What a Pratt-fall.
Former soap star Lisa Rinna weighed in on the Los Angeles mayor’s race — but seemed to be confused about the candidates while arguing that Spencer Pratt wasn’t the right person for the office.
Lisa Rinna is a former Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. Lisa/AFF-USA/Shutterstock
When asked who should be LA’s next leader, the former “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member said bluntly: “Not a reality star.”
“I love him, but we’ve already done that. We’re not going to do that again,” she said, seemingly referring to President Donald Trump’s time hosting “The Apprentice.”
Rinna then suggested that San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan — who’s running for California governor — should be elected to LA’s top office.
Lisa Rinna says she doesn’t want to see a reality star like Spencer Pratt as the mayor of Los Angeles:
“I’m a reality person. You wouldn’t want me as mayor!”#AMAs pic.twitter.com/5F4mMATC2P
— Variety (@Variety) May 25, 2026
“Let’s have somebody that’s already been mayor — the mayor of San Jose, or whoever, I don’t know,” she said.
Rinna had been speaking at the time to a reporter for Variety, who quickly corrected the actress for her flub.
“I like him, I like him for governor,” she quickly recovered.
Earlier in the interview, she admitted that TV personalities of her ilk had no place in politics.
Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles. Clint Brewer Photography / BACKGRID
“I’m a reality person. You wouldn’t want me as mayor,” she joked.
Rinna is best known for her iconic daytime and primetime soap opera roles on “Days of Our Lives” and Taylor McBride on “Melrose Place,” as well as for her dramatic eight-season run on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
More recently, she appeared on Peacock’s competition series “The Traitors,” where she became known as a highly dramatic “Original Traitor” on Season 4.
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