Andy Cohenis hoping thatLisa Rinna’s exit fromThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsis not permanent.
As Cohen opened up aboutRinna’s departure newson Monday while hosting SiriusXM’sAndy CohenLive, he called it a “big reshuffle of the deck” going into season 13. The 54-year-old also praised Rinna, 59, for her role in shaping the Bravo hit into what it is today.
TheWatch What Happens Livehost continued, “Think of all the memes thatLisa Rinnahas generated. Think of all the gifs she’s generated. I remember when DVF [Diane Von Furstenberg] came out with a book, andI think she called it ‘Own It.‘And I was like, ‘Oh,Lisa Rinnasays…’ I was like telling DVF. I was like, ‘That’sLisa Rinna’s thing.”
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Upon continuing to point out how Rinna “has been really a huge part ofBeverly Hills,” Cohen expressed his desire to see the actress return someday.
“I really do hope that this is a pause. I hope she will come back. I really do,” he said. “I’ve talked toTamra [Judge]about this a lot. Tamra, ultimately said to me before she came back to this, she said, ‘You know what? My time away from the show kind of helped me as a person.’ And she said, ‘I think it was actually really positive to leave and get some air and step back.’ So I just hope that Lisa will humor us and comes back.”
As co-host John Hill said that it’s good for “people to go maybe and live some life” before returning, Cohen agreed and responded: “That’s what I’m saying.”
Rinnaconfirmed her departurefromRHOBHin a statement shared with PEOPLE on Jan. 5.
“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,” the Rinna Beauty founder said. “It has been a fun eight-year run and I am excited for what is to come!”
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Rinna had a rough go of it in her final season. She notably feuded with costarsSutton StrackeandKathy Hilton, though she also dealt withthe death of her mother Loiswhile filming. Her online antics later resulted in hergenerating backlash from fans.
When initially asked about her future thereafter, Rinna told E! News: “We’ll see.”
“We’re just gonna see what happens, whatever God has in store for us,” she added. “We never know. You never know.”
source: people.com
