Lisa Rinna is decided to say goodbye to ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ after 8-seasons..
“This is the far job I have held in my 35 year career and I am thankful to all at Bravo and all those were the part of the series,” Rinna, 59, says through an interview. “It has been a fun 8-year run and I am so eager for what is to come!”
The plan was made as Rinna’s contract expired at the end of the season. After weighing her options and business obligations, she and Bravo mutually planned that she would not back to RHOBH.
Rinna joined the show in its 5th season, which aired in 2014. In her 1st season, the actress was involved in one of the show’s most memorable fights when she hurled a wine glass at then-costar Kim Richards, who’d alluded Rinna didn’t want something to get out about her spouse, Harry Hamlin.
The Days of Our Lives alum has also become famous for her “Own it, baby” catchphrase, which is a mentality to which she subscribed throughout her run.
But Rinna’s exit likely doesn’t come as a shock to RHOBH fans. And even though she’s compared herself to a “cockroach” you “can’t get rid of,” she left major suggestions about the possibility throughout season 8.
Posting a pre-Housewives throwback image on her Instagram Story, Rinna wrote: “I was Lisa F—ing Rinna before HW and I’ll be Lisa F—ing Rinna After.” She then followed this with lyrics from “Roxie” beside a picture of Renée Zellweger in 2002’s Chicago, which is a role Rinna also played on Broadway in 2007.
“I’m a celebrity! And the audience loves me! And I love them too. And they love me for loving them. And also I love them for loving me. And we love each other. And that’s because none of us got end of love in our childhoods. And that’s showbiz, kid,” the picture read.