Lisa Rinna has given up her diamond ahead of RHOBH season 13, but fans think that Lisa’s announcement left out one small detail: that she was fired.
Lisa Rinna’s stint on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has officially come to an end, but despite Lisa’s claims that she left the show freely, many fans think she was fired. Bravo will air RHOBH season 13 but one of the most recognizable cast members won’t be there. For RHOBH season 5, Lisa and Eileen Davidson were warmly welcomed as Bravo’s newest housewives. Lisa’s visibility increased as she got into fights with more women and forged close connections with Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne, but Eileen only lasted through RHOBH season 7.
Lisa was in hot water with viewers when RHOBH season 12 debuted in mid-2022, despite her impressive trajectory. There was consensus that Lisa didn’t deserve to return for RHOBH season 13 due to her frequent meltdowns on TV and bullying of Sutton Stracke and Kyle’s sister Kathy Hilton. Early in January, on January 2-23, Lisa declared that RHOBH season 12 will be her last. A few days later, Lisa’s short-lived co-star Diana Jenkins also announced her departure. Despite Lisa’s claims that she left the popular Bravo series after eight years, many viewers believe that Lisa’s time as a housewife was eventually cut short by Bravo.
Lisa Rinna Baited RHOBH Producers To “Put Her On Pause”
At the RHOBH season 12 reunion in October 2022, Kathy revealed two interesting tidbits when she and Lisa finally came face-to-face: Lisa was not only the “biggest bully in Hollywood” but allegedly fabricated storylines because her contract was about to expire. Lisa later confirmed that her contract with Bravo did end after RHOBH season 12. Still, Reddit users believe that Lisa was quietly fired after she taunted executive producer Andy Cohen to “put her on pause” at the reunion.
“Rinna was so firmly entrenched in her contempt and bitterness, how exactly were producers supposed to redeem her?” one Reddit user wrote after u/sunnyd889 shared screenshots of Lisa’s Instagram Stories. “[Lisa] was getting in the way of production and interfering too much in storylines outside the show,” another RHOBH fan commented.
Lisa Rinna Has Bashed RHOBH Non-Stop Since Her Exit
Lisa’s comments to the press suggest to RHOBH fans that she was dismissed as a result of the drama she caused last season, despite the fact that her social media posts show that their split from RHOBH wasn’t as amicable as Bravo stated. Despite Lisa’s admission to Interview Magazine that she “f****** hated” being a housewife and her repeated claims that she was negatively edited, Reddit users like u/hennycabbagehead think Lisa would never voluntarily give up the housewives’ six-figure salary. In the future, Lisa might participate in reality programs like Marriage Boot Camp or The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.
Whether Lisa quit the series after RHOBH season 12 or was fired behind the scenes, there’s no doubt that her departure will be felt when RHOBH season 13 premieres. Although Diana and Lisa won’t be around to support Erika, rumors that multiple former housewives like Kim, Brandi Glanville, and fan favorite Lisa Vanderpump have been approached to take their diamonds back have circulated for months. While The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 is still far away, the long-awaited cast shakeup has just begun.