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Kelly Killoren Bensimon

B is for Bully, Not Baked Goods

Kelly talks about the tension between her and Bethenny.

March 24, 2009

New York is such a magnetic city. This episode you see a lot of me, and a lot happens. We move from the Hamptons and come back to New York. It's the first week of school for my girls and it's fashion week. I have been a model since I was 16, and I know a lot of people in the fashion industry. I graduated from Columbia University with a BA while I was modeling and was one of the editors who started GOTHAM magazine. After writing a book on American fashion called American Style (a portion of the proceeds are donated to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), an exploration of American fashion from the turn of the century to now, to start the magazine ELLE Accessories, the first off spring of ELLE magazine. I love to support my friends in the fashion industry, and all aspects of fashion have been a big part of my adult life, as my ex-husband is one of the most well known fashion photographers in the world and was the Publication Director of ELLE magazine.

I invited all the women to Russell Simmons' men's wear show, and Ramona and Simon had a fight in the front row. It wasn't appropriate to fight publicly.

I invited all the women to Russell Simmons' men's wear show, and Ramona and Simon had a fight in the front row. It wasn't appropriate to fight publicly. Regardless, the show was great, and I was happy for Russell and his new line.

I then invited LuAnn to the Malo fashion show and we went to the store and picked something from the fall collection to wear to the show. LuAnn is very playful - she had a great time trying on all the clothes and had fun at the show. At the store, LuAnn invited me to come to Jill Zarin's charity meeting. I had only met Jill twice, so I found it awkward that she was asking me to support her charity.

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966 Comments

When you take the lemons life hands you and make lemonade that's a good thing. You implied it was a bad thing. Your stupidity is endless.Telling people to shut up is rude and you do need listen and you might learn something.I feel sorry for Bethany for having to be near you. Her humor is great and you would do well to get a sense of it.

Just out of curiousity does your ex-husband control who and where you get to use the name Bensimon? Is that why you are so adamant about which charity you put "his" name on?

Perhaps the fact that HIS name is HIS brand and NOT yours as something to do with that?????

Kelli,
Everything that seems to come out of your mouth or that you type you seem to forget...you say a lot of one thing and then completely condradict the first thing you say. I want to believe that you want to be the person you say you are but you do and say too many other things that you come off as a very confused human being. Just be and say who you really are. You are on the show, therefore you are not "in the trenches", make sense?? I really can only commend you on one thing and that's raising your daughter, they seem to be "stable", but time will tell. Take Care of yourself and family and just be YOU!

Hello. We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
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THX ;-), Zsa zsa.

Hey. There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'
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Kelly,
You need to take your two didgit IQ and walk away, the big girls are beating you up witout breakng a sweat. You should be way beyond little girly speak even your daughters seem more mature. Save the horsey face while you can and trot away.

Kelly, who the heck are you anyway? I think you need serious psychiatric help. Bless you.

I didn't think I would ever say this, but I think Kelly is great! She compliments the show in every way. Kelly, just continue to be yourself and pretty soon everyone will be in your corner too.

I don't understand Kelly and I don't understand several of the woman on this show. As a born and raised New Yorker but now living in the South for 20 years I wonder why these women have to be so unproductively confrontational instead of "killing them with kindness". You can get more with sugar than you can with vinegar but I guess piss and vinegar increases ratings and sugar would be too nice.

As for too nice, Kelly, you don't have to worry about that. No one could accuse you of that after seeing your immaturity in dealing with conflict. Life isn't "me, me, me" but maybe in your narrow opinion it is. I'm sure you're quick to point out that your in a "reality" show and I am not. But if that's what "reality" is, then I prefer to live in my small world where people try to get along and worry about much more important things in life besides having my name attached to the right charity (I'd like to be involved in every charity by budget and time would allow), being invited to assist when I barely know the person (I'm thankful for every person that would consider me a friend enough to be included in something so important to them).

But, I'm sure you're right - as you think you always are. Hopefully, as others have said, you grow and learn from this experience and hopefully your daughter still has friends that will come home with her after school instead of being afraid to be associated with you.

Remember, you are representing your family, your friends, your associates when you do your displays of immaturity.

Kelly, I loved this show, very entertaining for the many episodes I have watched until you joined the cast, now, I wonder if you are delusional or just don't know any better, I think you have ruined the chemistry on the show and do not care to watch it any more...you are a mess...get a life and stop thinking the world revolves around you, it doesn't...

Kelly,

Sorry Kelly I have to a say you are out of you leage with these women. Not sure why your on the show maybe comic relief, but its not funny its sad. I do enjoy how bethany call you out on your crap. She is real try it maybe you wont have to rely on your looks so much.

chris

Kelly,
I can relate to you. You and Alex were the least phony of the bunch. I prefer guy friends to gal friends. They're less into fluffing and showing their plumes and more into conversing about real issues. I agree that Bethenny cries too much. The man that gets stuck with her better have a psychologist on retainer. He's in for a ride. I'm excited that her book's doing well, but she would not have had the success without the promos from the reality show. She might have a banging shape, but what's up with her face? You've got it all. Luann needs to ask her daughter where that Goodwill store is where she bought the cashmere sweaters because she won't be able to COUNT on her book sales. Can I help it if I'm just a Kelly fan? I agree with you on Jill - she's the kind of friend I'd want in my corner. I don't fault you for being a private person that wanted to step out of the box a try something different, but it should be been there done that. You didn't deserve the harsh criticism. Bitchenny needs people to protect and come to her defense, you stand on your own. She's jealous of your handsome eye candy friends. Your men are truly delicious.

HEY GUYS:

THE OTHER B*%&*ES BESDIES KELLY ARE MORE SELF-ABSORBED THAN SHE IS. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE NOT? NONE OF THEM ARE PRETTIER, SEXIER OR MORE SELF-CONFIDENT THAN SHE IS. SO GUESS WHAT? THEY ALL LET THEIR GREEN MONSTER COME OUT WHERE KELLY'S CONCERNED (EXCEPT ALEX BECAUSE SHE'S SELF-CONFIDENT.)

SO EVERYONE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT ABOUT KELLY, BUT THE OTHER LADIES DESERVE MORE CRITICISM THAN SHE DOES...BUT THEY WON'T GET IT BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THE ENVIED PRETTY GIRL WHO HAS IT ALL.

AND GUESS WHAT? AFTER EVERYONE'S BULLYING AND HATING AND NASTY COMMENTS, IT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN KELLY'S LIFE. NOT ONE THING. SHE'LL STILL WAKE UP GORGEOUS, WEALTHY, HEALTHY, SINGLE AND FANCY-FREE. ADD TO THAT A LUXURIOUS LIFE LIVED HAVING TRAVELED THE WORLD, AND TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS TO KEEP HER COMPANY WHEN SHE'S OLDER!

LOVE YOU KELLY!!!

I like Kelly a lot. She is beautiful and comes from a totally different perspective than Bethenny. Bethenny is very cute too. But, she is not smiley and friendly and as delightful as Kelly. Unfortunately I feel many people are jealous of Kelly. I think Bethenny is one. There is no need. When Jill and Bethenny were in Jill's pool.. you could see that Bethenny had an "attitude" already about Kelly. Although I like Bethenny. Another time She started the whole "snarky" thing (from a tv viewer's perspective) by being so obnoxious when Kelly asked her if she was having a fun time when they sat together at that fashion show. Bethenny was unfriendly and obviously had some kind of problem. It was unnecessary. And, I think Kelly was rather innocent at that point. Unfortunately, Kelly had to deal with Bethenny's perspective. Because Bethenny is a bit of a bully (she'd probably admit it)... poor Kelly seemed to be taken off guard by Bethenny's treatment of her. I feel Kelly may not have explained it well but also.. it seemed ridiculous that she even had to explain anything to Bethenny. And, why should she have to indulge in that type of negative energy anyway? So.. that is why I think Kelly was responding as she did to Bethenny's wanting to converse on it. There really was nothing on Kelly's end to converse on.. and Bethenny maybe should have tried to let it go for heaven's sake.. and just try to get to know her and whatnot.

Kelly, you are just plain nasty. I hope you are embarrassed when you see yourself on the episodes.

Kelly, I have read ALL of your blogs and wonder if you have even seen the tapes. Watch the tapes Kelly. See that you were the one that was waiting for Bethenny after you asked her to meet at the bar. She waited for half an hour for you. You started in on her. Bethenny did not start in on you. The nation saw you. Yes TV gets to edit but guess what, I think they pretty much showed us the whole story. It was the way Bethenny said it went down. I am sorry Kelly but really, grow up!

You're so private, you decide to do a reality show??? You're beginning to sound too much like Ramona..and my, my, aren't we so full of ourselves..Me, Me, Me....How many times do you have to tell everyone all the tings you do..Are you insecure.....maybe Bethenny saw through you the first 7 times she met you...although you can't remember her?? Like I said, It's all about Me, Me, Me. You don't want anything to do with anybody unless they are well known. You seem to think you fit in that category?? nope, never heard of you before this season.
What difference is it that you didn't know Jill. A charity for a good cause is a charity for a good cause.
Vain and insincere..maybe you should seek to be "private" again next season :)

eve you are my hero....that was said beautiful...boy you really should be on the show and straigten all of these imature housewives...although i like jill and beth the best, i don't get the hypocricy of all these women between each other, do people really ever grow up...i used to like luann, but this season she is getting on my nerves as well.....

I am truly disappointed at the way your character has been revealed on this show. I was very excited to see you emerge as the newest housewife, and was impressed by your efforts to create a name for yourself aside from the one you established by being Mrs. Bensimon.

However, as the show unfolded, I REALLY started to dislike you. While, some of the comments here about you are a little insensitive, I do see their point about your attitude. I honestly think that your attitude comes from a place of confusion. You always seem to be so aloof and flighty. You always seem like you are offending people by "accident". I am not sure whether you have a full grasp on reality, and perhaps you and Bethany clash because she was quick to point that out.

I am assuming that there is more to be said of the feud between you and Bethany, but regardless of "who said what...who did what", etc., the fact still remains that are pretty shallow and behave like a teenager. I honestly do not believe that most of the other women truly love each other to pieces, but they get over it. You do not see Alex calling Jill to a "meeting", only to "inform" her that she doesn't like her. How unnecessary was that?! There is no need for a grown woman to call anyone out to meet for drinks simply to tell her that you do not want to be her friend. From the way you ladies interact, it was blatantly obvious that neither one of you wanted to be friends. So why the meeting? A little Face Time perhaps? In the future, if you are going to invite someone out for drinks, invite them out to clear the air; not to say, "I don't want to play with you anymore".

You and Bethany are completely different people, so no one says you have to be friends. The insulting things that have said about Bethany were a little unnecessary. Yes, you come from two different worlds, but that definitely does not mean that one woman should consider herself superior to the other. Do NOT mistake having money for having class-the two do NOT go hand in hand. I am very sorry to say this, but I am surprised that you were ever Mrs. Bensimon. You do not seem to know how to conduct yourself like a grown woman. You appear to be more like a 13 year old girl who is ready to make friends and dish about cute boys. I would be very uncomfortable taking you to any high profile event where the guests would be using proper etiquette and using their "inside voices".

Boasting is never beautiful. Talking down to someone is never beautiful. Disregarding peoples' time and their measure of success is never beautiful. I know TONS of people with college degrees, and tons of people who have gotten books published. Sadly enough, many of them are still pretty dumb people. Loosely throwing the word "author" or "editor" around is absolutely dumbfounding to those of us who appreciate the craft of writing.

I hope that you (or your assistant, or one of your "fans") take the time to read this comment for what it is worth. I would love to see you become a better person. We all have flaws, and if we acknowledge them, we can all be better woman and stop being so catty and immature.
Best of luck!
~Eve

I respect your education at Columbia. I also attended Columbia's school of General Studies and I was working on a post-graduate degree. I did not finish that program but I am still paying a fortune for the courses I took while a day student in 1989.

Team Bethanny all the way!!!!!!! Sorry Kelly but you brought the hate upon yourself.

Kelly have you no idea of how you come across to people? You are the most irritating when saying the baby voice ... "hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi." You are a woman who has lived life on her looks and honey I think you need to take another look. You are not that young, you are not that tight, you are not a person who can listen to any sort of remarks about you without turning it back on the person talking to you. I think that is what I really dislike about you the most. Time for you go...you are sooooo annoying.

bravojd

Well, Well, Kelly, you've managed to do it again! I'm certain when you view the episodes and see what others saw on national T.V....my, my, what a surprise. I think, and I could be wrong, but maybe Kelly forgot she was on NATIONAL F&^$@ing T.V. Kelly my dear no one is above anyone....especially in these times. You as everyone else is feeling the pinch of hard economic times. Last, I can't believe you asked, "Is Brooklyn in New York"?
Someone STOP HER, please.

Kelly, your second round with Bethenny clearly demonstrates your true character. Look at yourself in the mirror! What do you see??

Ok, you are such a joke. You have come off so shallow, uneducated and catty. You may have gotten far in life on your looks but the wall is fast approaching and it is going ot be ugly. You have NO substance and your "cutie" act isn't going to work for much longer. I just hope Bravo is there to capture your come-uppance when it comes.
Your outside will soon catch up with you inside and you will be ugly through and through.
By the way if you can make your living as a writer...anyone can...it is mediocre at best.

Miss Kelly
I thing that while you are very beautiful and really a good mom, and yes you were-are a model. But I wonder if you realize that Bethenny is a Serious Business Woman who deserves the respect of at least showing up on time to a meeting (you set up). And that Jill deserve the same. Also I can't understand how you are a editor and have a problem answering your phone. I don't want you to think that I am bashing you,(not my place). I just watched Kelly verses Bethenny part 2. Dang girl give beth a break and try to listen to her,(and listen to yourself when you start floating to that pedstal you somtimes leap on) PLEASE, PLEASE. You are instering to watch. I love your laid back way.

WOW! You are the biggest B#!%* I have ever seen on T.V!
So full of yourself, YET you are nothing special to look at! I can't even believe you were a model! I also can't believe Bethany even meet you, and sat there taking your crap! I would never even give someone like you the time of day!
This show needs to realize you're just too much of a B#%@* to give air time to!

Kelly REALLY!!!! Get over your self! You attacking Bethenny was so CLASSLESS! But I see that you are classless. You bring the show down. You are really not up there you are below the NYC subways

Kelly- You should be ashamed! To begin with, you won't let anyone get a word in edgewise. You must control the conversation/situation and if you don't like what someone else says, you walk away. The only problem is, you come back and won't let it go. You then only tell a partial amount of info to gain sympathy from the other "housewives" and I believe your true colors are coming through. To invite all these people to your party then show up EXTREMELY late...bad manners. If you knew you needed to Trick or Treat with your kids, then plan the party for another time. As for the Bunny costume, not conservative in the least. Your comment about looking very cute said it all...you want ALL the attention.

There is something to what Bethany says about Kelly blowing off her castmates all the time. Recall that even in Kelly’s first appearance on the show, Kelly invited Ramona to Kelly’s equestrian event then iced her at least twice at in order to talk to someone (cute gay guys usually) that Kelly apparently seemed to think was more interesting to her. What’s up with that?

I'm sorry to say this, but the show was much better before you were on it. When the others have differences they eventually get passed them and are grown up about it. You, sweetie, aren't. You are very beautiful and stunning. But that doesn't give you class. Act like an adult and the show will be much better.

I was "Stunned" when I saw the episode where Kelly & Beth met to discuss their issues...

When Kelly demonstrated she was "Up Here" and Beth was "Way Down Here" on the class/celebrity scale?, my first instincts concerning her being added to the show were correct...

I realize ratings matter and they needed to up the ante this season...Adding a "Narcissistic Bully" in the mix is not only distasteful, it's appalling!

Hopefully, you'll pay attention to the women around you and learn from their example what the true definition of "Upper Class" is.

WHO ARE YOU? i have never seen you or even heard of you. how much did you pay bravo tv to be on this show? surely that is the only way you got on tv.

I really cannot believe that you would talk to another human being the way you talked to Bethany. You don't have to like everyone you meet in life but you can at least be cordial. You are so snotty and stuck on yourself it's pathetic. People with class and dignity would never conduct themselves in the manner in which you do.

Love you Kelly!

You're the best housewife by far! Love your sense of style and laidback personality. You seem so sweet! Great blog. You're seriously the number one reason I tune in to the show. I really can relate to you and feel as though we have very similar personalities.

I'm glad you didn't take Bethenney's abrasive attitude lying down! Good for you!

Kelly,
All I have to say to you is this. If you think your so bright and your so hot and Bethenny is the *bully* here, For one you need a reality(forgive the pun)check and two, go check out how many votes you have for the A-List Awards for the housewife fashion show. I think you will see who sunk their own ship. Percentages don't lie and dear me with all that Social climbing I would have thought you would have at least enough friends to muck up at LEAST 2 percent of the votes.

That's real class Siobhan.

You say you're not confrontational in public then why did you confront Bethany in a very public place? What a hypocrite. Bethany was rude to you but you could have talked on the phone or alone somewhere. And to put your self up there and her down there was so arrogant. Who are you any way? I really think you're looks are a "dime-a-dozen" looks. I cracked up when Bethany mocked your "Hiiiiiiiii" I was doing it before she said it. You present your self as very phony. Atleast Bethany is real. You are constantly dropping names and telling us how busy you are and the Halloween party was a joke, I thought you "NEVER" put your name to anything and then you show up sooo rudely late. Who cares about you anyway, you wreck the chemistry of the girls.

I dislike reallity shows, yet during my down time I have found myself glued to Bravo and their N.Y. and O.C. wifes shows. Atlanta and N.J. "NO", thank you. If nothing else becouse of the good looking (Cougar) woman. Is funny how superficial and caddy some sucsesfull and very atractive woman can be. Kelly as for looks you are top of the list followed by the (the one that lost her sutter) bubbly blonde in the OC. Considering the doors that you and most other shows cast members sail past. This show brings home the reallity of your respectives "social scene" of course it will always be blame on the editing...

"I don't know Bethenny at all. I met her once for five seconds, and that does not a friend make. I've never seen her, interacted with her, or even heard her name before I was asked to be on the show." -kelly bensomethingorother

ummm, "i met her once for five seconds" in the first sentence. then "i've never seen her interacted with her or even heard her name before I was asked to be on the show" in the next sentence. interesting...

You are a mean selfish woman who should be ashamed. You think you're better than the other ladies, even Alex is nicer than you. Stop thinking you are the best, when you're not!!

Kelly,
I am the kind of person who will give everyone a chance. When I watched you on the first episode, I thought, "wow, she is pretty, great smile, pretty hair, etc." But then a few episodes after that, I just didn't want to watch the show anymore. I find myself either changing the channel or falling asleep. It took a lot for me to write this message as I don't really want to bash people I don't even know. However, I understand you were upset about how Bethenny treated you and you were fed up with it. I don't think it was right that she made those comments either. But you are a mom (a great mom...so you said). I was really surprised and very disappointed in how you handled yourself. I think if you told Bethenny that you didn't like her antics and left at that, she would have apologized. Most people cannot handle people telling it like it is. I didn't at first but now I prefer those kinds of people because they are real. (That is why I also like Nene-Atlanta Housewife.) While they may sound unclassy, at least you always know where you stand. I like that. It seems you are not used to people like Bethenny. I think you are used to people always complimenting you and could not accept the fact that someone would act like that towards you. Bottom line, I think you need to apologize to Bethenny for how you behaved...1/2 an hour late when you were the one who called for a meeting and worst, just to tell her you are way above her and she is way down there. How would you like it if someone told you that? How would you like it if someone told your daughters that, would you feel bad? If you are a classy person, you would take that leap and apologize to Bethenny even though she started the whole thing. I believe Bethenny would apologize. This is the only way you'll redeem yourself. Most of the comments I read about you is very sad. I hope you do the right thing. Good luck and keep it real!

I can't believe I just wasted my time reading that..... Go f yourself nobody!

Kelly your my fave! Who cares about Bethany the Bun maker, your much more interesting to watch. You don't look like the type of girl who could careless about catty comments.

Do you like what you see when you watch the show back? I understand that they do lots of editing, but truly....you are so full of yourself and shallow. You are hard to watch. Your girls are darling.....you? Eh...not so much. p.s. do you realize how much you say "like"? You write for a magazine, I would think you could speak better.

You are a really awful writer. I wish you really read these comments. But it makes me feel better anyway...you are and AWFUL writer.

Hey Kelly can you get any more full of yourself. This is the most self absord thing I have ever read.

Kelly
get over yourself. what kind of lady would confront somebody in the manner you did? you have no class, you sounded like a teenager. you are really hated in the nyc scene, you are a joke now.

I hope u don't return next season.I dont know why you were added on to the cast. You constantly pat your self on the back for what I don't know.

You hold your head up high, Kelly! Rumor has it that through your connections, you were able to come up with over $40,000 in donations for Jill's charity- and without your name emblazoned all over. The others are solely in it for the notoriety, but you took action and were not looking for the glory.
As far as BF is concerned, I think that she has deep psychological issues. I would keep away from her if I were you- who knows what that one is capable of. She is obviously green with envy, whining about how you were talking to her boyfriend who isn't even in her life anymore(for obvious reasons). Ignore her and maybe she'll go away!

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