Lisa Rinna was definitely iconic on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She recently reflected on her “painful” exit and why it had to happen.
Lisa appeared on Jeff Lewis Live on the heels of her run on The Traitors, and she looked back on her painful RHOBH exit, admitting that perhaps she shouldn’t have done that last season.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills legend Lisa Rinna talks leaving the show
“I’m in a much better place, obviously, than I was three years ago,” she began. “You know, my mother had passed away, and you know, truth be told, I should have taken a moment and not maybe done that year and just done the grieving and not done the show.”
She explained that her worker bee mentality made her want to fulfill the contract and do the show. But she wasn’t in the right headspace to do it, and it really “f*cked her up.”
“It was difficult, you know, it was difficult to grieve in the public eye,” she said. “And I also don’t think that people are comfortable watching other people grieve. It’s too painful. And I think it triggered a lot of stuff in people. They didn’t know why they were upset with me, but I think it had something to do with that. So, it was a really, really difficult ending to that chapter.”
Lisa had previously shared that fan backlash was a main motivator for leaving the show. Coupled with the grief of her mother’s passing, it must have been very difficult indeed.
“I was in a lot of pain,” Lisa admitted. ‘I’m totally different now. That show was great for me. I wouldn’t change it. It’s a difficult show to do when it’s that, when it’s painful like that. It became toxic. I think everyone can agree it was a toxic season. I’m just happy that I am where I am now.”
“Who are you still friends with, with your former castmates?” Jeff asked.
“Erika (Jayne), Kyle (Richards), Teddi (Mellencamp), and Dorit (Kemsley),” Lisa answered. “And that’s it.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock.
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