As the Daily Dish advised, questions about Mortimer's financial standing circulated last year when she began showing off her expensive purchases to the rest of the RHONY ladies. There was some speculation her ex, Scott Kluth, was footing the bill, leading Mortimer and Mercer to take the entire cast on at the after show.

"I have — thank you, Mommy — family money, thank you, which is nice," Mortimer confirmed simply. However, she also advised, "If they're going to put it on this, I don't have a child that I pay for... Also, they have mortgages and houses. I'm just a single girl on my own." Her mother then reasoned, "I think they just didn't like you receiving these presents," arguing that the rest of the cast was simply jealous of Mortimer's lavish lifestyle and lashing out at her as a result.