This Week's Shining and Falling Stars: Bethenny Frankel and Britney Spears

Shining Star - Bethenny Frankel

Bethenny Frankel is trading in her nutritious recipes for the sweet and satisfying taste of success.

The reality star and chef had one victorious week -- getting her T.V. show renewed for a third season and having her latest book land on an exclusive list.

Bravo announced on Wednesday that it's renewing Bethenny Ever After, the show that follows Frankel and her family. The episodes have reportedly been pulling in a million viewers each week -- big numbers for the cable channel.

And Frankel, who's known for tirelessly promoting her products (along with herself, natch) also proved that former Real Housewives can be bestsellers. Her latest self-help guide, "A Place of Yes," made it to number seven on the New York Times Bestseller List.

From Bravo to bigwig -- that's a pretty big leap.

Falling Star - Britney Spears

The Princess of Pop needs to remind her minders that she's the one wearing the crown!
Britney Spears went on a P.R. bonanza this week, promoting her new album, "Femme Fatale." But from the sound of it, it seems her handlers might have been doing a bit too much, well, handling of the blonde singer.

After apparently trying to set up a radio chat with the star, T.V. host and former MTV VJ Carson Daly raged on Twitter that Spears' flacks insisted the interview be, "pre-recorded and submitted 4 approval by HER mgmt b4 it can air! F THAT! never that restricted." Daly went on to call the way Britney was being bottled up by her team "really insane."

And that's not all. Apparently Spears' peeps insisted that the A-lister pre-tape a performance for Good Morning America. A Spears source offered this explanation for the taped segment, "...we would have had to perform at 4 in the morning from San Francisco to be live on the east coast, and it would be pitch dark at that time. We were dying to perform Till The World Ends in darkness. GMA didn't allow us." Ummm, anyone ever heard of lights?

Now Spears may come off as a little loopy at times, and remains under a conservatorship run by her father since that whole "head shaving" incident back in 2007, but come on P.R. wise guys -- let the lady speak!

Originally appeared on Starpulse.

 

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Comments

[rhonu]

04:34 PM on 04/12/2011

I liked Bethenny on the Real Housewives but I really love her show. Bought 3 bottles of the SkinnyGirl Margarita. Plan to buy more.

[ThreeCrows]

01:47 AM on 04/04/2011

Saw Britney Spears on Jimmy Kimmel performing and "acting" and both were sad. The "acting" stuff was not convincing and that "stunt" was so bad that you could tell immediately that a stunt double came out of the port-o-can because she was much skinnier than Britney. And then there was the performance. She doesn't dance anymore and the hair flip stuff is not doing it. Every performance she makes, she does the "bend over and toss your hair back" move. And teh lip syncing has got to stop. If she wants upwards to close to $400 a ticket, there better be some real singing instead of what she pulled off in her last concert tour. You can't keep dissing your audience and your fans with these pre-recorded events with excuses. People pay good money to hear you live. If not, then they can save a lot of money watching you online.

[Pamwings]

03:59 PM on 04/02/2011

Betheny is unusual for a reality star because she is intelligent and has as good a sense of humor as a professional comedian. She also allows her vulnerabiltiy to show. We are rooting for her with her hunky hubbie and cute baby girl. Most touching are her therapy sessions. Dr. Amador is the real thing, and by letting us see a bit of that, it may help people with similar backgrounds to Betheny.

[emlr]

11:53 AM on 04/03/2011

She cracks me up! She comes out with some good lines! Ice Tourette's! !LOL!! I first really liked her in NY Housewives when they were at some function and Bethenny rollerbladed home!

[Pamwings]

05:59 PM on 04/04/2011

Me too!

[crom14]

08:40 PM on 04/01/2011

People are too bitchy. Leave these women alone. Both of them deserve peace.

[tippisheadrun]

03:22 PM on 04/01/2011

Yes, let the lady speak - God knows she can't sing.

[Pantsy]

11:13 AM on 04/01/2011

who is this bethony person and why are we supposed to care about her?

the one thing people should be asking britney is, after three years, why does your hair still look horrible.

[laddieluv]

10:07 AM on 04/01/2011

Love Bethenny Frankel.

A real self-starter, IMO. So witty.

Enjoy her show on Bravo. A lot.

Have no comment on Spears. grins.

[CAMBEL]

10:00 AM on 04/01/2011

It sounds like she can't be trusted to stay on script and their afriad of what she might do.