‘We’ve always been the losers’

Bethenny Frankel would rather eat glass than talk about the ongoing Hollywood union strikes, but somebody has to do it.

The “Real Housewives of New York” alum posted an Instagram rant on Instagram on Wednesday regarding the writers’ and actors’ labor issues, demanding that reality stars get paid residuals.

“Why isn’t reality TV on strike?” Frankel, 52, said. “Reality stars should also stop shooting network and streaming content until their free content is taken down. We also deserve residuals.

“We don’t get paid s–t!”

The “Skinnygirl” founder released her frustrations in a one-minute and 36-second video, revealing how much she made from her OG days.

“I got paid $7,250 for my first season of reality TV, and people are still watching those episodes,” belted Frankel, who reportedly made $1 million per season afterward. “We’re getting screwed, too.”

She entered the reality realm in 2008 via “The Real Housewives of New York,” becoming a legend for the Bravo franchise with iconic lines such as “Go to sleep! Go to sleep,” “Get off my jock” and “I’d rather eat glass than talk about this.”

“I myself have generated millions and millions of dollars in advertising and online impressions being on reality TV and have never made a single residual.”

She declared that anyone shooting a Bravo show should not be shooting until they get paid residuals for all the episodes they’ve done.

“If a network or streamer is currently making money on me, telling someone to GO TO SLEEP, then maybe I should be compensated.”

The Post has reached out to Bravo for comment.

The 52-year-old mogul mentioned other popular reality stars like Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi from “Jersey Shore” and Lauren Conrad from “The Hills” should receive residuals for their years of work.

“From @snooki to @laurenconrad to @kaitlynbristowe to myself, reality TV has generated millions of dollars and entertained people globally, and my name and likeness and content are used for years to come for free on episodes where I was paid peanuts for my work.”

Frankel admits that unscripted talent should have a union to avoid poor treatment and belittlement.

“Just because talent signs their life away doesn’t make exploitation correct,” she adds. “The mentality that we were nobodies and that these streamers and networks have given us platforms and that we can capitalize on them is also moronic.”

When the last writers’ strike happened from November 2007 to February 2008, unscripted talent saved the day and “provided all of the entertainment” for viewers, which Frankel considers the gold rush of reality TV.

“Critics will say that actors have ‘talent,’ which is what studios pay for; in fact, studios pay for advertisers and advertisers pay for the purchasers of the household, a k a women.

“And what gets women? Reality TV,” Frankel revealed.

“We’ve always been the losers, the ‘I’m up here, you’re down here’ to the actresses and actors.”

Although Frankel made an exit from her iconic role in reality tv in 2019, she claims advocating for unscripted talent may become a new hobby of hers.

“Maybe I’m the one who needs to GET A HOBBY, and maybe this will be it.”