Lisa Rinna says she is not ready to back anyone in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, and that includes Spencer Pratt, the reality star who has been drawing attention in the contest. Speaking on the red carpet outside the American Music Awards at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena, Rinna said she did not know yet who she supported and made clear she was “not behind” Pratt.
Pratt, best known as the star of MTV’s unscripted hit The Hills, has been gaining traction in the polls while attacking incumbent Karen Bass over the city’s handling of the Palisades fire in January 2025. Pratt and Heidi Montag lost a home in those wildfires, a detail that has become part of his campaign pitch as he looks to turn celebrity into political momentum.
Rinna’s reaction carried the kind of blunt, lived-in skepticism that comes from someone who has spent years inside reality television. She first gained fame on Days of Our Lives, later starred with Harry Hamlin in the TV Land series Harry Loves Lisa, and appeared on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from 2014 to 2022. That history seemed to shape how she framed Pratt’s bid. When discussing him, she said, “Not a reality star, though,” and then added, “I love him [Pratt], but we’ve already done that. We’re not going to do that again.”
Pressed further on why Pratt is getting support, Rinna briefly mixed up the Los Angeles mayoral race with California’s gubernatorial contest before steering back to the familiar language of entertainment politics. “You got me, because listen, I’m a reality person. You wouldn’t want me as mayor, really. I mean, let’s just face it, I love him. I think he’s amazing. I just think we did that,” she said. She then offered another name while talking through the race: “Let’s have somebody that’s already been mayor — the mayor of San Jose, or whoever,” before adding, “I like him for governor,” referring to Matt Mahan.
The exchange underscored the odd place Pratt occupies in a race that has already blurred lines between celebrity and governance. His rise in the polls comes after he has attacked Bass over the city’s response to the fire that forced him and Montag from their home, giving his campaign a personal edge that is easy to understand and harder to dismiss. Rinna’s response did not amount to an endorsement of anyone else, but it did draw a line at the idea of another reality figure taking City Hall. Her answer to Pratt’s political moment was simple: she likes him, but she does not want to do it again.
