Sound and have. Add Chest remain part of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast in season 12 despite the death of Lois’s mother – which proved to be more difficult than he expected.
“I hate this year. For many reasons,” said Rinna, 59 years old Interview magazine on Friday, January 13. “My mother died, we all know. But that’s not the biggest reason. The story just wasn’t told both ways as I would have liked. How about it?”
Filming for season 12 of the Bravo series began shortly after the death of Rinna’s mother in November 2021. Coping with the loss of a parent in addition to the global coronavirus pandemic made for a “rough” year for the former soap star.
“Something happens in the Housewives Universe because it happens in the world, and it’s reflected in the way the fans react to the world. housewife,” he told the outlet. “And I just think it’s not healthy. It doesn’t work for me. It’s not right for me.
When in Days of Our Lives alum indicated that filming the Bravo series was “fun,” that the show “went out into the universe,” and that things took a turn for the worse.
“You take your own life,” she explained. “When you’re filming, you have drama, but it’s in the taste. And when it’s out, you get opinions and all the things that happen, which is the part that you don’t like.
For Rinna, season 12 turned out to be very difficult after an alleged “smear campaign” was organized against her. Kathy Hilton in Aspen, Colorado. The California native claimed when Hilton, 63, made negative comments about her sister Kyle Richards behind the scenes after a night out at the club.
After Hilton denied the allegations, Rinna doubled down on her claims, sparking an argument between the two in the season 12 reunion, which airs in October 2022.
“It’s unfortunate that there are no cameras in Aspen. This happened spontaneously,” she said. “Now, I don’t think to turn on voice memos. When someone has nuclear damage, you don’t think, ‘Oh, I have to film this.’ That is not in your mind.”
Rinna announced she was leaving RHOBA on January 5 after eight years as a central castmember.
“This is the longest project I’ve done in my 35-year career and I’m grateful to everyone at Bravo and everyone involved with the series,” he said. us Weekly in the statement at the time. “It’s been a fun 8 years and I’m excited for what’s to come!'”
At Melrose Place The alum’s rep added that because her contract was “up at the end of last season,” Rinna took “time to consider her current options and business obligations” and ultimately “decided together” with Bravo that she would not be returning to the franchise.
After her news came out, her former costar Lisa Vanderpump – which Rinna has feuded with several times over the years – took to social media to apparently shade the Veronica Mars actress at the time, tweeting, “Ding dong.” The comment appeared to reference lyrics from the song “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead,” featured in the 1939 film Wizard of OZ.
“That’s what everyone was talking about when she walked off the show,” Rinna joked Interview when asked about the 62-year-old’s comments.