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You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It
From the New York Times bestselling author and breakout star of The Traitors comes the first memoir from beloved actress, Housewife, and pop culture icon, Lisa Rinna. From her career, to her personal life, she's spilling ALL the tea! If she’s experienced it... you better believe she’s gonna talk about it!
“This mouth has gotten me in so much trouble.” —Lisa Rinna
For decades, Lisa Rinna has been captivating audiences—whether as a soap opera icon, reality TV powerhouse, fearless social media provocateur or slaying in haute couture down the catwalks of Paris. But even though she’s always said it like she means it, there’s still so much more to the woman whose lips launched a thousand memes.
In You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, Lisa peels back the curtain on her rollercoaster career and her unapologetic approach to life, dishing on the highs, the lows, and the “did-she-really-just-say-that?” moments that made her a household name. Yes, she’s spilling all the tea from the soundstages of Days of Our Lives to the drama of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but she’s also opening up about what it means to grow older in an industry obsessed with youth, the lessons she’s learned about reinvention, parenting a daughter with a chronic illness, keeping her well-documented marriage alive and healthy, and being forced to grieve in public after the loss of her mother and beloved Beverly Hills fan favorite, Lois.
Bold, brash, refreshingly honest, and told with her signature wit and candor, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It is the story of a woman who understands that you go the furthest by playing by your own rules. It’s the story of a woman who realizes aging is just a chance at a new chapter. It’s the story of a Hollywood icon who refuses to let the world script her story for her. And she’s owning every bit of it, baby!
“This mouth has gotten me in so much trouble.” —Lisa Rinna
For decades, Lisa Rinna has been captivating audiences—whether as a soap opera icon, reality TV powerhouse, fearless social media provocateur or slaying in haute couture down the catwalks of Paris. But even though she’s always said it like she means it, there’s still so much more to the woman whose lips launched a thousand memes.
In You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, Lisa peels back the curtain on her rollercoaster career and her unapologetic approach to life, dishing on the highs, the lows, and the “did-she-really-just-say-that?” moments that made her a household name. Yes, she’s spilling all the tea from the soundstages of Days of Our Lives to the drama of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but she’s also opening up about what it means to grow older in an industry obsessed with youth, the lessons she’s learned about reinvention, parenting a daughter with a chronic illness, keeping her well-documented marriage alive and healthy, and being forced to grieve in public after the loss of her mother and beloved Beverly Hills fan favorite, Lois.
Bold, brash, refreshingly honest, and told with her signature wit and candor, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It is the story of a woman who understands that you go the furthest by playing by your own rules. It’s the story of a woman who realizes aging is just a chance at a new chapter. It’s the story of a Hollywood icon who refuses to let the world script her story for her. And she’s owning every bit of it, baby!
215 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2026
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About the author
Lisa Rinna
4 books57 followersLisa Rinna is an American actress, television personality, entrepreneur and model best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives and Taylor Fox on Melrose Place, and for starring in Bravo's hit reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She has also appeared as a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice and Dancing With the Stars, and has guest starred on series such as Entourage, Veronica Mars, Community, The Middle, and American Horror Story. She made her Broadway debut in Chicago as Roxie Hart in June 2007. In 2020 she launched her Rinna Beauty beauty brand and in 2022 debuted her first wine, Rinna Rose.
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March 16, 2026definitely fun on audio to have lisa fkn rinna read you her book! but as a memoir connoisseur, not my fav :/
February 3, 2026
so rinna lol. entertaining but I learned nothing
February 22, 2026
Lisa fucking Rinna
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March 5, 2026An absolute icon.
Loved the first half! The last half lost me a bit.
Loved the first half! The last half lost me a bit.
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March 8, 2026It's wackadoodle time! This was simultaneously a 1 star and a 5 star.
March 24, 2026
don’t get me wrong, lisa rinna is a reality tv icon and i had fun listening to this … but it still is one of the worst celeb memoirs I have read
so many name drops she even included the Erewhon Hailey Bieber smoothie
so many name drops she even included the Erewhon Hailey Bieber smoothie
February 27, 2026
Delightfully out of touch but that’s about it!! I had fun
February 25, 2026
When my dad died nine years ago, my mom told me that how we deal with horrible events in our life is the true measure of our character. I’ve kept that in mind, and it has been very useful to me since to see who people truly are.
When Lisa Rinna’s mom died, she went into what seems like an uncontrollable rage that cost her a place on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. While I can sympathize with the grief she experienced and feel bad for her at that, how she handled herself and treated others around her was absolutely horrific. She has no remorse - in fact, she thinks people should’ve allowed her to go on her rampage and not react negatively to her because of it.
This woman absolutely refuses to take any accountability for all the things that go wrong in her life - it’s someone else’s fault, people are nasty and mean to her for no reason, etc. A bunch of “Karens” got her QVC contract cancelled. She thinks she’s a “threat” to people (particularly women) in the business world and that’s why they refuse to work with her. She takes pride in being an “asshole” (her words), but doesn’t seem to understand that assholes are not well liked.
It’s infuriating to read this garbage. She needs to ask for a refund from her ghostwriter because the book itself is poorly written.
Side note: a group of my girlfriends and I are into “trash” TV. Whenever a book like this comes out, we take turns for one of us to actually buy the thing and then pass it around. Unfortunately, it was my turn to buy and be the first to read this absolute disaster of a book.
When Lisa Rinna’s mom died, she went into what seems like an uncontrollable rage that cost her a place on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. While I can sympathize with the grief she experienced and feel bad for her at that, how she handled herself and treated others around her was absolutely horrific. She has no remorse - in fact, she thinks people should’ve allowed her to go on her rampage and not react negatively to her because of it.
This woman absolutely refuses to take any accountability for all the things that go wrong in her life - it’s someone else’s fault, people are nasty and mean to her for no reason, etc. A bunch of “Karens” got her QVC contract cancelled. She thinks she’s a “threat” to people (particularly women) in the business world and that’s why they refuse to work with her. She takes pride in being an “asshole” (her words), but doesn’t seem to understand that assholes are not well liked.
It’s infuriating to read this garbage. She needs to ask for a refund from her ghostwriter because the book itself is poorly written.
Side note: a group of my girlfriends and I are into “trash” TV. Whenever a book like this comes out, we take turns for one of us to actually buy the thing and then pass it around. Unfortunately, it was my turn to buy and be the first to read this absolute disaster of a book.
March 15, 2026
I loved the first 60%, the rest was meh. I definitely recommend the audiobook!
February 26, 2026
wanted to rate it higher, but the body shaming of Sutton and the tone when speaking about Garcelle was upsetting
March 2, 2026
Lisa f*cking Rinna, they could never make me hate you!
February 24, 2026
Barnes and Noble had a copy out early and they sold it to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Easily my favorite Housewife to ever be on the show and the book just proves to me why. Rinna was self-aware enough to give the people exactly what they wanted and to treat it like any other acting gig she ever had. I still to this day miss her and wish Bravo fans hadn’t run her off.
One of the more open celebrity memoirs I’ve ever read, not just about the traumas in her life like others, but she names names and about the juicy BTS stuff that’s always lacking in these things.
Easily my favorite Housewife to ever be on the show and the book just proves to me why. Rinna was self-aware enough to give the people exactly what they wanted and to treat it like any other acting gig she ever had. I still to this day miss her and wish Bravo fans hadn’t run her off.
One of the more open celebrity memoirs I’ve ever read, not just about the traumas in her life like others, but she names names and about the juicy BTS stuff that’s always lacking in these things.
March 3, 2026
I am unashamedly a Real Housewives fan. It is entertainment that does not require much critical thinking and offers pure escapism. So when a book lands that is connected to that universe, it immediately piques my interest. Although I grew tired of Lisa Rinna towards the end of her time on the Beverly Hills series, she undeniably made great television. I went into You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It expecting behind the scenes revelations and a peek beyond the fourth wall.
Spoiler alert. We did not really get that.
Each chapter is titled after one of her infamous quotes from the franchise, which is a clever framing device. She uses these lines as a springboard to explore themes from different points in her life. The glimpses into her pre fame years are interesting enough, but what you ultimately get is a short memoir that often feels like a running commentary on how ahead of her time she was or how she was the first to do this, that, or the other.
It is a memoir, so of course it presents one perspective. However, I expected more accountability. Rinna touches on the controversies that have riled fans over the years, but she tends to redirect responsibility elsewhere. While she understandably references the grief of losing her mother, which is deeply personal and significant, there is a sense that too much weight is placed on external circumstances before any meaningful self reflection.
If you are hoping for juicy behind the scenes gossip about the Housewives franchise, this is not that book. Rinna takes swipes at former co stars in a way that reads more bitter than playful. Moments of body shaming a former cast member feel particularly uncomfortable given the long standing rumours about her own relationship with food and the very real struggles her daughter has faced. It comes across as hypocritical and it does not sit well.
The writing style is conversational, which could have worked. Instead, it often feels like listening to someone ramble. She moves from one topic to another without much structure, which disrupts the flow and gives the impression that there was no clear plan for each chapter. That said, her honesty about money, including near losses of her home and failed business ventures, is genuinely compelling. The franchise trades on an image of wealth and gloss, so those moments of vulnerability feel refreshingly real.
Overall, it is not horrendous, but it is not especially enjoyable either. It lacks the bite and salaciousness the title promises and that Lisa Rinna herself built her brand upon. If you are after scandal, you would be better off looking up the most salacious quotes from this book online and saving yourself the time.
1.5/5 ⭐️
Spoiler alert. We did not really get that.
Each chapter is titled after one of her infamous quotes from the franchise, which is a clever framing device. She uses these lines as a springboard to explore themes from different points in her life. The glimpses into her pre fame years are interesting enough, but what you ultimately get is a short memoir that often feels like a running commentary on how ahead of her time she was or how she was the first to do this, that, or the other.
It is a memoir, so of course it presents one perspective. However, I expected more accountability. Rinna touches on the controversies that have riled fans over the years, but she tends to redirect responsibility elsewhere. While she understandably references the grief of losing her mother, which is deeply personal and significant, there is a sense that too much weight is placed on external circumstances before any meaningful self reflection.
If you are hoping for juicy behind the scenes gossip about the Housewives franchise, this is not that book. Rinna takes swipes at former co stars in a way that reads more bitter than playful. Moments of body shaming a former cast member feel particularly uncomfortable given the long standing rumours about her own relationship with food and the very real struggles her daughter has faced. It comes across as hypocritical and it does not sit well.
The writing style is conversational, which could have worked. Instead, it often feels like listening to someone ramble. She moves from one topic to another without much structure, which disrupts the flow and gives the impression that there was no clear plan for each chapter. That said, her honesty about money, including near losses of her home and failed business ventures, is genuinely compelling. The franchise trades on an image of wealth and gloss, so those moments of vulnerability feel refreshingly real.
Overall, it is not horrendous, but it is not especially enjoyable either. It lacks the bite and salaciousness the title promises and that Lisa Rinna herself built her brand upon. If you are after scandal, you would be better off looking up the most salacious quotes from this book online and saving yourself the time.
1.5/5 ⭐️
March 24, 2026
This was a quick, fun read. Lots of laughs.
I only know Lisa Rinna from The Traitors, so it was interesting to hear all about her years on RHOBH, her early years in acting, her daughters, fashion, and of course Harry Hamlin!
4⭐️
I only know Lisa Rinna from The Traitors, so it was interesting to hear all about her years on RHOBH, her early years in acting, her daughters, fashion, and of course Harry Hamlin!
4⭐️
March 6, 2026
Ok glama ✨ entertaining and worth every minute imo
February 26, 2026
If you love Lisa Rinna, listen to this book.
March 4, 2026
Lisa Rinna uses this book to shed her villain edit from #RHOBH which I think she does a great job doing. However, the only entertaining parts of the book were when she does spill Housewives tea. I enjoyed it but if you’re looking for more juice than reality tv gossip, you may be disappointed.
February 27, 2026
Unfortunately obsessed
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February 28, 2026Crazy to cry multiple times reading….a true icon tho 🩷
March 4, 2026
Honestly? I had a great time.
February 26, 2026
Fun to listen to Lisa but nothing revolutionary which is typically the case with these bravo memoirs!
April 9, 2026
Did I learn anything? No. Is she deeply out of touch? Yes. Was this even edited? Feels like no. How many name drops could she possibly include? The limit does not exist. And she hates virgos? She shouldn’t write books but still love her
March 29, 2026
I knew nothing about this lady I just listened to this for book club but it was interesting enough
April 4, 2026
i have no knowledge of lisa rinna beyond the memes and her stint on traitors, so i wish this had gone a little deeper and maybe a bit more reflective about her life for those unfamiliar (me). the strongest part for me was her being vulnerable about her childhood and her mother’s passing. that could’ve been a whole book. i don’t know who the housewives she threw shade at are but i’m sure they deserved it!!! also the audiobook is the way to go; lisa rinna is an ENTERTAINER!
March 11, 2026
just perfection! my new favorite memoir.
lisa is not perfect—she can certainly be an acquired taste for many—but i truly admire her. she’s always made me laugh and has been this steadfast figure in pop culture that has always made me feel … safe? nostalgic? i don’t know how to explain it. but i just really like her and always have, seeing her face makes me feel comforted.
i loved reading more about her life, i learned a lot about her and found this memoir to be incredibly relatable, wise, and thought provoking. it’s stories like lisa’s and how she reflects on it that makes me love womanhood. i found her rumination on the aging process as a woman to be very inspiring.
i loveeee seeing a woman over the age of 60 still achieving her dreams and not letting her age or society’s view of her age stop her from being successful and vibrant. may we all age like lisa rinna <3
lisa is not perfect—she can certainly be an acquired taste for many—but i truly admire her. she’s always made me laugh and has been this steadfast figure in pop culture that has always made me feel … safe? nostalgic? i don’t know how to explain it. but i just really like her and always have, seeing her face makes me feel comforted.
i loved reading more about her life, i learned a lot about her and found this memoir to be incredibly relatable, wise, and thought provoking. it’s stories like lisa’s and how she reflects on it that makes me love womanhood. i found her rumination on the aging process as a woman to be very inspiring.
i loveeee seeing a woman over the age of 60 still achieving her dreams and not letting her age or society’s view of her age stop her from being successful and vibrant. may we all age like lisa rinna <3
March 4, 2026
I’ve learned absolutely nothing but I had a good time
March 10, 2026
I enjoyed listening to Lisa narrate her audiobook, especially when she said, "Billie Eyelash". As expected, Lisa spills all the housewives and Bravo tea unapologetically, dragging Andy Cohen and many of her RHOBH co-stars, including: LVP, Sutton, Garcelle and Denise. Not her commenting on Sutton's oddly shaped body. I died. I also think it's funny that she said she went no contact with Bravo when she was literally just on Watch What Happens Live! Classic Rinna.
The first half of the book is way more interesting, but I flew through the whole thing because it was like listening to a sassy Hollywood friend talk about her life. Honestly, who DOESN'T like Harry Hamlin? All that said, she does repeat herself quite a bit and her views on plastic surgery and staying fresh to be successful on camera are quite...interesting. She's not divulging a lot of new information, but if you're a fan of hers, I think you'll enjoy it. I'll always have a soft spot for Lisa. All of the stuff about her Mom and family is rather sweet.
The first half of the book is way more interesting, but I flew through the whole thing because it was like listening to a sassy Hollywood friend talk about her life. Honestly, who DOESN'T like Harry Hamlin? All that said, she does repeat herself quite a bit and her views on plastic surgery and staying fresh to be successful on camera are quite...interesting. She's not divulging a lot of new information, but if you're a fan of hers, I think you'll enjoy it. I'll always have a soft spot for Lisa. All of the stuff about her Mom and family is rather sweet.
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March 10, 2026I always have and always will be a Lisa Rinna fan! As a huge Bravo lover and fan of hers I just knew I needed to listen to her latest memoir on audio! I loved all of the inside scoop on her life , marriage , children and her grief. Hearing the Bravo drama and her story finally from her own Rinna lips was the best! I hope she continues to be on my tv screen she’s an icon and I’m such a fan!!
March 17, 2026
I have always loved Lisa but reading this made me love her even more. I was literally laughing out loud! I loved hearing her story and I learned a lot. I’ll be taking some stuff with me for sure. She just cracks me right up!
I love ya Lisa, never change!!
I love ya Lisa, never change!!
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April 1, 2026Not as juicy as I was hoping.. repetitive, but very much sounded like Rinna. In other words, it was meh.
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