By Philippa Bourke Dec 26, 2009, 23:15 GMT
Real Housewives of New York star Bethenny Frankel has hit back at critics over her new naked PETA advert.
Here's Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel posing nude in a new anti-fur advertisement. The TV star stripped off for the long-running PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] campaign, in which she poses alongside the Manhattan skyline. Bethenny, 39, said: 'I used to wear fur. I went to a cocktail party, walked outside on Fifth Avenue, and a PETA protestor was holding up a skinned animal. I looked at it, and it made me sick. I felt disgusting. That day was a huge change, and si - Splash News/PETA
The star can be seen completely naked in a new ad for the animal rights campaign People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with the tagline: 'Fur? I'd Rather Go Naked.'
But fans of the show and other critics have slammed Frankel claiming her photo has been heavily airbrushed.
So Frankel has taken the unusual step of releasing an untouched photograph to answer claims her PETA image was airbrushed.
Frankel provided an image of herself from the waist up and her arm covering her breast that was similar to one that was used in a PETA anti-fur campaign.
Frankel took the bold move of handing US Magazine the original untouched photo.
And she revealed: 'Everything I'm about is being honest and being upfront.
'So if people are talking and saying the photo was airbrushed – then, you know what? Here's the picture. Have it your way.'
![Here's Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel posing nude in a new anti-fur advertisement. The TV star stripped off for the long-running PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] campaign, in which she poses alongside the Manhattan skyline. Bethenny, 39, said: 'I used to wear fur. I went to a cocktail party, walked outside on Fifth Avenue, and a PETA protestor was holding up a skinned animal. I looked at it, and it made me sick. I felt disgusting. That day was a huge change, and si - Splash News/PETA](http://media.monstersandcritics.com/articles2/1521575/article_images/headline_1261869320.jpg)
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