Bethenny Frankel’s former “Real Housewives of New York City” cast-mate Jill Zarin said Friday she was “devastated” for Frankel after the reality star’s on-again, off-again boyfriend was found dead in his Trump Tower apartment.
“I know what it is like to lose someone so soon. It’s unbearable,” Zarin, who is recently widowed, told The Post. “There is nothing worse than sudden death. You can’t prepare. There is no time to say goodbye.”
Dennis Shields, 51, died Friday of a suspected OxyContin overdose, according to police sources.
He had asked his 29-year-old assistant to administer Narcan – used to reverse an opioid OD – around 9 a.m., but it was too late.
Shields, who had been friends with Frankel for nearly 30 years before they began dating in 2016, lost consciousness before the medication could kick in.
Additional reporting by Natalie Musumeci