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Bethenny Frankel Cuts Face on Beauty Tool in Video

Published 13 March 2026

Bethenny Frankel, the 55-year-old former star of "The Real Housewives of New York City," suffered cuts to her face while testing a new beauty tool during a social media video on Thursday, leaving her shaken but otherwise unharmed.

In a series of Instagram videos posted that evening, Frankel documented the incident as it unfolded. She was applying a facial roller from the brand Nurse Jamie, described as a ball-shaped suction cup with a glass handle designed to contour the face and reduce inflammation. Frankel explained that she grinds her teeth, causing jaw pain and a pronounced jawline, and hoped the tool would provide relief. "These balls, they're supposed to contour your face," she said in one clip, demonstrating the product on camera.

The mishap occurred mid-application when the glass handle apparently broke or chipped, slicing her cheek and jaw area. Blood began streaming down her face, prompting an immediate reaction. "Wait, I'm bleeding! What the f! Oh my God. What is this?" Frankel exclaimed, her voice filled with panic as she noticed the injury. She pressed a white washcloth to the wounds, which quickly became saturated with blood. In the footage, she showed the damaged...

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