Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon break off engagement

“Real Housewives” star Bethenny Frankel and Boston businessman Paul Bernon have called off their engagement after nearly six years of dating, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

Us every week was the first to report that Frankel and Bernon, who first met through a dating app in 2018, split in March.

Frankel left her fans with questions in recent weeks when she began alternating between wearing her massive engagement ring and appearing without it in photos and videos posted to her Instagram.

The announcement of the couple’s separation came shortly after Frankel announced the death of his mother, Bernadette Birk, from lung cancer.

Timeline of Bethenny Frankel and Paul Bernon’s relationship

After Frankel, 53, began dating Bernon, 45, in October 2018, the “Real Housewives of New York” star became a frequent sight in Boston, dining at restaurants like Bar Boulud and visiting the Boston University, where she and Bernon attended college.

According to Us every weekIn 2019, the duo was living together in Back Bay and looking for housing in the area.

Bernon is the co-founder of the film production company Burn Later Productions, known for films like “Support the Girls” and “I Love My Dad,” as well as a director of Wellesley-based Rubicon Real Estate LLC.

“I was very lucky when I walked in and saw it,” Frankel said. People magazine in 2021 by talking about their first date. “It had a flicker. It came as advertised – better than advertised. He’s over the hump. »

Frankel and Bernon briefly split in late 2020 before rekindling their relationship in January 2021, followed closely by an engagement in March 2021, according to People.

Representatives for Bernon and Frankel did not immediately respond to requests for comment.