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# 'Skinny Girl' Bethenny Frankel Wears 4-Year-Old's Clothes

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## Mirren Gidda


Jul 14, 2014 5:19 PM UTC

by 

[Mirren Gidda](https://time.com/author/mirren-gidda/)


## Mirren Gidda


Jul 14, 2014 5:19 PM UTC

Bethenny Frankel, former reality TV star and owner of the “Skinnygirl” beverages line, has outraged her Instagram followers after [posing](http://instagram.com/p/qZFg%5FHtPED/) in her four-year-old daughter’s clothes.

Frankel, 43, who became famous after starring on _The Real Housewives of New York City_, sparked horror online after dressing in her daughter Bryn’s pajamas.

She posted the photo Sunday morning along with the caption: “This is my daughter’s nightgown and PJ shorts. Think we’re ready to start sharing clothes yet?”

Most people online did not think that. User jenmo2222 wrote: “I’m sorry this isn’t cute…a grown woman shouldn’t be the size of a 4-year-old especially when they have admitted to having an eating disorder in the past…!”

Fellow Instagram user, nonniedidit echoed her sentiments, commenting: “Women shouldn’t brag about being as thin as a small child… Go eat a sandwich.”

Frankel, however, defied her critics on Twitter, tweeting Monday:

In response to a fan who offered their support Frankel wrote:

Frankel, who sold Skinnygirl in March 2011 for a [reported](http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2011/10/13/bethenny-frankels-skinnygirl-deal-the-numbers-still-hold-up/) $100 million, has admitted to struggling with her weight. In a 2010 interview with [_People_](http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20400758,00.html) magazine she confessed: “I was owned by dieting. “I hated myself. I was completely obsessed and consumed.”


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