ST. BARFS

‘Real Housewives’ Star Says St. Barts Getaway Led to Gross Medical Issue

The luxury New Year’s trip was cut short.

A luxury vacation took an uncomfortable turn after a reality television star said she returned home early with a painful medical issue. The former Real Housewives of New York cast member revealed on social media that a New Year’s getaway to St. Barts left her with a bacterial infection on her face, prompting her to leave the island days ahead of schedule. Bethenny Frankel shared the details in a TikTok video Monday, showing a visible rash spread across her face. “POV: you left St. Barths 3 days early & brought home a bacterial infection,” she wrote in the caption, adding, “Allergic to St. Barths #bye.” In a separate TikTok posted the day before, Frankel said she was “itching to get off” the island, signaling frustration with the trip before revealing the medical issue. A source close to Frankel told TMZ that she was treated with a topical medication and that the infection has already cleared up. Frankel, who has frequently documented her travels and daily life online since leaving the Bravo franchise in 2019, did not specify how she contracted the infection.