Lisa Rinnais opening up about why she kept opted not to change her name following her marriage toHarry Hamlinmore than 25 years ago.
While filling in forKelly Ripaas co-host onLive with Kelly and Ryanon Wednesday morning, the 59-year-oldReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar said that while she continues to carry her own surname professionally, her legal name is officially Lisa Rinna Hamlin.
When asked if there was a discussion about the decision, Rinna told co-hostRyan Seacrestshe had once proposed the idea of changing her last name publicly, too.
“It’s interesting, because I wanted to change my name to Lisa Hamlin and Harry said, ‘Why would you do that? Your name isLisa Rinnaprofessionally so don’t mess with that,'” she said. “And so, if Harry tells you to do something, you do it. So that’s why I did that. But I like having Hamlin as my legal name because that’s the name of my children so I want to have something in common with someone, right?”
Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin.Jim Spellman/WireImage
In February, the coupleopened up to PEOPLEabout the secret to a successful and happy marriage ahead of their 25th wedding anniversary in March.
“[The secret is] being diametrically opposite,” said Hamlin, 70. “I like going up to the mountains, and her idea of camping is anything below the 10th floor of the Four Seasons.”
Rinna added, “We’ll be married for 25 years in March, and I’ve worked hard. So I’ve picked out a very nice diamond.”
Rinna, who shares daughtersDelilah BelleandAmelia Graywith her husband, told Seacrest that both her attraction to and respect for her husband have stood the test of time.
“He walks into the kitchen and I get that feeling in my tummy, those butterflies. Important,” she said.
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Rinna then went on to say that the fact that the two have “nothing in common” plays into their decades of success as a couple.
“It just works because I think what he does and what he likes, I’m super attracted to and I’m interested in,” she said. “And look what I do? I’m a kooky reality personality.”
“You’re more than that. You’re a great parent, a great wife. You’re all those amazing things,” Seacrest, 47, responded before saying she reminded him of Ripa, 51.
“That’s a huge compliment,” Rinna said. “I think Harry gets a kick out of me.”
In February, the couple told PEOPLE about the bumps they faced early on in their relationship.
“She played hard to get,” theL.A. Lawactor recalled.
Hamlin added, “So I called her up and I said, ‘Do you want to come to dinner at this Italian restaurant?’ and she said, ‘When?’ I said, ‘Well, how about in an hour?’ And I hadn’t talked to her in months. And, she showed up and broke all the rules.”
“I’d just come from work [onDays of Our Lives] and had no makeup on,” Rinna recalled. “So I guess I wasn’t playingthathard to get.”
Over the years, the couple has learned that a successful marriage boils down to mutual respect and an unwavering willingness to listen.
“We’ve always heard each other,” Hamlin said.
Rinna added, “And it doesn’t hurt that he’s so good-looking.”
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source: people.com
