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Amanda Frances is firing back at Bozoma “Boz” Saint John, after her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star shaded her business as “woo-woo.”
As the 41-year-old Bravo newbie also reacted to the skepticism surrounding her business and the concept on which it was built, suggested that Boz, 49, was bitter due to her own failed efforts to create a personal development brand, and denied she was charging “outrageous amounts” for her courses, Amanda shared her thoughts about returning, revealed the one thing she dreaded, and explained the impact that the show had on her company.
“It’s absolutely woo-woo. Woo-woo works,” Amanda admitted during a February 5 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “Present day, it’s called manifestation, but this is a thing that’s been through psychology, through philosophy, through every religion since the beginning of time. Like, I didn’t make up manifestation. I just applied it to money and mindset and combined it with my education.”
After noting that she owned a coaching business that had 21,000 students in 108 countries over 15 years, with 95% of customers reporting being happy with their purchase, Amanda said that if they are happy and she is happy, she doesn’t understand why there is a problem.
She then signaled a business failure of Boz.
“If Boz’s online course was making money, would she still be critical?” Amanda asked. “She tried to create a personal development brand. It did not go well. She is losing money on her courses. She told me so. She had interest in being an online course kind of figure … [So] I think she could look in the mirror about why this really bothers her cuz she tried to do it.”
Looking back at the questions her RHOBH co-stars had about her company, Amanda said she would’ve loved to share more about what she does.
“If they wanted to understand me, I was always available,” she noted.
As for the rest of her skeptics, Amanda encouraged them to read her book or try out the many services she offers for free.
“Read the book. It’s like $5.99 on Kindle, or go to YouTube and watch my free videos, or do my free meditations or my podcast without paying me at all, go play with it, see if you like it … I make it so accessible,” she noted, proceeding to deny claims of high pricing.
“I released an offer yesterday that’s pay what you feel. You pick the price. So the idea that I’m charging outrageous amounts is not grounded in reality whatsoever,” she insisted.
When asked if she’d consider returning to RHOBH for season 16, Amanda admitted she wasn’t yet sure.
“I don’t think that’s a question I can answer at this point. I just can’t figure out how they do it over and over and over,” she stated.
As for what she dreaded from filming, Amanda said there was just one thing.
“I was so worried about what I had supposedly said at [Kathy Hilton]’s cuz we spent four dinners talking about it, but now that I’ve seen it, I’m like, of course I didn’t remember. I didn’t say anything,” she reasoned.
Also during the interview, Amanda revealed the show’s impact on her business.
“We have opened up to a lot of new book readers. The book sales are insane,” she declared.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 15 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.