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On January 5, 2023, it was confirmed that Lisa Rinna, was bidding farewell to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills after eight seasons.
“This is the longest job I have held in my 35-year career, and I am grateful to everyone at Bravo and all those involved in the series,” Rinna said in a statement. “It has been a fun eight-year run, and I am excited for what is to come!”
Rinna has been a controversial figure since joining the franchise in its fifth season. The actress was involved in one of the show’s most memorable fights when she threw a glass of wine at Kim Richards, who’d eluded that Lisa was avoiding talking about her husband’s, Harry Hamlin, secrets.
After weighing her options and business obligations, Lisa Rinna and Bravo mutually decided not to return to the Bravo show. As expected, many housewives have come out to comment on her departure from the show.
8/8 Lisa Rinna “Had A Good Run” With Real Housewives
Lisa Rinna took to Instagram after the shocking news was released. “We had a good run. Love you! See you soon!” she wrote in a caption alongside a still from her time on the Bravo show.
A host of housewives across different franchises commented including Ramona Singer, Dorinda Medley, Margaret Josephs and Kim Zolciak-Biermann. Her good friend and cast mate Erika Jayne replied by saying “GOAT Love you Lisa.”
Back in August, Rinna deleted most of her RHOBH related photos from Instagram and posted about life “after” her time on the series comes to an end.
“I was Lisa F–king Rinna before HW and I’ll be Lisa F–king Rinna After,” the actress captioned a throwback photo from the red carpet. There have long rumors that Rinna would be fired after she spent most of the recent season feuding with Kathy Hilton.
7/8 Lisa Vanderpump’s Controversial Tweet
Quickly after the announcement, Lisa Rinna’s former cast mate Lisa Vanderpump seemingly threw shade at the actress. She tweeted “Ding dong,” which fans believe was a reference to “Ding dong the witch is dead” from The Wizard of Oz.
The duo were involved in a bitter feud when Rinna accused Vanderpump of setting up cast members and orchestrating storylines in 2019.
6/8 Kyle Richards Shades Lisa Vanderpump
Kyle Richards liked a tweet shading Lisa Vanderpump after she commented on Lisa Rinna’s exit from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The former friends had a very public falling out on the show.
“Why didn’t you comment about vivienne westwood and have to comment on this?” read a Tweet Richards liked, referring to the recent death of iconic British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.
Kyle shared an Instagram Story that read, “an apology without change is just manipulation,” not long after Rinna’s departure was announced.
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5/8 Erika Jayne Says Lisa Rinna Is Irreplaceable
Erika Jayne believes her friend and co-star is irreplaceable on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
When asked by TMZ on Friday who could “fill those shoes,” the singer, replied, “They can’t. She’s the GOAT. She’s the f****** GOAT.” Erika and Lisa have been very close on the recent season of the show, despite Erika’s ongoing legal issues.
“I’m going to miss Lisa very much,” the 51-year-old added. “I mean, obviously, I think she’s a very close friend of mine in my personal life, so you know, I will still see her, but she will be missed and I think everyone will feel it.”
4/8 Subtle Shade Toward Lisa Rinna From Garcelle Beauvais?
On Friday, January 6, 2023, fans believed Garcelle Beauvais’ was throwing shade toward Lisa Rinna’s exit after she shared a video on Instagram showing off her new red hairstyle to the tune of Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing.”
“New year New me! #stillstanding #newlook #newvibe,” the actress, 56, captioned the clip.
“Can’t help but think the song choice is a little dig to a certain costar that was just fired,” commented a follower on the social media clip. The pair have not appeared to be the best of friends on the Bravo show.
3/8 Harry Hamlin Says Lisa Rinna Made The Right Decision To Leave Real Housewives
While walking the red carpet of the 80 For Brady premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 6, the actor opened up about his wife’s decision to leave the show.
[It was the] correct decision, the right decision to make at this point after eight years,” Harry Hamlin told PEOPLE. “I think she took it as far as she could take it, and she elevated the show.”“Now it’s time to move on,” he adds. “Eight years is a long time to do anything, the same thing over and over again. It’s time to move along.”
2/8 Teddi Mellencamp Is Excited For Lisa Rinna’s Future
Former Real Housewife Teddi Mellencamp took to her IG Stories sharing a picture of her and Lisa Rinna on Watch What Happens Live. She praised Lisa as a friend, and shared her excitement for what is coming next for the actress.
“I would hope that if [Rinna] stays on and she’s there that we would see a little bit of a distance between her and Erika, so we can see them both as individuals,” Teddi revealed on the #NoFilter with Zack Peter podcast in December.
1/8 Andy Cohen Called Lisa Rinna’s Time On Real Housewives An Iconic Run
The Bravo boss shared on his Instagram Story a cartoon collage of some of Lisa Rinna’s most shocking Real Housewife moments on January 6, 2023 with the caption “an iconic run.” The cartoon collage had been created by the Instagram user @DrunkDrawn.
Cohen criticized Rinna’s social media behavior during the most recent RHOBH reunion. “Lisa, I have spoken to you about this privately many times,” Cohen told the former soap actress. “Your social media is disastrous.”
