bethenny frankel is on stoppable. the one-time real housewives of new york star has her own reality show now, bethany ever after. she's a businesswoman with her own skinny girl brand and she has a new book "a place of yes: ten rules for getting what you want out of life" and bethenny joins me now. we met before. >> we did, on the "today" show. >> you came on and you were just showing me these cocktails you had come up with. i was like whatever. these cocktails then became this, the cover of forbes magazine, $100 million deal from the skinny whatever -- what was it? >> it was the skinny girl margarita originally. now it's a full line of cocktails -- >> unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. >> when you see that, what do you think? >> i think it's legitimate, it's validating. i have always been a business person. i went onto reality tv as a business decision. i already had a platform and this is where i wanted to end up. i used to say i want to be on the cover of forbes magazine. >> if i saw my head there i wouldn't think

. >> bethenny frankel stars in her own successful tv show. on the fortion 100 list and she sold her skinny girl brand for a reported $100 million. how did she get to the top of the business world? >> i wanted to be a business person. i wanted to go all the way. i wanted to be on the cover of forbes magazine. >> tonight, bethenny frankel. how she made it big one skinny girl as a time. >> i feel if you take a sip of the margarita, you will -- you won't have any guilt. >> maybe we should go out on the town. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >> linda hogan knows all about the down side of marriage to a you poerful man. she was married for 24 years to hulk hogan. she tells a story of that marriage in a new book. linda joins me now. it's a fascinating book. he's a fascinating character. my knowledge of the hulk is even in britain he was -- this guy was huge physically, on television, as a box office star. how would you cup up marriage to the hulk? >> well, we were married for 24 years, and, you know, it was great. honestly, i never dreamed that we

. >> bethenny frankel, going to get her own talk show. there she is.on "desperate housewives of new york." she was sort of like persecuted by ladies on the show. skinny girl margarita thing. she had also gotten married. >> whole empire going on. >> let it all hang out for the cameras. ellen apparently of the ellen show is part of this. she is going to be part of the production team. perhaps it will do very well. seems lately everybody is launching their own talk show. >> wonder if she will have stars from real housewives of new york on. >> doubt it. definitely not jill zarin. they're still not talking. >>> let's move on to the ticket prices on broadway. >> this is crazy. >> evidently not that cheap anymore. especially when it is a hit. talking "the book of mormon" a very funny, maybe slightly controversial, i don't know. don't think many people are. >> some say it is offensive. which means i would love it. >> exactly. brought to you by creators of southpark. top ticket price going for $487. which can be a little much to take for anybody who spends the

our bethenny frankel. >> is this a result of what we are drinking?, hear is roar. i am 40, i am proud and i went for it in my own way. i had to stay strong. i was derailed a lot. i was depressed a lot. >> but you got up each time. >> i got up each time. >> everybody gets knocked down. >> i was reading bethany's book last night. i understand why anybody would want to pick it up. you had a tough upbringing. you could be complaining about a bad boyfriend living in a one-bedroom in new york saying why did i get this cruddy life or you could have been you. >> bitter or better. >> i like it. you don't wear your story. your story helps you, it guides you, it molds you. you just move forward. this is not about woe is me. i had a great life. i had an interesting colorful life. it brought me to where i am. every day you make your life what you want it to be. >> i could never understand why people enjoy being the victim and playing the victim. nobody wants to be around someone that plays the victim. >> i used to go on dates and tell my story because it felt it