Bethenny Frankel dragged Kelly Rowland amid reports that the singer quit her Today co-hosting gig over dressing room issues.
The former Real Housewives of New York star, who previously co-hosted Today, addressed the alleged drama in a since-deleted TikTok video she shared on Friday.
While she admitted the makeup area was small and the food service left a lot to be desired, the Skinny Girl mogul, 53, insisted it was time to be “polite.”
“It’s an entertainment institution,” Bethenny said of the iconic morning show. “And it’s an honor to be there and sit with Hoda. [Kotb]’.
“This was not the time for diva expectations,” she added.
Bethenny Frankel dragged Kelly Rowland on social media amid reports that the singer quit her Today co-hosting gig over dressing room issues; pictured February 2024
The former Real Housewives of New York star, who previously co-hosted Today, addressed the alleged drama in a since-deleted TikTok video she shared on Friday; Rowland on Today Thursday
In July 2023, Bethenny sat across from Hoda on the set of Today as a stand-in for mainstay Jenna Bush Hager.
Bethenny’s harsh words come after Rita Ora revealed she was asked to step in as a last-minute guest host on Thursday’s Today show.
The British pop star, 33, fell in love with her. instagram on Friday to share a fun carousel of photos from her time on the morning show and admitted that everything came together at the last minute.
‘Well, this happened! We had two minutes to get ready,” she captioned the snaps.
‘Ahhh thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show… Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had so much fun doing it!! Love to everyone who tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!’
Rita’s post comes hours after it was claimed that Kelly quit the guest hosting job, expressing dissatisfaction with the Today backstage.
The move by the 43-year-old singer, who has been in the promotional campaign for Tyler Perry’s new movie, Mea Culpa, left Today host Hoda Kotb in trouble, according to sources from Page six on Friday.
DailyMail.com contacted representatives for Rowland and has yet to receive a response.
While she admitted the makeup area was small and the food service left a lot to be desired, the Skinny Girl mogul insisted it was time to be “polite”; co-host with Hoda Kotb in July 2023
“It’s an entertainment institution,” Bethenny argued of the iconic morning show. “And it’s an honor to be there and sit with Hoda. [Kotb]’
“This was not the time for diva expectations,” she added.
Rita Ora revealed she was asked to step in as a last-minute guest presenter on Thursday’s Today show.
Kelly appeared for an interview segment about her new project during Today’s 8am.
However, the publication reports that she was expected to fill in for Jenna Bush Hager for the fourth hour, as she would be guest hosting Today With Hoda & Jenna.
Insiders claim Kelly pulled out at the last minute due to her wardrobe not being “up to par” with TV host Hoda, 59, left “running to find a replacement.”
The source told the publication: ‘Kelly and his team were not happy. They didn’t like her dressing room, so they decided to remove her from the program, leaving her [Kotb] without a guest host during 10am.’
They told Page Six that the singer-turned-actress’s abrupt exit came as a bit of a surprise.
A source said: She is beloved on ‘Today’. She was getting the full hour and Hoda is the most over the top woman on the planet! It did not make sense.’
Insiders told the publication that Rowland along with his team played a game of “musical dressing room.”
Her entourage is said to have asked about the green room upstairs because “they didn’t like the one she was in.”
Hoda was able to find a last-minute replacement in Rita Ora (pictured on Friday), who replaced Kelly and is said to have “happily” taken over a dressing room previously used by Kelly.
‘Ahhh thank you @hodaandjenna for asking me to co-host the show… Everyone was so lovely and kind, I had so much fun doing it!! Love to everyone who tuned in, maybe we should do more??!!!’
Rita’s post comes hours after it was claimed that Kelly quit the guest hosting job, expressing dissatisfaction with Today’s backstage; photographed in Thursday’s Today
However, Jennifer Lopez was occupying the room at the time, having arrived there earlier to promote her new album and movie This Is Me… Now.
Page Six also reports that Today’s locker rooms are notoriously known as some of the smallest in the industry, with one source telling them they’re practically “glorified closets.”
The source said: ‘They are not nice. It is the oldest building. There are significant space limitations, [it’s] not glamorous. It’s not fresh flowers, candles or gourmet food. It is basically [a] White box.’
Today’s stars Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer already showed off their dressing rooms in 2021 and they didn’t look pretty.
Insiders claim the chat show’s producers had offered the star several other options, including talent dressing rooms and larger makeup and hair areas.
They explained: ‘They didn’t want that. [The show] They basically offered everything they could, but they weren’t happy with it, so they walked and left.
Hoda was able to find a last-minute replacement in Rita Ora, who replaced Kelly and is said to have “happily” taken over a wardrobe that Kelly previously wore.
Kelly Rowland is alleged to have walked out on a Today show guest-hosting gig because she felt the dressing rooms weren’t up to par, leaving Hoda Kotb in hot water, according to a new report from Page Six.
Today stars Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer already showed off their dressing rooms in 2021 and they didn’t look pretty
Meanwhile, in Mea Culpa, Rowland plays a criminal defense attorney who takes on a case involving an artist (Trevante Rhodes) who murders his girlfriend.
Filming took place last March at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, with additional photography taking place in Chicago.
The film also stars Sean and Nick Sagar, RonReaco Lee, Shannon Thornton and Angela Robinson.
Rowland also served as a producer on the film alongside Perry, Areu and Angi Bones and the film is now streaming on Netflix.