Lisa Rinna Talks "Queen" Candiace & Rob's Harry Hamlin-Like Charm: "That's His Power"

Lisa Rinna: I loved Killing Caroline Stanbury. That was so fun. I put my soap opera hat on and just went for it, and I was like, ‘I gave you such a good death, you should thank me.’ I did. It's much better than having to go to the chair and get the envelope, right? She got a great moment, so that was really fun.

I think I had fun as a Traitor, and I think I brought a different kind of feeling to it. So I think I did that well, but I think I sucked as a Traitor to be honest. I wasn't a great Traitor, but I was iconic, so I still feel like I won.

So when I first saw Rob, I went over to him because he was very, kind of pulled back and quiet, and everyone else is kiiking and talking, but he was kind of aloof and by himself. I like to go and engage people like that if they have that energy, so I went right over to him and started asking him questions.

He reminds me of Harry when he was in his twenties. [Also] Harry's son Dimitri, who is like one of the most gorgeous humans on the planet, so again, I'm really used to that gorgeous male energy, and so I wasn't thrown by it.

Everybody else couldn't even look Rob in the eye for more than two seconds. They were like, 'I can't even look at him!' So if you can't even look at him, you can't read him, right? And I saw that Johnny [Weir] is beside himself when he saw Rob walk by. Colton [Underwood] obviously is goo goo gaga all over the place, and so I'm just watching this going, 'That's his power.'

Yes, he's smart also, but his power is this face and his body, and then he puts those damn overalls on with no shirt. I was like, ‘Oh well, there's not much I can do about that.’ It's hard to beat.

Oh, that's a loaded question. I did say to him at one point, 'You know, I have two girls that are single. I do, and they're really cute!' But I was also joking.

Listen, everyone loves Rob right now. The whole entire world loves Rob, and I think it's great, and I love those boys. I love everyone on this cast, and I think it's a special group of people, and Rob is doing an amazing job.

Yeah, it was a bummer that he came for me, but that's the game. He's playing a great Traitor game, so I can't fault him for that, I can't.

No, I did not. I think he could have easily just written my name down at the Roundtable, so I may have to ask questions about that at the Reunion because I'd like to know what drove him to do that in that moment.

Yes and no. You have to be very careful, you know what I mean? When you're playing the game, you have to be careful. There’s certain rules that you have to follow, so I think that I left just the way I needed to leave.

Queen. I literally looked over and I went, Queen. I thought to myself, Queen.

Listen, I knew I was going. I knew the writing was on the wall. That's why I didn't go crazy at that Roundtable and try to fight to save myself because, I don't know, I'm Lisa Rinna. I don't have to fight. I don't have to work that hard. If I'm gonna go, it's your loss, whatever. That's sort of where I was coming from.

The intensity of playing this game just cracked me open. I think being a Traitor is difficult because you're playing two roles, really, and it's not the easiest thing in the world, even though I wanted to do it.

You're so physically, emotionally... you're so spent at that point. When you're finally banished, it's like a sense of relief in a way. The guard can come down, and it just cracked me open, and I couldn't stop crying. It was just like pouring out of me, and I just allowed it, and I'm really glad that it happened.

[The game] changed me. It completely changed me, and I'm so grateful for it. I had such a great time. I love everyone, and I just wouldn't want it any other way. It was a gift. It was an absolute gift.

Well, listen, I know that Porsha is not super happy, but then again, she didn't have a whole lot to talk about in her press tour. I mean, she was only there for one episode, so I understand having me be the topic, but if you remember, Candiace really was the first one to point Porsha out, and so I don't feel like I was the only one.

Ron [Funches] had the best evidence. He did, and I was not gonna vote for Porsha. I was gonna probably go with Donna [Kelce], but when I heard what Ron had to say, and we were looking for a Secret Traitor, remember, I went with Porsha. And the truth is, I'm a Traitor. I don't have an alliance to anyone, and I'm not a Housewife anymore, so I certainly don't have an alliance to a Housewife, so I was like, 'What's the big deal?'

I couldn't understand it to be honest, but then I guess there's a whole lore of Housewives have to have Housewives and Gamers have to have Gamers' backs, and I'm like, 'Yeah, but that doesn't work for me, so whatever.' I'm not a Housewife, so why would I have an alliance to Housewives? I'm a Traitor. I have an alliance to no one but myself, right? So that's how I played the game. It wasn't personal. I was looking for a Secret Traitor.

I mean, I think Erika [Jayne] would be great. I do. I think Erika would be the one that comes to the top of the list.

Oh my God, I mean, anybody that feels like they should do it should do it, because it's such an amazing experience. It just changes you. I'd love to see a big actor do it, like somebody that is the Mike White going on Survivor.

I would like to see like Julia Roberts saying, I wanna go do Traitors. Wouldn't that be fun?

Colton was a great nemesis for me, and I've said that from day one. I mean, that was fun.

To me, that's the game, and did I expect him to come at me? No. Did I use it and play with it? Yes, and we had a really good time doing it and so I said to him, ‘Thank you for being such a great nemesis for me,’ so that's how I feel about that.

I'm rooting for Candiace.