after this, she scored "bethann yichlt here after." and this year, she sold her company, skinny girl, for $120 million. >> every person said don't do it. it will ruin you. it was a 50/50 shot. it would be horrendous or the best thing and bravo to bravo. it was the best thing. >> and after losing out on a paycheck reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. jill is selling shapeware. >> will you end up a millionaire on the shape ware? >> yes. >> you have? >> yes. >> i know, it's incredible. >> andy cohen, head of original programming at bravo who overseeing "housewives" empire spoke in 2009 and made no excuses for the show's infomercial tendencies or the toxic environment. >> i love sociology. i love the way people relate to each other. this is a study in affluent human interplay. and the manners and etiquette and social moires of a certain set of people. if anyone feels guilty watching the show, that's a way to justify it. >> the ladies say the secret to the success of the show? the emotions are real. >> we are who we are. rear