Perhaps even more elusive than making it in Hollywood is staying relevant in Hollywood, something Lisa Rinna has managed to do for the entirety of her nearly 4-decade career.

She’s done it all. Broadway? Check. Author? Four times over. Workout videos? Of course. Spokesperson for adult diapers? You better believe it. That’s not even to mention the 679 episodes of Days Of Our Lives, or the series regular roles on Melrose Place, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and, most recently, as the self-proclaimed most iconic, most legendary traitor on the most recent season of The Traitors. If there’s a job, Lisa Rinna will take it. Not only take it, she’ll seize the opportunity to grow her empire. Sometimes that means she’s cast as the villain, and other times she’s the orange M&M. And somehow, no matter the role, she always manages to own the last laugh.

Also on the long list of Rinna’s credits is becoming a Playboy model. She’s posed twice for Playboy (so far!), once in 1998, at the tail end of her run on Melrose, and again in 2009 in conjunction with her first book, Rinnavation: Getting Your Best Life Ever. The book is probably best known for offering her blowjob technique, which essentially told readers to form a seal using your thumb and index finger to help maximize control. “You can create a deep throat sensation without taking the entire penis into your mouth,” she proudly informed readers. To celebrate her most recent book, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, Playboy is resurfacing Rinna’s 2009 shoot, which she describes as both liberating and fabulous. Would Lisa Rinna of 2026 ever do a similar photoshoot? “Probably not in this vein,” she says. “I probably wouldn’t go naked anymore.” Then, she interjects on her own thought: “But you never know. I mean, I am a freak like that.”

Though she doesn’t look all that different, save for a few nips and tucks, her life has changed quite a bit in the nearly two decades since her last Playboy shoot at the Sofitel. “Well, I’ve evolved a lot. I’ve grown a lot. I’ve learned a lot. I’ve made a lot of mistakes. And I have done a lot of therapy. I think I’m in a much better place than I’ve ever been.” But in true Lisa Rinna fashion, she has no regrets and considers every experience — the good, bad and occasionally unglamorous — a part of the mosaic of a career defined by staying power in an industry where everything and everyone is disposable. “I loved all the different times in my life. I’m blessed and grateful and feel awesome because I’m Lisa Fucking Rinna.”

Iconic and legendary through and through.