Between her role as, spoiler, a traitor on The Traitors and her instantly bestselling memoir, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, the Real Housewife has made a splashy return to the zeitgeist this year. Better yet, she’s answered the question on everyone’s mind: No, you never grow out of influencing.
What grounds you, and what invigorates you?
What grounds me is yoga and what invigorates me is art, fashion, and dancing.
Who do you call the most?
Harry Hamlin.
What would you be doing if you weren’t working in your field?
Living in the south of France just being fabulous!
What’s something people get wrong about you?
That I’m some kind of an evil villain.
What would you wear to meet your greatest enemy?
Full Balenciaga Couture.
What would you like the headline of your obituary to be?
“Lisa Fucking Rinna Was Iconic and a Legend.”
What’s one work of art that got you through an important moment in your life?
When I read The Road Less Traveled at 24 years old.
When’s the last time you laughed hysterically?
We watched my daughter Delilah’s performance in Peter Pan when she was 11 the other night, and she was flying on a wire. The kids were all 10 and 11. It was so cute and so hysterically funny.
What’s your biggest vice? Your greatest virtue?
My biggest vice? Probably social media. My greatest virtue? I like to find joy in everything.
What do you think is your biggest contribution to culture?
My dancing videos!
What do you want to see more of in your industry? Less of?
I would like to see more joy and less fear.
Where do you feel most at home?
I feel most at home in my house when my husband and children are home in Beverly Hills and spending time together.
What keeps you up at night?
Too much thinking.
What are you looking forward to this year?
All the exciting possibilities this beautiful life has to offer!
To read more from the 2026 CULT100 honorees, see the full list here.
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