Bethenny Frankel says she spoke with both Andy Cohen and Jeff Lewis after they clashed on WWHL

Bethenny Frankel hinted that she received an apology from Jeff Lewis and Andy Cohen after a very fierce confrontation between the trio on Wednesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.

During the show, the 52-year-old mogul called Lewis, 52, “bitter and angry” and also went after the show’s host, Andy Cohen, 54, after he called her a “hypocrite.” for launching a Real Housewives podcast despite “trashing” the franchise. the years.

However, on Thursday, Frankel shared a clip to his Instagram stories revealing that he spoke to both men on the phone, adding: “You have to accept people’s apologies.”

‘What a circus of emotions today. I had a phone call with Andy, I had a phone call with Jeff Lewis,” she said at the beginning of the clip.

‘I read so many comments. I only did two podcasts on this topic. I love you all, I have to have a good sense of humor about everything and also, I have to accept people’s apologies and be transparent and take the hits.

Lewis also addressed the situation. on his podcast, Jeff Lewis Live, on Thursday, and shared that although he thought everything was fine between them after the show, he learned from Bethenny’s podcast that she was upset with him.

There have been a lot of rumors, press, comments and reactions. Not the reaction I thought it would be. There’s a lot of “I raised Bethenny” and “I managed Bethenny” and “I put Bethenny in her place.” I don’t really see it that way,” Lewis said.

‘I’ve known Bethenny for years, I’ve been on the show with her before. I went into that studio knowing that this is the person I can have fun with.’

“I can jokingly hurl insults, I can poke the bear, and I know it’s coming back… and it did,” he continued.

He also added that everything was fine between them when they left the show. ‘I felt like she gave me zingers too. She also came for me, which I loved, I was just kind of loving it,’ she emphasized.

He then shared that everything was fine after filming the episode, and that Bethenny gave him and their daughter Monroe a gift.

‘After the show, he was very kind, he gave me this beautiful hand-painted Christmas ornament that he bought in Italy. She gave Monroe a Squishmallow.

However, when he shared an exchange DM the two had afterward, it certainly seemed like Bethenny was a little chilled.

Lewis shared that he wrote: ‘Loved seeing you last night, you made me laugh so hard. Thank you very much for the thoughtful Christmas gifts, the ornament is beautiful, Monroe loved the pineapple, she slept with it last night and it is so cute. Thank you for your generosity (kissy face).’

To which Bethenny dryly replied, ‘I’m glad you liked it. It was definitely interesting.

It was then that he realized that everything might not be right between them, saying that he “got nervous” and hoped that she “wouldn’t feel insulted.”

They shared two other messages, and then Lewis said she listened to his podcast where she called him “mean,” “nasty” and “toxic.”

He then messaged Bethenny once more, confronting her about what she said on her podcast, and she shared that, while she was amused, after reading viewer comments, she had processed that she had actually been “ambushed.”

After more messages, Lewis said they finally got on the phone and had a “very nice conversation” and that he apologized and “they’re okay now” and “they buried him.”

The awkward exchange began when Andy insisted that he and Bethenny “resolve” their feud on air.

“I thought that was a bit hypocritical of you. [launch the podcast] because you’ve been trashing housewives publicly for the last three years, now to dig into housewives,’ explained Andy.

Bethenny’s complaint was that Andy had decided to express his opinion ‘publicly’ instead of ‘privately’.

“What I told you in private was, wow, I’m glad to see you’re hugging the housewives,” Andy replied, to which Bethenny responded, “Which isn’t the same thing you said publicly” and that they hadn’t. she spoke about the situation ‘so far’.

Andy clarified that his public criticism was because he was “surprised” and “shocked” that Bethenny was hosting a Real Housewives podcast after “trashing the show for three years”.

“No, I haven’t really been trashing the show,” she replied. ‘I said it wasn’t for me because I think it was toxic and I have a right not to want to be there, but I still want to talk about it.

Pausing briefly in their tense exchange, Andy asked Jeff if he was “enjoying the show” and the interior designer admitted that he was “very uncomfortable.”

Bethenny later called Lewis “bitter” and told him that he “opened the door” on this conversation by shading his podcast.

“If we were on a show together, it would be carnage,” Bethenny commented, and Andy reminded them both that “they’re on a show together” right now.