Bethenny Frankel was enjoying yet another relaxing day in Miami on Tuesday as she strolled on the beach alone.
The 47-year-old Real Housewives Of New York star showed off her enviable yoga-toned curves in a white bathing suit that tied at the sides as she took selfies by the shore.
But at one point the mother-of-one flashed the dark red circular cupping marks on her back that looked painful.
Fun in the sun with her phone: Bethenny Frankel was enjoying yet another relaxing day in Miami on Tuesday as she strolled on the beach alone
Looking for relief from all her stress: But at one point the mother-of-one flashed the dark red circular cupping marks on her back that looked painful
The Queens native appeared to have just had the treatment done.
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on the skin for a few minutes to create suction, according to webmd.
‘People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage,’ the site added.
Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston were some of the first celebrities to go out on the town with cupping marks.
Smile for the selfie: The 47-year-old Real Housewives Of New York star showed off her enviable yoga-toned curves in a white bathing suit as she took selfies by the shore
The benefits of cupping have been debatable with some doctors calling it ‘pseudoscience.’
But Frankel seemed to have no problem with it as she proudly showed off her marks. She looked to have at least seven of them on the top of her back.
The Bravo star also wore a fun white hat with pink on the border as well as large brown sunglasses with her hair down, flipping about in the wind.
The Skinnygirl founder was taking photos of herself; she is very active on social media and was likely updating her account.
Chic on the beach: The Bravo star also wore a fun white hat with pink on the border as well as large brown sunglasses with her hair down, flipping about in the wind
Looking for likes? The Skinnygirl founder was taking photos of herself; she is very active on social media and was likely updating her account
There was no sign of her daughter Bryn, who she had with Jason Hoppy, or her current beau Dennis Shields.
Frankel’s new show with Fredrik Eklund, 40 – Bethenny & Fredrik – recently made its debut.
And when they sat down with UsWeekly in February to talk about how different they are, the two did not leave their poison arrows at home.
While the beauty claimed he overspends, he countered with calling her knack for saying it like it is ‘very annoying.’
The two went back and forth during a Q&A in this week’s issue called He Said, She Said.
Ready for a cocktail? After her walk on the beach, the ex of Jason Hoppy walked up to the hotel
While they say they have a great working relationship, sometimes they can get on each other’s nerves.
‘[Bethenny] tells the truth, she says how it is. To me, it’s actually hurtful and annoying,’ he told the site.
‘She’s always very truthful doesn’t matter where you are, who you are speaking with, what the subject is, it doesn’t matter.
‘It’s a great quality, [but] very annoying when you’re on a television show, [when] you’re being recorded.’
New series: She stars with real estate agent Fredrik Eklund, 40, on Bravo’s new home flipping reality series, Bethenny & Fredrik
Her big series: The brunette is also on The Real Housewives Of New York with (l-r) Tinsley Mortimer, Carole Radziwill, Frankel, Ramona Singer, Dorinda Medley, Luann D’Agostino and Sonja Morgan
Bethenny didn’t disagree with him. ‘I’m a perfectionist, attention to detail that no one could live up to,’ said the TV vet.
‘I’m sitting here noticing one peg missing in this table, that table’s got dust in it, the vase was just filled with I don’t know what. It’s hard to live up to my expectation.
‘I’m very black and white and Fredrik can live in the gray. I’m black and white about things, and by the way, both is bad and both is good about things.’
The cover girl also said they had some ‘heated disagreements’ while filming the series.But that could never ruin their friendship which has lasted for many years.