Former Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel endured a terrifying beauty mishap after testing a peculiar new facial sculpting device that left her bleeding profusely. The shaken celebrity rushed to Instagram on Thursday to share a shocking video clip revealing how she accidentally sliced her face open with the glass tip of the tool.
A Panic-Stricken Moment Captured on Camera
In the frantic footage, Frankel can be seen clutching a blood-soaked wipe to her jaw in a desperate attempt to stem the bleeding while gasping, "Oh my God, oh my God!" The visibly rattled star continued dabbing at the wound as she explained how the beauty experiment spiralled dangerously out of control. At one point, she held up the culprit - a rubber ball-shaped device with a protruding glass tip.
"I Could Have Sliced My Jugular"
"These balls, they're supposed to contour your face - I grind my teeth and my jaw is pronounced and it hurts, so it would give some relief and I saw red in there and I thought it was my skin," Frankel blurted out in the video. "They're glass and I was slicing..." she continued before urgently begging followers for suggestions on how to stop the bleeding.
The media personality expressed genuine fear about the potential severity of the injury, exclaiming, "This is so scary, I was going to go down my neck - I could have sliced my jugular, I'm freaking out!" The shaken star later informed followers she had managed to obtain a first-aid product specifically designed to quickly stop bleeding and promote wound healing.
Reassurance Amid the Drama
Despite the alarming incident, Frankel reassured concerned fans she was ultimately okay following the mishap. Alongside the dramatic clip, she wrote, "This happened mid video. I am fine. I'm just shook. No one said the lord's work would be easy."
Recent Health Battles Add Context
The unsettling beauty gadget incident arrives just weeks after Frankel opened up about troubling developments in her ongoing health struggles. The star recently revealed that doctors upgraded her diagnosis from stage two to stage 3A chronic kidney disease, placing her in the middle range of the condition. During the same medical appointment, physicians also discovered a small liver nodule.
Although her doctor urged her not to be "totally alarmed" and noted the condition can fluctuate, Frankel admitted the news left her shaken. "Just left the kidney doctor, he said that I actually have stage three A chronic kidney disease, which is right in the middle," she told followers from her car.
Frankel first disclosed her kidney diagnosis back in January, explaining doctors believed it might be linked to a traumatic allergic reaction she once suffered that nearly proved fatal. The media personality also confessed she doesn't drink enough water - something her physician quickly addressed by telling her that "water is your medicine."
Controversial Commentary and Quick Reversals
Meanwhile, the outspoken entrepreneur recently sparked online debate after sharing - and then promptly deleting - a video weighing in on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. In the original clip, she warned fans she might "get cancelled for this" before questioning whether major entertainment platforms should be used to deliver political or cultural messages.
"Should these entertainment vehicles - the Grammys, the Emmys, the Oscars, the Super Bowl - should this be the place for personal, cultural, political views to be expressed?" Frankel asked in the deleted video. She acknowledged there are moments when global events inevitably become part of the conversation but repeatedly questioned, "Where is the line?"
A Revised Perspective Emerges
Not long after posting the initial video, Frankel deleted it and returned with a second Instagram Reel offering a more supportive perspective on the performance. "So my take on Bad Bunny and his performance at the Super Bowl is that he is an artist expressing himself, his music and his experience as a Puerto Rican man in America," the Skinnygirl founder stated.
She continued, "Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican man in America on the largest stage in the world - which is very inspirational to people because that is him expressing his experience in his first language." Frankel concluded her revised take by invoking pop icon Madonna, adding, "Madonna said it best: Express yourself."
Some observers speculated the quick deletion might have been prompted by backlash aimed at her former RHONY co-star Jill Zarin, who faced criticism over her own now-deleted rant about Bad Bunny's halftime show. The beauty gadget incident represents just the latest dramatic chapter for the reality television personality who continues to navigate health challenges while maintaining her public presence through social media platforms.
