As it turns out, fans almost didn't have Frankel on
Real Housewives Of New York. Andy Cohen didn't want to cast Frankel for two reasons. The first being that she already had an existing profile from her time on The Apprentice with Martha Stewart. The other reason being that she was poor and lived in a crappy apartment. Everyone was showing off their wealth on that show because as Frankel says "it's low hanging fruit" to say you're from Beverly Hills and show off the money you have. Frankel is proud that she was honest about being broke during her first several episodes on the show. When asked about how she came to make sure she was always setting boundaries, Frankel admitted that it got to a point when she would just know if something felt comfortable or not based on gut feelings. She shared that it was her job to set the tone for how people acted around her and how often they broke her boundaries.