Andy Cohen Thanks Lisa Rinna for 'Showing Up' on His 'Most Important Days' Despite 'Complicated' Relationship
Andy Cohen Thanks Lisa Rinna for 'Showing Up' on His 'Most Important Days' Despite 'Complicated' Relationship
Brenton BlanchetThu, February 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC
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Andy Cohen and Lisa Rinna on 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen' on Feb. 25, 2026Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo -
Andy Cohen is opening up about his dynamic with Lisa Rinna
The pair spoke on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when Cohen thanked Rinna for showing up for him on two important days
"It is very clear to me that you have a very complicated relationship with the housewives and a little bit with me as a result of that," he said
Andy Cohen thanked Lisa Rinna for supporting him over the years during her latest appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25, the WWHL host spoke on his history with The Traitors star as she appeared on his show to chat about her new book, You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It. At the end of their conversation, Cohen, 57, said he had been thinking about his relationship with Rinna, 62, ahead of her visit and the forthcoming reunion for season 4 of The Traitors.
"It is very clear to me that you have a very complicated relationship with the housewives and a little bit with me as a result of that," Cohen said. "You know, I have to tell you something. And I have to thank you because what I realized is that you showed up for me on two of the most important days of my life."
Cohen elaborated on his statement, sharing that Rinna appeared at his baby shower and calling her the "hype master" who "got those housewives on the table for me" during an "already amazing" evening. Cohen is dad to son Benjamin Allen Cohen, 7, and daughter Lucy Eve Cohen, 3.
"You did that," Cohen said. "And nobody asked you to do it. It was incredible and I will never forget it."
The second day that Rinna showed support was the day of Cohen's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony. She shared some words about Cohen at the event alongside fellow speakers John Mayer and Garcelle Beauvais.
"[It] was another of the most special days of my entire life," Cohen said. "You were filming that day, you had just come back from Aspen, you were grieving the loss of your mom. You sat with my mom at that lunch afterward and I just want to thank you. You showed up for me on two very important days for me and that is not lost on me. I really appreciate that and I'll never forget it."
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After some applause from Cohen's audience, Rinna told him that it "was my absolute pleasure" to be there for him.
Lisa Rinna and Andy Cohen in 2018Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Elsewhere during her WWHL appearance, Rinna explained her mention of Cohen's 2023 memoir, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, in her own book. Per the conversation, Rinna confirmed she was upset that Cohen included personal text messages from her in his book — to the point that she even "burned" the book in her fireplace.
Cohen "apologized" for publishing their texts while reconnecting with Rinna at the already-filmed Traitors reunion, he said. "I had all these reasons for doing it, and then when I really thought about it, I was like, 'Oh wait, you gotta apologize.' So I'm sorry."
"It was so beautiful to watch your book go up in flames," Rinna joked. "Andy, really, it's an honor. That I would burn your book is kind of an honor."
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Rinna also touched on her tenure on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which she joined in 2014 and officially departed in 2023. "I was never acting, but as I watch it back, it was a characterization of me being a housewife," she said. "Does that make sense? I think it does."
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