'Housewives' stars feud during filming?

Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel has reportedly feuded with her castmates during filming of the forthcoming season.

The Bravo reality personality, who has returned for the show's third season, recently said that she had no plans to help co-star Kelly Killoren Bensimon soften her image after an arrest for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend.

Frankel's proposed solo project Skinny In The City is said to have caused friction between herself and the other women.

A source told the New York Daily News: "Distancing herself from the cast will make the transition away from the Real Housewives that much more seamless."

It is understood that the series, which is to return in early 2010, will feature Frankel and former best friend Jill Zarin at odds with each other, including the former's exclusion from a dinner party hosted by the latter.

The 38-year-old has also apparently cut ties with Countess Luann De Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Alex Cord, while she was absent from filming a scene at Emanuel Ungaro's Madison Avenue store. She and DeLesseps are thought to have had an argument during Pamella Rowland's New York Fashion Week.