Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin revealed one of the secrets to their long-lasting marriage: hormone replacement therapy.
Rinna, 61, broached the topic during the Friday, April 4, episode of her and Hamlin’s “Let’s Not Talk About the Husband” podcast while explaining how they stay active despite being in the “retirement” age bracket.
“I think when people get really complacent, they’re no longer curious, they’re no longer caring about how they look,” Rinna said. “For a woman, you hit menopause and you’re not on hormone replacement therapy — which, by the way, I think is key for everyone. I’m not an expert, but you’ve gotta be on hormone replacement. You have to. Have to!”
Hamlin, 73, agreed with his wife, adding, “I’m just gonna chime in here and say as soon as she went on hormone replacement, our life got really good, everybody.”
Hormone replacement therapy treats symptoms of menopause like hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings and works by replacing the hormones your body no longer makes once you enter menopause. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum noted that some research has previously found that HRT increases the risk of breast cancer in some people, but she’s still a “huge proponent” of the treatment.
“I am not an expert, but I swear to God, if I wasn’t on hormone replacement therapy,” she continued.
Hamlin then added, “We would be divorced. More than likely.”
Rinna recalled having some skepticism about starting HRT when her doctor first proposed it to her around age 52.
“I’m not sleeping, my hair’s falling out, I’m f***ing pissed off all the time, I’m so out of my body, I can’t sleep, I’m just a nervous wreck, I’m flipped out,” she said. “[My doctor said], ‘If you don’t take it now, by the time you’re 60, you will have your hair falling out, your skin will be dry and brittle, and you will be on two separate antidepressants and it will be too late for you to go on it.’”
Hamlin again piped in to quip, “And you’ll be single, more than likely.”
“Hormone replacement therapy, that keeps you young!” Rinna added, as her husband joked, “And it also keeps us together.”
The former soap star noted that she would “f***king kill” Hamlin if he ever tried to get her to stop taking HRT.
“Are you kidding me?” he replied. “I’m gonna make sure you take it forever.”
Rinna and Hamlin tied the knot in 1997 and later welcomed daughters Delilah Belle, 26, and Amelia Gray, 23. (Hamlin also shares son Dimitri, 44, with ex Ursula Andress.)
While Rinna announced her exit from RHOBH in 2023, she and Hamlin remain one of the few couples to survive the so-called reality TV curse, as numerous Bravo couples have filed for divorce after appearing on a Housewives franchise.
“We like each other,” Hamlin exclusively told Us Weekly last year when asked what keeps him and Rinna together. “Most of our friends spend most of their time trying to avoid their spouses.”
Rinna concurred, adding, “That’s true. We like to hang out. We love to go on adventures.”
