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Lisa Rinna has revealed the names of the rudest celebrities she’s encountered in her career, along with a recollection of a time she felt betrayed. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also touched on persistent rumors regarding the sexuality of her husband, Harry Hamlin, while offering some insights into their intimate life.
In 2011, Lisa participated in season 4 of Celebrity Apprentice, sharing the screen with notable personalities like Gary Busey, NeNe Leakes, and Richard Hatch. Although she was “fired” early on, Lisa returned for the All-Star season in 2013.
In her latest book, “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It,” Lisa identifies Dionne Warwick and Star Jones—both former co-stars on Celebrity Apprentice—as the most unpleasant celebrities she’s ever worked with.
Lisa recounted to Page Six, “[Dionne was a] nasty piece of work.” She described their initial meeting during a pizza-making task, where Dionne hardly acknowledged her and curtly demanded, “Go get me a Pepsi!”
“And for some reason, I ran off like a simp to get Dionne Warwick a Pepsi. She thanked me by conspiring with her coven to get me canned,” said Lisa, who was “fired” in season 4 after Jones “threw her under the f–king bus.”
“[I] couldn’t trust any of the women [on the show],” said Lisa as she reflected on that time. “[But I thank Jones for] being such a twat, because her viciousness prepared me for my future as a Beverly Hills Housewife. … I’m not sure I’d ever experienced woman-on-woman hate crimes before that.”
She also addressed the rumors that Harry cheated on her.
“The majority of our fans think our conscious coupling is pretty cool, but of course, there are some cave-dwelling internet trolls who live to tear us down and start rumors. I get that,” she said, via E! News. “It’s way more fun to see fights than cuddles. … So I just laugh when I read that we don’t live together anymore, he’s having multiple affairs in Canada, and he’s gay. Go Harry F–king Hamlin!”
“[The] sex is still great,” she added. “[We share] a great amount of trust. … I don’t ever worry about Harry. I am not jealous. He’s not jealous. … I always thought [the affair rumors were] so strange because that was certainly not something I never even contemplated. I would be shocked if I found out he was having an affair.”
Lisa said Harry “leaves his phone facing up.”
“And guess what? I would never look at his phone. I don’t feel like I need to. In fact, we have the same password,” she explained. “There’s no competition. And even though we are two actors, I never feel like I have to one-up Harry. … Envy doesn’t exist between us, so when either one of us gets a new job, we celebrate the win, because getting a gig is nearly impossible to begin with. It doesn’t matter who makes more money — as long as it’s rolling in, we’re happy.”
“Another thing Harry and I do share is our work ethic,” she expressed. “More importantly, we are on the same page when it comes to key core values like trust, honesty, respect, and, my personal fave, effective communication.”