Photo: David Crotty/GettyHarry Hamlinbelieves his wifeLisa Rinnamade “the right decision” to leaveThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.While walking the red carpet of the80 For Bradypremiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday night, the actor, 71, opens up to PEOPLE about Rinna’sdecision to exit the hit Bravo franchiseafter eight seasons."[It was the] correct decision, the right decision to make at this point after eight years," he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think she took it as far as she could take it, and she elevated the show.““Now it’s time to move on,” he adds. “Eight years is a long time to do anything, the same thing over and over again.It’s time to move along.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Rich Fury/GettyRinna, 59, announced in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Thursday that she was departingRHOBHafter multiple seasons of delivering sassy one-liners, drama-filled moments, social media messiness and self-deprecating lip humor.“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,” Rinna said. “It has been a fun eight-year run and I am excited for what is to come!“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Lisa Rinna.Cindy Ord/Bravo/GettyThe decision was made as Rinna’s contract expired at the end of last season. After weighing her options and business obligations, she and Bravo mutually decided that she would not return toRHOBH. Rinna joined the franchise in its fifth season, which premiered in 2014.Looking ahead, Hamlin also tells PEOPLE that he and his wife both have many projects lined up in the future. “We’re both very busy. I’ve got [80 for Brady] andMayfair Witchescoming out, and then she’s already talking to studios about getting going on something else, so I think we’re going to be really busy over the next few months,” he says.RELATED VIDEO:Lisa RinnaIs ‘Grateful’ as She Announces Exit from ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ After 8 SeasonsTwo weeks before Rinna announced her departure fromRHOBH, Hamlin told PEOPLE that his longtime love often got in hot water on the series because shewas not afraid to speak out.“She does her job. Her job is to show up on time, interact with the people on the show in an honest and authentic way,” he said in this week’s issue of PEOPLE.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty"Her hot button issue, I suppose, is injustice or when somebody else is not behaving honestly, she’ll call it out,” Hamlin added. “And that gets into a lot of trouble. But it also helps the show.“Hamlin also revealed the biggest misconception about his wife — with whom he shares daughters Delilah, 24, and Amelia, 21 — since she joined the cast ofRHOBHin 2014. “I’ve known her for 30 years… She has never once, in all of that time, uttered an untruth,” he said. “And something that wasn’t absolutely and honestly true.”
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Harry Hamlinbelieves his wifeLisa Rinnamade “the right decision” to leaveThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.While walking the red carpet of the80 For Bradypremiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday night, the actor, 71, opens up to PEOPLE about Rinna’sdecision to exit the hit Bravo franchiseafter eight seasons."[It was the] correct decision, the right decision to make at this point after eight years,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think she took it as far as she could take it, and she elevated the show.““Now it’s time to move on,” he adds. “Eight years is a long time to do anything, the same thing over and over again.It’s time to move along.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Rich Fury/GettyRinna, 59, announced in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Thursday that she was departingRHOBHafter multiple seasons of delivering sassy one-liners, drama-filled moments, social media messiness and self-deprecating lip humor.“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,” Rinna said. “It has been a fun eight-year run and I am excited for what is to come!“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Lisa Rinna.Cindy Ord/Bravo/GettyThe decision was made as Rinna’s contract expired at the end of last season. After weighing her options and business obligations, she and Bravo mutually decided that she would not return toRHOBH. Rinna joined the franchise in its fifth season, which premiered in 2014.Looking ahead, Hamlin also tells PEOPLE that he and his wife both have many projects lined up in the future. “We’re both very busy. I’ve got [80 for Brady] andMayfair Witchescoming out, and then she’s already talking to studios about getting going on something else, so I think we’re going to be really busy over the next few months,” he says.RELATED VIDEO:Lisa RinnaIs ‘Grateful’ as She Announces Exit from ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ After 8 SeasonsTwo weeks before Rinna announced her departure fromRHOBH, Hamlin told PEOPLE that his longtime love often got in hot water on the series because shewas not afraid to speak out.“She does her job. Her job is to show up on time, interact with the people on the show in an honest and authentic way,” he said in this week’s issue of PEOPLE.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty"Her hot button issue, I suppose, is injustice or when somebody else is not behaving honestly, she’ll call it out,” Hamlin added. “And that gets into a lot of trouble. But it also helps the show.“Hamlin also revealed the biggest misconception about his wife — with whom he shares daughters Delilah, 24, and Amelia, 21 — since she joined the cast ofRHOBHin 2014. “I’ve known her for 30 years… She has never once, in all of that time, uttered an untruth,” he said. “And something that wasn’t absolutely and honestly true.”
Harry Hamlinbelieves his wifeLisa Rinnamade “the right decision” to leaveThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
While walking the red carpet of the80 For Bradypremiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday night, the actor, 71, opens up to PEOPLE about Rinna’sdecision to exit the hit Bravo franchiseafter eight seasons.
“[It was the] correct decision, the right decision to make at this point after eight years,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I think she took it as far as she could take it, and she elevated the show.”
“Now it’s time to move on,” he adds. “Eight years is a long time to do anything, the same thing over and over again.It’s time to move along.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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Rinna, 59, announced in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Thursday that she was departingRHOBHafter multiple seasons of delivering sassy one-liners, drama-filled moments, social media messiness and self-deprecating lip humor.
“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,” Rinna said. “It has been a fun eight-year run and I am excited for what is to come!”
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Lisa Rinna.Cindy Ord/Bravo/Getty
The decision was made as Rinna’s contract expired at the end of last season. After weighing her options and business obligations, she and Bravo mutually decided that she would not return toRHOBH. Rinna joined the franchise in its fifth season, which premiered in 2014.
Looking ahead, Hamlin also tells PEOPLE that he and his wife both have many projects lined up in the future. “We’re both very busy. I’ve got [80 for Brady] andMayfair Witchescoming out, and then she’s already talking to studios about getting going on something else, so I think we’re going to be really busy over the next few months,” he says.
RELATED VIDEO:Lisa RinnaIs ‘Grateful’ as She Announces Exit from ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ After 8 Seasons
Two weeks before Rinna announced her departure fromRHOBH, Hamlin told PEOPLE that his longtime love often got in hot water on the series because shewas not afraid to speak out.
“She does her job. Her job is to show up on time, interact with the people on the show in an honest and authentic way,” he said in this week’s issue of PEOPLE.
Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
“Her hot button issue, I suppose, is injustice or when somebody else is not behaving honestly, she’ll call it out,” Hamlin added. “And that gets into a lot of trouble. But it also helps the show.”
Hamlin also revealed the biggest misconception about his wife — with whom he shares daughters Delilah, 24, and Amelia, 21 — since she joined the cast ofRHOBHin 2014. “I’ve known her for 30 years… She has never once, in all of that time, uttered an untruth,” he said. “And something that wasn’t absolutely and honestly true.”
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