United Kingdom, Jan. 16 -- Bethenny Frankel has blamed hotel towels after she contracted a bacterial infection on her face.

The Real Housewives of New York City star has vowed to "never ever" use hotel towels or sheets again after she was struck down with skin inflammation while on holiday St. Barths.

She said on TikTok: "I need you to know that a doctor had to come on here and clarify the facial chlamydia, which I became the unpaid spokesperson for, does not exist.

"The internet is a very scary place. So, I had a bacterial infection from towels.

"It happened once to my daughter. She was the one who recognised it when it happened to me, and it started to happen to her. And towels hold bacteria, so do sheets.

"And if you've ever been ...