Let's Not Talk About The Husband
Hosts: Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin
Episode: Our Celebrity Ghost Stories
Date: October 31, 2025
Overview
In this special Halloween episode, iconic Hollywood duo Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin swap their wildest celebrity ghost stories, reminisce about eerie experiences, and share hilarious and heartfelt Halloween memories. Their signature banter shines as they reflect on scary movies, haunted houses, and the realities (and consequences) of being a parent who “keeps it real.” Both hosts confess to past Halloween party antics, dig into family legends about their haunted home, and open up about life, sleep struggles, and even their children’s experiences with the supernatural.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Halloween Memories & Scary Movies
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Lisa and Harry kick off by discussing their love for Halloween and favorite scary movies.
- Both choose Night of the Living Dead as their scariest film. (01:17)
- Lisa recalls being scarred from watching it at a young age. (01:41)
- Harry details his involvement in a Berkeley street theater group that used Night of the Living Dead as inspiration for a late-night improvisational prank—resulting in mayhem for unsuspecting moviegoers. (02:19-06:35)
“So we all go out and we watch this...the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. And I didn’t sleep for days.”
— Harry, (03:19)“It was mayhem. It was a riot. A guy came up to me with his girlfriend. He knocked me out.”
— Harry, (05:58)
2. Halloween Traditions & Costumes
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The couple shares nostalgic Halloween traditions from childhood and with their own kids.
- Lisa’s classic “daisy” costume and memories of dressing her girls up in creative outfits. (07:03-08:11)
- Harry laments having his October 30th birthday overshadow Halloween. (08:17)
- Both admit to going all-out for adult costume parties, often dressing as iconic Hollywood couples like Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick, Lucy & Desi, and Sonny & Cher. (09:06-09:37)
- Lisa embraces people dressing up as “Lisa Rinna” for Halloween, especially her signature “Eminem” look. She outlines the easy steps to pull off the costume and jokes about Raquel Welch’s wig carrying her likeness. (10:28-11:45)
“If you’re gonna dress up as Lisa Rinna... you have to wear a leopard dress, hair short, maybe some aviator glasses, and have a drink in your hand. It’s pretty fucking simple.”
— Lisa, (11:04) -
Discussion of dressing up as each other; Lisa jokes about being a popular costume herself. (12:04-12:24)
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Lisa’s favorite costumes: Erika Jayne (“We did it really well. I had, like, four different wigs piled on my head… got the exact Moschino shirt...”) and J.Lo in the green Versace dress. (13:06-13:37)
3. Attitudes Toward Horror & the Supernatural
- Harry admits he never watched Friday the 13th or Halloween after Night of the Living Dead. “I’ve had all the horror my body can take.” (13:47-13:57)
- Harry’s role in Mayfair Witches brings up a discussion about witches, immortality, and mortality—a theme they joke requires its own episode. (14:02-14:40)
- A passing mention of a friend working on longevity technology for Google. (14:43)
4. Celebrity Ghost Stories & Haunting Experiences
- Both appeared on Celebrity Ghost Stories due to a career lull, but admit to having compelling stories. (18:00-18:49)
- Lisa is upfront about motivation: “We were fucking broke… I gotta do ghost stories... I like to keep it real.” (18:04-18:36)
- Harry clarifies he believes ghosts are unlikely, but their stories are real experiences. (18:50-19:08)
Harry’s Haunted House Story (19:17-23:24)
- Harry details the convoluted and tragic history of their current home, involving past owners, a scam marriage for real estate, AIDS in the 1980s, and the passing of "Nancy," whose ghost they believe lingered.
- Lisa believed Nancy’s presence was felt when their kids were young, especially when daughter Amelia would laugh at something unseen in her room. (22:48-23:14)
- As the kids grew up, the ghostly presence faded.
The Top Hat Man & Terrifying The Tooth Fairy (23:24-24:43)
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Both recall their children being haunted by the vision of a “top hat man” appearing in their rooms and develop a phobia of the tooth fairy because of parental ghost stories.
“Whose kids are scared of the tooth fairy?”
— Harry, (24:23)“That was a bummer. I scared the shit out of them with that ghost story stuff I did.”
— Lisa, (24:43)
Harry’s Hotel del Coronado Ghost Story (26:55-35:04)
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While shooting a film, Harry tried to propose at the allegedly haunted Hotel del Coronado, but his engagement ring repeatedly went missing in the mail.
- His fiancée, suspicious of Harry’s secretive phone calls (to FedEx about the ring), thought he was cheating and left him.
- The ring was finally discovered in San Luis Obispo—the hometown of the jilted bride whose ghost haunted the hotel room—and the site of the original ring recipient’s heartbreak decades earlier.
“She must have been so angry that we were going to get married, that she fucked it up from inside her closet where she lives in that room.”
— Harry, (34:24)“I still don’t really believe in ghosts, but that did happen.”
— Harry, (35:04)“I think it was a big fat sign for you not to get married... if I may say.”
— Lisa, (35:11)- Lisa jokes that all of Harry’s failed relationships were necessary (“It all led to you... I get to take you home at night.”) (35:17)
5. Parenting, Sleep Struggles, and Humor
- The episode closes with Lisa and Harry discussing Harry’s lifelong trouble sleeping—possibly started by Night of the Living Dead.
- Lisa proposes enlisting a sleep expert, inviting listeners to share tips or recommend specialists. (38:00-onwards)
- Harry jokes about resorting to extreme measures, and Lisa teases his judgment about self-medicating for sleep.
- Both agree to do a future episode dedicated to solving Harry’s sleep woes, buoyed by support and advice from their audience.
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On Scary Movies:
“Night of the Living Dead... It was probably the first of all of the zombie movies. By far the scariest.”
— Harry, (01:32) -
On Haunted Theater Pranks:
“As soon as the doors open, these people walk out of the theater and they see us... it was mayhem, it was a riot. A guy came up to me with his girlfriend. He knocked me out.”
— Harry, (05:58) -
On Parenting and Ghosts:
“I scared the shit out of them with that ghost story stuff I did.”
— Lisa, (24:43) -
On Lisa Rinna as a Halloween Costume:
“The funniest thing — you put a toddler as me, with a wig, leopard and a drink wig — Raquel Welch sells my wig. I don’t make money off it.”
— Lisa, (11:17) -
On Paranormal Justice:
“She (the ghost) must have been so angry that we were going to get married, that she fucked it up from inside her closet where she lives in that room.”
— Harry, (34:24) -
On Regret and Love:
“Yeah, but it all led to you. All the mistakes I’ve made led to you. And so here we are, and I get to take you home at night.”
— Harry, (35:17) -
On Sleep:
“We need to figure it out. And I really want you to go to like a sleep clinic... we have to do it.”
— Lisa, (36:56)
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Favorite Scary Movies: 01:11-02:00
- Harry’s Theater Prank Story: 02:19-06:35
- Halloween Traditions & Costumes: 06:41-13:37
- Harry’s Horror Movie Threshold: 13:47-13:57
- Celebrity Ghost Stories / Motivation: 18:00-18:49
- Haunted House & “Nancy” the Ghost: 19:17-23:24
- Kids’ Hauntings (“Top Hat Man”, Tooth Fairy): 23:58-24:43
- Hotel del Coronado Ghost Story: 26:55-35:04
- Sleep Problems Discussion: 35:50-38:34
Tone and Takeaway
The episode blends playful banter, openhearted storytelling, and cheeky asides. Lisa’s sharp wit and Harry’s laid-back charm create an inviting, confessional vibe. Even when discussing haunting or personal topics, the tone remains light—as exemplified when the couple jokes about their kids’ phobia of the tooth fairy, failed proposals, and the inevitability of “ghosts” in both their house and Hollywood love lives.
For New Listeners
If you want an episode where Lisa and Harry are candid, hilarious, occasionally outrageous, but always relatable—and you love Hollywood tales mixed with just enough spooky (and plenty of heart)—this is a perfect gateway. Expect stories about the price of honesty, the pitfalls of wild youth, the resilience of family, and the sometimes underestimated power of the supernatural (or at least, of kids’ imaginations and old hotels).
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