The Real Housewives of New York stars think the show will be better off without Bethenny Frankel

The Daily Beast

Tonight's Season 12 premiere begins with the cast members learning of Frankel's surprise exit. “To me, that’s F-U,” Ramona Singer says of the way Frankel departed. “I don’t know why we even have to acknowledge. It’s so stupid.” Sonja Morgan was, on the other hand, sad to see Frankel go. “Why do I feel like crying a little bit? I feel abandoned all over again. My daughter’s going to college and now I won’t have Bethenny. It’s a lot.” Luann de Lesseps adds: “It’s really hard for me to say that I’ll miss her all that much. But as they say on Broadway, the show must go on. Without you.”