Actress Lisa Rinna is the topic of online conversations again, for all the reasons you would expect. The former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills recently shared a nude throwback image on her Instagram. In the post aimed at adulating her younger self, Rinna gushed, “…I forget how fucking great I looked.” In her caption, she praised the creative responsible for the steamy shot, Greg Swales. “@gregswalesart you are a master…” she wrote, reimpressed by her younger portrait.
The post, created three days ago, features Rinna in profile, minus all her clothes. She stands against a smooth gray background while soft lighting illuminates the contours of her toned physique. Sporting a short tousled haircut, she wears fashionable angular sunglasses. While nude in the shot, she preserves some modesty with her pose, folding her arms across her chest. As expected, the post received significant engagement, getting over 600 comments and 18,000 likes.
Since the post went up, fans have not hesitated to give their unfiltered opinions of the aging sex symbol’s post. Some fans expressed their confusion regarding her cosmetic procedures. “If she’s so confident, then why does she keep getting work done on her face?” one asked.
Complimenting before criticizing, another said, “Lisa, you are so beautiful. I’m just so sad that at every opportunity, you have the need to have a public opinion about your body. You don’t need to do it. People are beginning to see your need for affirmation.” Questioning the need for the post in the first place, another fan commented, “Is this necessary??? You have issues!!!!”
The 61-year-old reality star has never been shy to talk about the procedures she has done over the years. In 2010, she told PEOPLE how her desire to change her appearance started after she watched the movie Beaches. According to her, she wanted to look like actress Barbara Hershey. Aside from a breast augmentation in 1998, she also had added fillers to her lips, a procedure which backfired years after. She has since fixed some of the damage the fillers did with the help of plastic surgeon Garth Fisher.
Amidst the criticism, several fans said they loved the photo. They also ensured they expressed themselves and their love for Rinna in the comments. “I been crushing on u for years” one fan commented, unable to contain themselves. Another, praising Rinna, said, “I love you, Lisa! Let them all keep hating! Gorgeous! Live it up while you still got it.” To acknowledge the empowering potential of the image, another fan said, “Love you! And your confidence! Always knowing how to make women feel empowered!”
Fans Liken Lisa Rinna to Late Albert Einstein
Earlier this year, Lisa Rinna found herself the subject of online discourse again when fans compared her to Albert Einstein. But it had nothing to do with her IQ. In June, Rinna showed up to the Victor & Rolf Haute Couture Fashion show, sporting a spiky hairdo. She rocked the hairstyle on a black and white tux, which caught several fans’ attention. And in a usual fashion, they compared her look to other celebrities with similar hairstyles.
One fan hilariously commented that she looked like “Albert Einstein is he slayed.” Another chipped in, “She looks like Andy Warhol.” One confused fan asked, “What in the Guy Fieri is happening?” However, it wasn’t all sarcasm and one-liner jokes, as some fans loved the edgy look. Another fan on X, in particular, complimented her, saying, “I kind of love this on her! She’s having fun! It’s what Rinna does!”
