They’ve been friends for decades.
And Bethenny Frankel gushed over longtime boyfriend Kyle Richards as she wished her a happy 52nd birthday on Wednesday.
The Real Housewives alum, 52, shared throwback photos as she opened up about their decades-long friendship in a touching post shared to her Instagram account.
Happy Birthday Kyle! Bethenny Frankel wished her longtime boyfriend Kyle Richards a happy 52nd birthday on Wednesday
The photos showed Kyle and Bethenny at different stages in their lives, from their days as young women to more recent snaps of them partying together.
‘Happy Birthday @kylerichards18!!!’ Bethenny started in the post. “To think that I’ve known you for more than 25 years is both beautiful and sickening. @farrahbritt was FOUR years old & was already laughing at us!!!
“You’ve always had a positive attitude and love to have fun. It took me decades to understand that you bought an $18 Lancome eye makeup remover, the product responsible for our friendship.
“I hope you’re more patient with your birthday present than I was when you watched me hide under a store display when I was caught trying to find out what my boyfriend and your ex got me (just to see it having him walk in while hiding in a toy store).’
Longtime Friends: The duo have been friends for over two decades
Flashback: The photos have captured Kyle and Bethenny at different stages in their lives, from when they were in their young 20s to more recent snaps of them partying together
She then approached Kyle’s nieces, Paris and Nicky Hilton, and raised her own daughter, 12-year-old Bryn Hoppy.
“Finding these photos reminded me to create a FULL SCENE with you, @parishilton & @nickyhilton (at Bryn’s age) at the Mobil Mart after they went to the Rampage, ice skating and ferret shopping at the pet store for Paris had gone.
“So many memories… it goes by too fast. Enjoy it! Happy Birthday! May it be full of love, laughter and family.”
The good old days! One of the photos showed a young Kyle with her husband Mauricio Umansky
She then revealed that she finally followed Kyle on Instagram after previously having to defend that she hadn’t befriended Kyle on the platform.
“PS. I’m following you now so I guess I don’t have to text you.
Whether they were partying as young women or making a move in recent years, the post proved that the two women have no shortage of fun memories together.
The last video in the post was of a tired-eyed Bethenny lying in bed tired and complaining about staying out with Kyle until 4am.
Still glamorous! The Post proved that nothing stopped women from having a good time, even as they got older
Applause! The reality stars enjoyed a lime and salt drink
“Why are we doing this to ourselves? Kyle and I danced until, I don’t know, four in the morning. Why should we do that?’ She asked.
Kyle first met Bethenny in the ’90s when the future Skinnygirl mogul was working at La Scala Boutique restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Funnily enough, Bethenny was dating Kyle’s ex-boyfriend at the time and wanted to know about the expensive eye makeup remover she found in the beau’s bathroom.
“She came up to my table and was like, ‘Hi, I’m dating your ex-boyfriend,'” Kyle recalled on an episode of ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.’
Dance the night away! The post included video of the women making a move
“Basically, she wanted to know if the expensive eye makeup remover in his bathroom was mine. Because she wanted to know what stupid idiot would spend that kind of money on eye makeup remover.” Kyle raised her hand with a sheepish smile on her face and admitted it was hers.
Despite their awkward association with the same man, the two eventually became firm friends.
In recent years, their connection has come under scrutiny after Kyle claimed Bethenny unfollowed her on Instagram.
But Bethenny insisted there was “no real story” as she didn’t follow any of her friends on the platform.
“I love Kyle. I have a good relationship with Kyle. I don’t actually follow all my friends because I like to meet them in person. There are people I’m not good friends with, and I’m not very methodical about them. You could probably see through there and it’s probably like a flea market,” she said on Watch What Happens Live.
‘Call her and ask. We talk all the time. I’ll get my phone and text her too. There’s no real story,” she added.
Regret their decisions! The last video in the post was of a tired-eyed Bethenny lying in bed tired and complaining about going out with Kyle until 4am