What do you think?
Rate this book
Rinnavation: Getting Your Best Life Ever
Whether she's interviewing celebrities on the red carpet, or "movin' what she's got" on Dancing with the Stars , Lisa Rinna always looks absolutely sensational. Now for the first time, the award-winning actress who captured our hearts in Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place reveals her best-kept secrets for staying fit, managing weight, looking beautiful, feeling sexy, and living the best life possible. In Rinnavation , her guide to looking and feeling your best, you'll • How Lisa got that Dancing with the Stars body
• How to lose weight fast -- without counting calories
• How to be "camera-ready" in just minutes
• Advice for balancing work and family while also finding time to take care of yourself
• Lisa's instant "lip plumper," quick-fix tanner, everyday makeup advice, hairstyling secrets, and even super-hot sex tips! As a Hollywood star, Lisa has worked with the very best stylists, trainers, and professionals in the industry. Now she shares all her insider secrets, with surprising candor, down-to-earth humor, and irresistible charm. She talks frankly about her self-esteem lows, her struggle losing baby weight, her Hollywood marriage with actor Harry Hamlin, and her never-before-told experiences with cosmetic surgery. She reveals her emotional and spiritual journey from feeling unattractive and uninspired to finding a new sense of purpose and enthusiasm. And she shows you how to dramatically improve the quality of your life -- inside and out -- by approaching it one day at a time. "I firmly believe that anyone can change their life for the better," Lisa says. "You just have to make up your mind to make it happen."
• How to lose weight fast -- without counting calories
• How to be "camera-ready" in just minutes
• Advice for balancing work and family while also finding time to take care of yourself
• Lisa's instant "lip plumper," quick-fix tanner, everyday makeup advice, hairstyling secrets, and even super-hot sex tips! As a Hollywood star, Lisa has worked with the very best stylists, trainers, and professionals in the industry. Now she shares all her insider secrets, with surprising candor, down-to-earth humor, and irresistible charm. She talks frankly about her self-esteem lows, her struggle losing baby weight, her Hollywood marriage with actor Harry Hamlin, and her never-before-told experiences with cosmetic surgery. She reveals her emotional and spiritual journey from feeling unattractive and uninspired to finding a new sense of purpose and enthusiasm. And she shows you how to dramatically improve the quality of your life -- inside and out -- by approaching it one day at a time. "I firmly believe that anyone can change their life for the better," Lisa says. "You just have to make up your mind to make it happen."
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
65 people are currently reading
322 people want to read
About the author
Lisa Rinna
5 books20 followersLisa Deanna Rinna (born July 11, 1963) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Billie Reed on Days of our Lives, Taylor McBride on Melrose Place, and most recently as the host of SoapNet’s Soap Talk.
At age 22, Rinna appeared in the 1985 John Parr “Naughty Naughty” music video as the passenger in Parr’s car. Rinna later appeared as the girlfriend to Jason Bateman’s character in several episodes of The Hogan Family in 1990. She received national recognition when she first starred on NBC’s Days of our Lives in the role of Billie Reed from 1992 to 1995; she briefly reprised the role in 2002. She later switched from daytime TV to primetime, playing Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling’sMelrose Place from 1996 to 1998. Rinna has starred in two projects opposite husband Harry Hamlin, the teen crime-drama Veronica Mars, and the Lifetime movie Sex, Lies & Obsession. Her previous Lifetime movie, Another Woman’s Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a movie on Lifetime since 1999[citation needed]. She also guest-starred on an episode of Movie Stars for the WB, the first ever on-screen appearance she shared opposite her husband. Rinna nabbed her first role in the feature film Good Advice, starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Lovitz, and recently appeared in an episode of HBO’s Entourage. Rinna recently announced that she would love to reprise her role of Taylor McBride on CW’s revival Melrose Place, if given the offer.[citation needed] She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig’s cousin Francesca.
In 2002, Rinna was named co-host of Soap Talk, the daily lifestyle show that airs on SOAPnet, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. In June 2006, SoapNet announced that it was canceling Soap Talk after four seasons due to low ratings.
In August 2007, Rinna replaced Joan Rivers as the host of TV Guide Network’s red carpet coverage. Rinna has recently guest-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly.
Lisa Rinna hosts the TV makeover program Merge on Lifetime.
Reality television
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated in Round Seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice.
On December 4, 2008, TV Guide reported that Rinna and Hamlin have signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life. The series is called Harry Loves Lisa and is being developed by TV Land for release in October 2010.
Lisa Rinna was featured as a guest judge on the fourth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Modeling
In 1998, Rinna created a stir when she posed for a nude pictorial while six months pregnant in the September issue of Playboy magazine. She posed again and was the cover model in May, 2009. Rinna explains she received direct orders from Playboy photographer Deborah Anderson, who also shot Rinna for the Room 23 book. "She said, ‘I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft,’ " says Rinna. "This was really hard for me because being 35 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up," Rinna told People at Tuesday’s Room 23 book launch hosted by Sanela Diana Jenkins and Neuro Brands.
Stage
Rinna recently starred in the Broadway production of "Chicago", playing the role of Roxie Hart, alongside her husband, who played the role of Billy Flynn.
Business owner
Rinna owns two Belle Gray clothing boutiques in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, one in Sherman Oaks and one in Calabasas. The stores’ name comes from the middle names of her two daughters, Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray. Rinna unexpectedly closed the Calabasas store in September 2009 apparently for economic reasons. The landlord of the Calabasas Commons, Caruso Holdings, filed a lawsuit to collect about $650,000 in accelerated rent on a ten year lease with six years still outstanding.
At age 22, Rinna appeared in the 1985 John Parr “Naughty Naughty” music video as the passenger in Parr’s car. Rinna later appeared as the girlfriend to Jason Bateman’s character in several episodes of The Hogan Family in 1990. She received national recognition when she first starred on NBC’s Days of our Lives in the role of Billie Reed from 1992 to 1995; she briefly reprised the role in 2002. She later switched from daytime TV to primetime, playing Taylor McBride on Aaron Spelling’sMelrose Place from 1996 to 1998. Rinna has starred in two projects opposite husband Harry Hamlin, the teen crime-drama Veronica Mars, and the Lifetime movie Sex, Lies & Obsession. Her previous Lifetime movie, Another Woman’s Husband, boasted one of the highest ratings for a movie on Lifetime since 1999[citation needed]. She also guest-starred on an episode of Movie Stars for the WB, the first ever on-screen appearance she shared opposite her husband. Rinna nabbed her first role in the feature film Good Advice, starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Lovitz, and recently appeared in an episode of HBO’s Entourage. Rinna recently announced that she would love to reprise her role of Taylor McBride on CW’s revival Melrose Place, if given the offer.[citation needed] She has also appeared in Hannah Montana in the role of Mr. Dontzig’s cousin Francesca.
In 2002, Rinna was named co-host of Soap Talk, the daily lifestyle show that airs on SOAPnet, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. In June 2006, SoapNet announced that it was canceling Soap Talk after four seasons due to low ratings.
In August 2007, Rinna replaced Joan Rivers as the host of TV Guide Network’s red carpet coverage. Rinna has recently guest-hosted Live with Regis and Kelly.
Lisa Rinna hosts the TV makeover program Merge on Lifetime.
Reality television
She competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated in Round Seven based on audience voting, despite having higher marks from the judges than fellow celebrity dancer Jerry Rice.
On December 4, 2008, TV Guide reported that Rinna and Hamlin have signed a deal to create a reality TV series based around their family life. The series is called Harry Loves Lisa and is being developed by TV Land for release in October 2010.
Lisa Rinna was featured as a guest judge on the fourth episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Modeling
In 1998, Rinna created a stir when she posed for a nude pictorial while six months pregnant in the September issue of Playboy magazine. She posed again and was the cover model in May, 2009. Rinna explains she received direct orders from Playboy photographer Deborah Anderson, who also shot Rinna for the Room 23 book. "She said, ‘I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft,’ " says Rinna. "This was really hard for me because being 35 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up," Rinna told People at Tuesday’s Room 23 book launch hosted by Sanela Diana Jenkins and Neuro Brands.
Stage
Rinna recently starred in the Broadway production of "Chicago", playing the role of Roxie Hart, alongside her husband, who played the role of Billy Flynn.
Business owner
Rinna owns two Belle Gray clothing boutiques in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, one in Sherman Oaks and one in Calabasas. The stores’ name comes from the middle names of her two daughters, Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray. Rinna unexpectedly closed the Calabasas store in September 2009 apparently for economic reasons. The landlord of the Calabasas Commons, Caruso Holdings, filed a lawsuit to collect about $650,000 in accelerated rent on a ten year lease with six years still outstanding.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 24 of 24 reviews
April 17, 2022
Not as problematic as I expected from Rinna, but I would not necessarily look at this book for self help.
Read
February 14, 2021Lol
April 15, 2019
This review is dedicated to my one and only Nellspiration. If I could give all the stars it wouldn't sum up the miracle of getting my best life ever.
January 30, 2012
Lisa Rinna always seems like she's having fun when I've seen her on television, so I figured her book would be fun too. It is! It's a very-easy-to-read, upbeat book about getting your best life.
I'm glad she included her struggles as a child and her tenacity in forging her career to include clothing stores, fitness videos, and her stint as a red-carpet interviewer. I found those to be very inspirational. Also, her chapter on exercise was refreshing. So many fab-looking stars pooh-pooh their workouts or pretend they just "have good genes." It takes work to look that good!
The parenting, sex, and spirituality chapters were rather light, but overall the book was perfect for a gray, cold, January afternoon.
I'm glad she included her struggles as a child and her tenacity in forging her career to include clothing stores, fitness videos, and her stint as a red-carpet interviewer. I found those to be very inspirational. Also, her chapter on exercise was refreshing. So many fab-looking stars pooh-pooh their workouts or pretend they just "have good genes." It takes work to look that good!
The parenting, sex, and spirituality chapters were rather light, but overall the book was perfect for a gray, cold, January afternoon.
September 4, 2025
Judge me all you want, but I love Lisa Rinna. She and I are kindred spirits. I loved her from her Real Housewives days, and this book has been on my list a while and I'm finally getting to it. One of the biggest things I remember from watching her was how great her kids were compared to the other wives' kids. I think that said a lot about her. Her book is also the best I've read from my favorite wives. But she and I think very similarly. But, I will say there are some things in here, that had I read them 5 years ago, when I was in a dark place, I would have eye rolled at. But today, when I needed this reassurance, this book somehow found me. And honestly, I think she would love that. But how she approaches fashion, eating, exercise, spirituality, motherhood, her marriage... I agree with it all and while neither of us is perfect... we feel great and that must mean we are doing something right.
November 29, 2019
By Lisa Rinna
Beauty, diet, fashion, life
Beauty, diet, fashion, life
December 2, 2024
Not my thing
May 30, 2022
I mean… it’s very decent for what it is.
I love Lisa Rinna, mostly because The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is my number one comfort show, and for three seasons, she made that show worth watching with a combination of big lips, iconic hair, and plain-old charisma. Also wine-glass smashing, and near choking. But I digress.
For anyone who doesn’t know: Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise isn’t just cameras following rich women during their glossy day to day lives — well they are— but they are also Survivor-style, fight to the death dramas between these women over a period of months, followed by a three episode ‘reunion’ cast Roundtable, where they have watched the show (and the other women’s confessionals) back and get to argue in person, overseen by Bravo’s shady ringmaster, Andy Cohen.
Sometimes the conflict is about the dumbest shit you’ve ever heard of (toy bunnies, Xanax smoothies, ‘were people doing coke in your bathroom?’) and sometimes they’re about surprisingly subtle topics (Erika Giradi’s legal woes, the ongoing saga of the child-star Richards sisters, alcoholism, and attempts to manipulate the public narrative with a shelter dog).
What the shows producers want you to do (or will trick you into doing with editing) is picking one or two of the wives that you align with ethically, aesthetically or even spiritually. It’s fascinating as a concept, because even though it plays out archetypes against each other, it’s also a tonal portrait of middle-aged women, at what I think is the most interesting time of their lives.
ANYWAY, this book came up in season 7 (?) I think, brought up in Hong Kong by Lisa’s Instagram model daughters, as the book that taught them how to give blow-jobs. And honestly that is the juiciest bit in this book, the rest is pretty standard early 2000s Hollywood self-help.
It did make me love Rinna more. She’s such a hustler, such a bullshitter, so charming, and I want her to live her best life forever okay?
I love Lisa Rinna, mostly because The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is my number one comfort show, and for three seasons, she made that show worth watching with a combination of big lips, iconic hair, and plain-old charisma. Also wine-glass smashing, and near choking. But I digress.
For anyone who doesn’t know: Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise isn’t just cameras following rich women during their glossy day to day lives — well they are— but they are also Survivor-style, fight to the death dramas between these women over a period of months, followed by a three episode ‘reunion’ cast Roundtable, where they have watched the show (and the other women’s confessionals) back and get to argue in person, overseen by Bravo’s shady ringmaster, Andy Cohen.
Sometimes the conflict is about the dumbest shit you’ve ever heard of (toy bunnies, Xanax smoothies, ‘were people doing coke in your bathroom?’) and sometimes they’re about surprisingly subtle topics (Erika Giradi’s legal woes, the ongoing saga of the child-star Richards sisters, alcoholism, and attempts to manipulate the public narrative with a shelter dog).
What the shows producers want you to do (or will trick you into doing with editing) is picking one or two of the wives that you align with ethically, aesthetically or even spiritually. It’s fascinating as a concept, because even though it plays out archetypes against each other, it’s also a tonal portrait of middle-aged women, at what I think is the most interesting time of their lives.
ANYWAY, this book came up in season 7 (?) I think, brought up in Hong Kong by Lisa’s Instagram model daughters, as the book that taught them how to give blow-jobs. And honestly that is the juiciest bit in this book, the rest is pretty standard early 2000s Hollywood self-help.
It did make me love Rinna more. She’s such a hustler, such a bullshitter, so charming, and I want her to live her best life forever okay?
July 16, 2009
Lots of little tips about all sorts of beauty issues...from diet to exercise to tanning spray and plastic surgery. I have a little annoyance that sometimes it's way too Hollywood, giving advice that real people aren't going to follow...but maybe there are some readers that are going to be into that. Also, I have way too clear a vision of what Lisa Rinna does with Harry Hamlin in bed now. Again, maybe there are some readers that are going to be into that.
August 26, 2009
Ok so this is officially my first review! This book is a quick, entertaining, enjoyable read. Didn't love it but didn't hate it either, hence the three stars. I knew going into it that this book was going to be pretty much fluff and I wasn't disappointed. Good summer read for the beach or poolside.
October 26, 2025
This book started off well. I thought I would be inspired and more energized with positivity. Although some information and advice were useful, it proved to be unoriginal. I have not learned anything different about living a positive life that I did not know before. It was a good attempt but failed to reach the intended objective.
June 4, 2009
Some good information, but alot of repeated information. I especially enjoyed the chapters on motherhood and spiritual journey. The main focus of the book was to be yourself and have positive energy in everything you do. Not alot of new information, but she has a comfortable writing style.
June 9, 2009
Lisa Rinna is likable, but the book is thin and filled with the things that most women, most people know, about health and beauty. The author is big on fads, and plastic surgery to make a woman feel sexually confident, but I doubt this works for most women.
November 28, 2009
I realize that I just don't have my regular capacity to read right now. Too much going on. So, fluff it is. This was fun and upbeat. Just what I can handle right now. She's positive and it was entertaining.
June 30, 2013
I am reading a lot of biographies this year, and this was a great one. Lisa combines tips on life while sharing her own story. I found the tips and her life story both helpful and refreshingly honest. It was a good and fast read.
Currently reading
July 1, 2009Check out my big, curly 90's hair in the cooking with the family pic!
August 22, 2009
This is a most interesting, and informative book! I suggest every woman should read it..
June 8, 2010
A fun read, Lisa doesn't hold back in sharing information about EVERY aspect of her life.
April 17, 2011
Really easy read, good humor and great tips!
August 18, 2012
very useful info on getting in shape. loved the how to feel good about yourself parts and how open she was about herself.
October 14, 2012
Meh. She lost me on her spirituality discussion.
Read
March 6, 2013She's fun, goofy and down to earth!
March 10, 2014
Great Book but I have always been a fan since Days of Our Lives!
September 26, 2009
so far i really enjoy it, i really respect her confidence and honesty
Displaying 1 - 24 of 24 reviews