renewal, it was re-titled to Bethenny Ever After. Cast and synopsis All six wives from the second season returned for the third installment. Season three introduced Sonja Morgan as a full-time cast member in the seventh episode "New Girl, Old Money" that aired on April 5, 2010. Morgan is a former model and friend to European royalty and is described as an "optimistic, free-spirited partygirl" Morgan revealed she has been asked to join the series prior to season three, but turned down the offer due to being recently divorced. Also being introduced during this season are recurring cast members, described as "friends of the housewives." Jennifer Gilbert is the first ever recurring cast member in The Real Housewives franchise. Gilbert is an entrepreneur and the creative force behind her New York City event-planning company Save The Date. and is described as a survivor after surviving a vicious stabbing, being stabbed 37 times. Gilbert entered the series after being commissioned by Jill Zarin to help her with her party. Zarin begins the season with a shift in her friendships, as she bonds with Ramona Singer but her and Bethenny haven't spoken in months. Zarin takes comfort in bonding with Singer, LuAnn de Lesseps and Kelly Bensimon about their issues with Frankel. Zarin and Frankel come face to face after the downfall of their friendship at the Jill Stuart fashion show. The newfound feud between the two worsens when Frankel reads an article about the two's friendship and she thinks Zarin is responsible. Frankel attempts to reach out to Zarin via a phone call and surprises her with a face-to-face meeting, set up by Signer. Zarin is left feeling she is better off without Frankel. Away from her drama with Frankel, Zarin works on an upcoming book her and her sister have been working on titled Secrets of a Jewish Mother. Frankel returns to Manhattan after spending the summer falling in love with Jason Hoppy. Later their relationship continues to move forward when Frankel learns that she is pregnant and the two get engaged. Frankel's pregnancy is leaked on Perez Hilton's gossip site which leaves Zarin calling people to find out more information. After she calls Frankel, Frankel informs Alex McCord to let Zarin know she is done with her. Frankel poses nude for PETA. Frankel and Singer get into a vicious, below-the-belt argument on the Brooklyn Bridge. Singer finds herself in