Harry Hamlin Says Lisa Rinna Has 'Transformed Herself' After Leaving RHOBH: 'She's Just Killing It Everywhere She Goes' 

"She has now transformed herself into an amazing fashionista, an amazing actress," Hamlin gushed over Rinna

Harry Hamlin (L) and Lisa Rinna attend the Amazon Prime Video post Emmy Awards party at Cecconi's on September 17, 2018 in West Hollywood, California
Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna. Photo: Rich Fury/Getty

Harry Hamlin is a proud husband!

During an appearance on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM radio show, Hamlin opened up about Lisa Rinna’s life after leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Gushing over his wife, the Clash of the Titans alum, 72, spoke with Cohen, 56, about how Rinna is doing better than ever.

“Rinna seems like she's living her best life,” Cohen said, to which Hamlin replied, “She is. Are you kidding me?”

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 28: (L-R) Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin attend The Daily Front Row's Eighth Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards at The Beverly Hills Hotel on April 28, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin.

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The Watch What Happens Live host went on to describe Rinna, 61, as “light as a feather” and “having so much success” in her career. 

“I think not being on the show has been a really nice thing for her,” Cohen added.

“I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the last season that she was on,” Hamlin then said. “That show was so terrifying for her, so horrible. And such an icky moment in her life that she's had to say ‘No.’ And by saying no and not going back, she has now transformed herself into an amazing fashionista, an amazing actress. I mean, she's just killing it everywhere she goes.”

“I absolutely love it,” Cohen added. 

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Rinna, who is now focusing on scripted shows and movies, left RHOBH in 2023 after eight seasons on the reality show. She announced her departure with a resignation email on Sept. 10, 2022, that read: “I will not be renewing my contract and I will not be coming back to RHOBH. Thank you so much for 8 years!!!! All the best, Lisa.”

The Mommy Meanest actress later spoke out about ending her time on the show with a bad experience, saying she would not consider returning.

"It has made me a better actor," she shared during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show in March.  "I'm acting again [and] I'm not kidding — you laugh but it's true. I think it made me a better actor."

"I'm grateful for that show,” she later added. “I'm the person I am today because of it, but I'll never go back. Nope, I did it. Did it, done it, saw the movie."

Lisa Rinna
Lisa Rinna.

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After leaving the hit Bravo franchise, fans mourned the loss of Rinna on the show. In February 2023, just after sharing the news that she wouldn’t be returning, the Mommy Meanest actress reacted to being missed.

"I didn't expect that, I really didn't," Rinna said. "That is the thing that was unexpected to me the most about everything. I thought people would mostly be like, 'Thank God we got her fired' — and some were, don't get me wrong. But the majority of it was love."

"Even the way people described my eight years on the show, with words like 'legend, icon, G.O.A.T.' — I said to Harry, 'There are things you'd normally only get to hear if you died!'" she continued, jokingly. "And that's how it felt: like I died, but I didn't, and I got to see all the things that people would say about me at my funeral."

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills can be streamed on Peacock.

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