is happily off the dating market.
The Real Housewives of New York City alum, 54, made her relationship with her new boyfriend, , Instagram official on Saturday, November 23. “POV: he buys you a luxury heated throw & builds you a fire while you sip an overpriced latte,” she captioned the Instagram clip, which featured Frankel filming Villante as he tended to her home’s fireplace.
Frankel captioned the video, set to “Thank You to My Man (Casa di Remix)” by , “Because #imworthit #andmyman #thankyoutomyman #weekend.” She shared the same post via her TikTok page.
Frankel sparked romance rumors with the businessman in September after they were spotted holding hands during an outing in Santa Monica, California. Earlier this month, the two were photographed with and at the New York City premiere of Yellowstone season 5B. Frankel walked the red carpet solo but matched with Villante in an all-black ensemble.
Much like Frankel, Villante is known for his work in the business world. The Princeton University alum is the chairman and cofounder of the payment process plan company Yapstone. Since its launch in 1999, the company has “grown to become a trusted partner for vacation rental industry leaders, processing billions of dollars in payment volume annually,” per Yapstone’s website.
According to The New York Times, Villante was previously married to . Frankel, meanwhile, was wed to from 1996 to 1997 and , with whom she shares 14-year-old daughter Bryn, from 2010 to 2012. (Frankel and Hoppy, 54, finalized their divorce in 2021.)
News of the Bravo star’s latest romance comes six months after Us Weekly confirmed that she and her ex-fiancé called it quits after six months of dating. A mutual friend of the pair told Us in May that “it just wasn’t going to work” between the exes, who had split around two months prior. “They are so different — he’s an under the radar kind of guy.”
In a July TikTok post, a newly single Frankel revealed that she ditched a “last-minute” first date before it even began. “I just saw them walking down the street. The guy’s not my type,” she explained, stating that she decided not to go through with the outing.
“I don’t want to waste time,” she stated. “I’d rather be home with [Bryn]. I don’t want to go so I’m not going. It sucks that I think I look cute, but I’m not going so now I don’t know what the hell I’m supposed to do.”
That same month, she was spotted soaking up the sun with German artist in Saint-Tropez. Frankel was photographed swimming and relaxing on a beach chair in a coral one-piece bathing suit while Castello, 46, donned a pair of patterned swim trunks.
