Bethenny Frankel says reality TV stars should strike: ‘We’ve always been the losers’

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posted an Instagram rant on Instagram on Wednesday regarding the writers’ and actors’ labor issues, demanding that reality stars get paid residuals.“Why isn’t reality TV on strike?” Frankel, 52, said. “Reality stars should also stop shooting network and streaming content until their free content is taken down.

We also deserve residuals.“We don’t get paid s–t!”The “Skinnygirl” founder released her frustrations in a one-minute and 36-second video, revealing how much she made from her OG days. “I got paid $7,250 for my first season of reality TV, and people are still watching those episodes,” belted Frankel, who reportedly made $1 million per season afterward. “We’re getting screwed, too.” She entered the reality realm in 2008 via “The Real Housewives of New York,” becoming a legend for the Bravo franchise with iconic lines such as “Go to sleep!

Go to sleep,” “Get off my jock” and “I’d rather eat glass than talk about this.”“I myself have generated millions and millions of dollars in advertising and online impressions being on reality TV and have never made a single residual.”She declared that anyone shooting a Bravo show should not be shooting until they get paid residuals for all the episodes they’ve done. “If a network or streamer is currently making money on me, telling someone to GO TO SLEEP, then maybe I should be compensated.”The Post has reached out to Bravo for comment.The 52-year-old mogul mentioned other popular reality stars like Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi from “Jersey Shore” and Lauren Conrad from “The Hills” should receive residuals for their years of work.