunday. “What would my daughter think of me being in a

thong in a fashion show…” Frankel, 54, wrote in the video, before adding in the caption, “The answer is proud.” EXPLORE MORE “You miserable people said, ‘What would your daughter say?'”

Frankel said in the clip. The Skinnygirl founder shared with her fans that her daughter, who she nicknamed “Peanut,” had just called to congratulate her on her model performance. “The

Peanut just FaceTimed me and she said, ‘Mama…I saw you, you did so good!'” Frankel joked that she corrected her daughter’s grammar by telling her, “I did well,” before proceeding to

recall Bryn’s kind words. “She said, ‘You did so good.’ She said, ‘You have such a cute tush mama,’ and she said, ‘You look like you’re 30 years old,'” Frankel shared. Frankel said her

daughter’s compliments were “so sweet” before turning her attention back to her trolls by noting, “So we know how my daughter would feel.” The Bravolebirty explained that the fashion show

was an excellent way of teaching her daughter and other young girls about the importance of body positivity. “She’s at an age where kids have hormones and they’re developing and it’s the

skin and it’s the bodies and they’re not used to their new bodies and they’re not comfortable in their own skin and other kids can be so cruel,” she said. Frankel went on to say that Bryn

missed the show because she was spending her last weekend of school with her friends. “I wish she were there with this group [of friends] because like, the body positivity, and the women

like, owning their bodies, was really just beyond like, embodying their bodies, was so amazing and I want that for her,” she said. WANT MORE CELEBRITY AND POP CULTURE NEWS? Start your day

with Page Six Daily. THANKS FOR SIGNING UP! Frankel went on to rave about Bryn having “the most beautiful body.” “I want to be on that runway with her, you know?” she said. “Like, showing

her what that was like.” All in all, Frankel said that she was “so happy” with how everything turned out. “What a great experience,” she gushed. Frankel stole the show Saturday night by

strutting down the runway in a leopard-print thong one-piece. She then showed off her ripped six-pack abs in a pink polka-dot bikini and a black sheer sarong, which she took off and threw

into the crowd to reveal a micro-thong bottom that flaunted her booty. Meanwhile, her third look was a denim two-piece accessorized with a cowboy hat. Frankel shares Bryn with her ex-husband

Jason Hoppy, with whom she was married from 2010 to 2021.