“Listen, if you ask me to be a Housewife, I’m going to come at you however I’m going to come at you,” the “Real Housewives” alum tells EW.

Lisa Rinna ‘knew nothing’ about Colton Underwood’s past during The Traitors: ‘He got what he asked for’

"Listen, if you ask me to be a Housewife, I'm going to come at you however I'm going to come at you," the "Real Housewives" alum tells EW.

By Sydney Bucksbaum

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Lisa Rinna on 'The Traitors'. Credit:

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**This article contains spoilers for *The Traitors* season 4, episode 7, "The Black Banquet."**

Don't come for Lisa F---in' Rinna if you can't handle the heat.

*The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* alum appeared demure when she was the target of the last two roundtables on *The Traitors*, prompting gay *Bachelor* alum Colton Underwood to call her out for not acting like the Housewife he was "expecting."

He was right that she was a Traitor, of course, so he felt validated in last week's episode when she was banished and revealed her status in the circle of truth. But she also reminded him exactly what happens when you provoke a Housewife when she called him "a stalker" in a post on Threads on Jan. 23. Rinna's post seemed to refer to the restraining order filed against Underwood in 2020 by his ex Cassie Randolph (who won his season of *The Bachelor*), who claimed that he put a tracking device on her car. The order was dropped a few months later.

So did Rinna know about Underwood's past when they were filming together, especially when he threatened to hold her "hostage" as a Traitor? What's her relationship with Underwood like now, as the cast gears up to film the reunion? And how did she feel about her fellow Traitor Rob Rausch's betrayal as he led the charge against her at the roundtable?

Check out her full exit interview with ** below to find out all that and more.

Lisa Rinna wearing the amulet of death on 'The Traitors'.

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**: How are you feeling about your run on *The Traitors* now that you’ve seen it all play out on TV?**

**LISA RINNA: **I loved every second of it. Are you kidding me? It was fabulous. I won. In my head I was like, "I'm going to make it seven episodes, and I'm going to make it so that I can wear that couture outfit to the banquet." And guess what? I did both. So I'm not sad about it. I got to go out in such an iconic way. I feel like a winner, baby.

**What was your biggest downfall or mistake that ultimately got you banished?**

I mean, I'm Lisa F---in' Rinna. I came in with a mark on me. Everybody knew me, and I think that there were great expectations for me to be a Housewife. And when I wasn't, then people started to look at me. I don't think it's that deep. If I had come in and maybe been more Housewife-y, but I wasn't about to do that because that's not who I am. And I'm there to be a Traitor. I think I was good at murdering people. I mean, I'm not the greatest Traitor, for sure. I'm the most iconic Traitor by far, but I wasn't a great Traitor. I was just really good television. And I think people are just going to miss that because I was fun, so I feel like I did my job.

I had to also be careful because when you're a Traitor, and even when you're playing the game [as a Faithful], you cannot be loud and boisterous. If you are, there's a target on your back right away. I mean, look at Michael Rappaport — he was so great for us Traitors because he was a perfect shield, and we didn't want to get rid of him at all because you didn't have to do anything. You just sat back and let Michael do all the work, and it really was great. Once he was gone, we kind of had to go to work.

Lisa Rinna fights for her life on 'The Traitors'.

**Yam Yam called you out as he was being dragged away, which was amazing TV. What did you think of how he was able to speak and accuse you after he was murdered, since we’ve never seen that before on the show?**

It's so funny because people are saying, "That's not fair. He shouldn't have been able to talk because he was dead." Listen, I think it was so iconic because I murdered him. I didn't murder him the way he says I've murdered him. And the way he screams out my name, I was sunk in that moment. We all knew it. There's nothing I can do about it. But it was so funny because I really wanted to say, "It was the amulet you dumb dumb. It wasn't the kiss!" But of course I couldn't.

And I love Yam Yam so much. I really didn't want to kill him, but I couldn't kill Colton in that moment. He had his eyes too much on me and I just couldn't take the risk. I knew Yam Yam would be an easy target because I knew he would love my amulet. It was so easy. And by the way, I did all the work. I knew I was putting a target on my back, but I knew my outfit was so fabulous, I knew the amulet would look so good on it. I was willing to take the risk to get cut because I got to have the iconic moment, and that's what I'm all about at the end of the day.

'The Traitors' star Yam Yam Arocho explains being dragged out of the banquet

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**Yam Yam was right in that you killed him in plain sight, but he got it wrong with how you did it. After he was murdered, did anyone think to point out how kissing someone on the cheek wouldn’t really be a rule in the game, just purely from current corporate sexual harassment standards? **

First of all, I don't kiss anybody. We all air kiss in Beverly Hills, it's a known fact. Nobody kisses. You can see that Yam Yam came in for the kiss first, and I air kissed him. You know what, that group of Faithfuls, they are are a bunch of dumb dumbs, and I will say that they're dumb. And they're so easily swayed.

**You called out how Colton was "expecting" more from you as Housewife, but I’ve got to say, I was expecting more from your defense at the roundtable. What happened? **

I didn't care. I wanted to go home. I could care less at that point. I'm going home, what am I supposed to say? Why did Yam Yam say your name? How would you answer that? I don't know. "He got it wrong. It's not the kiss. It was the amulet." Can't say that at the roundtable, then they would know I'm a Traitor. It's really interesting how people go, "I would've done this in that moment and this is what you should have done." Are you kidding me? Good luck. I loved everything I did.

Some people like Candiace are really good at it. I know that I needed to be quiet because if I was too loud at that roundtable, I would've gone much sooner. I went with my gut, played it the way I did, and I knew it was over. I wasn't going to really defend and fight for myself too much because I did as much as I think you could. I'm no dumb dumb. I know that my time is up.

Yam Yam Arocho on 'The Traitors'.

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**You recently read Colton for filth on social media by calling him a "stalker." Did you or anyone else in the castle know about his past during filming?**

I knew nothing. But I am not here to do anything to hurt anyone or make it worse for someone, because I've had that happen for me and it's really rough when social media is turning on you. And I didn't want to be part of ... even though, listen, if you ask me to be a Housewife, I'm going to come at you however I'm going to come at you. And guess what? He got what he asked for because I definitely showed up as Lisa Rinna, the Housewife. But I didn't want it to further put gasoline on the fire.

I'm fine with Colton. I knew nothing about his past. He was a great nemesis for me in the game, and we're all good. At the end of the day, it's a game. His past is his past. It doesn't have anything to do with me. So there it is.

**Is there something you want to say to him or ask him at the reunion?**

No, not really. I'm just going to have fun. I see myself at the reunion just sitting there, eating popcorn. I'm just going to giggle and have a good time. I don't really have a beef with anyone and whoever has a beef with me, whatever, who cares? Fine. I'm a Traitor. I'm traitorous. I did my job really well. I have no alliances to anyone. I'm not a Housewife anymore, so no alliance to anyone. I'm a Traitor, baby. I actually suck as a Traitor, but I am the most iconic.

Colton Underwood on 'The Traitors'.

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**You asked your fellow Traitors Rob and Candiace to help take some heat off of you, but now that you’ve seen just how much hot water you were in with the Faithfuls, what do you think Rob could have done differently?**

Well, Rob could have not thrown me under the bus, and just written down my name at the roundtable. He could have just done that. He didn't have to drive the whole thing. I could have maybe stayed one more episode if Rob hadn't driven it, but my days were numbered, honey. Candiace did help me out. She did as much as she could, but I was already sunk and I didn't know Rob was leading the charge. That little snake.

**Do you want Candiace to avenge you by going after Rob?**

I don't know what's about to happen, but I am going to be sitting right there with my popcorn just like you.

Lisa Rinna on 'The Traitors'.

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**What else happened in the castle that we didn't see on TV?**

The best thing, the most fun, was my spanking Rob after he put my name up. And putting Eric and Natalie in a timeout in the corner because they also voted for me. That was funny. And then Dorinda and I, because of Colton saying, "I needed to see more of you as a Housewife," we did a whole Housewife stand-up comedy [set]. I swear to you, it's so funny. We literally did all of our famous memes. I'm like, "Do you need me to tap dance on a table?" And then I think you've seen the video of us all dancing when I say, "Get up on a table and dance for Alan." Those were some of the most fun moments.

*This interview has been edited for length and clarity.*

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