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Surprise, surprise:Lisa Rinnahas made her epic return to BravoCon!
The actress, 59, was not expected to appear at the second annual event held at NYC’s Javits Center. But she wound up making a surprise appearance duringThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillspanel on Friday.
Rinna wore an electric tangerine two-piece suit and coordinating heels as she boldly stepped on the stage to a mixed reception from fans, including a wave of loud boos from the crowd.
When moderatorBrad Goreskiasked Rinna and her costars about their regrets from season 12, Rinna quipped, “How long do you have, Brad?”
She spoke up first: “How about when I screamed at Sutton? I mean, that was really intense. The two times I screamed at Sutton, how about that? … To see it back, I was quite horrified.”
Rinna has recently been entangled in a series of social media controversies that have garnered backlash from the franchise’s vocal fanbase.
Rina recently blamed “grief” forher mother’s November 2021 deathas thecause of her many online rants, including some lodged at multipleReal Housewives of Dubaicast members.
“I have had a really rough timeof it I think you’ve seen how hard this has hit me,” she wrote in July ina since-deleted Instagram post. I’m sorry if I’ve raged on you, about you — it really has nothing to do with any of you."
Rinna is no stranger to criticism for her onscreen behavior.
Season 12 saw the Rinna Beauty founder raising her voice repeatedly atSutton Strackeafter her costar claimed tohave never received a thank youfor purchasing Rinna and husbandHarry Hamlin’s tickets forElton John’s annual charity benefit.
Later, fans — and currentRHOBHstars — took issue with how Rinna continued to leverage overKathy Hilton’s alleged meltdownduring the cast’s Aspen trip.
But amid rumors she might not return for season 13, the former soap star shared an Instagram Story post that read: “I was Lisa F—ing Rinna before HW and I’ll be Lisa F—ing Rinna After.”
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BravoCon 2022 is taking place through Sunday at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.
source: people.com
