Lisa Rinna Shares Secret to 29-Year Marriage
The actress credited letting each other be their true selves for her lasting union with actor Harry Hamlin.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Marriage
Lisa Rinna shared the secret to her nearly three-decade marriage to Harry Hamlin on CBS Mornings on Tuesday, November 3. The couple married in the garden of their Beverly Hills, California home on March 29, 1997.
Why it matters
Rinna said the marriage works because the couple allows each other to be their true selves, and she credited mutual respect and therapy, as needed. Their approach offers a view of long-term partnership between two people who describe themselves as very different.
Rinna is 63 and Hamlin is 75, and the couple last traveled together as a couple 32 years ago before a recent early getaway to a place they had visited then. The source does not specify whether the couple plans further travel, as Hamlin said world conditions are not expected to allow much travel next year.
The players
Lisa Rinna
Lisa Rinna is an American actress known for her work on television and reality programming, and she previously discussed marriage advice on the Dinner's on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson podcast.
Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin is an American actor best known for his leading roles in film and television, and he has been married to Rinna since 1997 after earlier marriages.
The details
Rinna and Hamlin described their marriage as built on allowing each other to be themselves without trying to change the other. For their 29th anniversary, they took an early getaway to Tahiti, a destination they had visited 32 years earlier.
Timeline
March 29, 1997: Rinna and Hamlin marry in the garden of their Beverly Hills home.
Tuesday, November 3: Rinna discusses marriage on CBS Mornings.
March 29, 2027: The couple officially marks 30 years of marriage.
Season Trajectory
Rinna's remarks extend her earlier public discussion of marriage advice on a podcast in February. Her account adds a broader national interview on the same theme.
Readers considering long-term partnerships can take from the couple's account that allowing a partner to remain themselves, and using therapy when needed, are practical approaches. The source offers no further specific guidance.
The takeaway
Letting a partner be their true self, rather than trying to change them, is one approach the couple credits for nearly three decades together. Mutual respect and therapy when needed round out their account of what keeps a marriage working.
What happens next
The couple is expected to officially mark 30 years of marriage on March 29, 2027.
Further reading
For more on long-term partnerships, explore our Marriage coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by People.
