Mr. B met his girlfriend.
Bethenny Frankel made a splash in the pages of the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, making her first appearance in the Bikini Bible.
And the former Real Housewives of New York star, 55, told Page Six Style that her first call when she saw the spread was her new boyfriend, Shane L. Campbell.
“I texted the guy I was dating and my best friend,” she told Us Thursday night at the magazine’s launch party, adding that she showed the photo directly to her 16-year-old daughter, Bryn Hoppy.
What was their reaction? “Everyone really loved it. It’s amazing. It’s special,” she said.
Frankel began her relationship with the investment banker in earnest earlier this month, weeks after Page Six exclusively exposed their romance.
“Honestly, the journey is more exciting than the destination. I’m just doing it for my mom,” Frankel added of taking on the iconic issue at age 55.
“People walk up to me on the street and say, ‘Thank you.’ It’s like, ‘You’re welcome.’ I didn’t think anything about my age until after I walked (at the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show) and everyone made a big deal about it. So I’m happy. ”
Last year, Frankel fired back at critics for wearing a booty-baring suit on a Miami catwalk, saying her daughter was “proud,” but she said things have gotten even colder lately at home in Florida.
“The good news for my daughter is that she’s not fed up with anything. She’s always with me and she’s seen me in a swimsuit, so I don’t think these things are that big of a deal to her,” Frankel said. “There’s a lot about me, but right now it’s her time. She’s still a teenager and she wants the lights on in the house.”
How has her life changed since moving from the Big Apple to the Sunshine State?
“I think I’m happier. I don’t think so. I’m happier,” she said.
“So I’m going out a little bit more, acting out a little more, dressing up a little more. I’ve been rotting at home for a few years. It’s been a challenging chapter in my life, so it’s like having a coming out party.”
The new man on her arm? “It doesn’t hurt.”
