Lisa Rinna, 63, Copies Kylie Jenner for Halloween — but Her Striking New Photos Leave Fans Begging Her to Make One Change Permanent

Lisa Rinna, 63, appeared on the October 30 Halloween episode of Live with Kelly and Mark with a transformation that left even longtime fans looking twice. When photographs of her new appearance began circulating, viewers weren't simply praising her costume — they were begging her to make one change permanent.

For the occasion, the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star experimented with more than just makeup. She also changed the hairstyle that had been her trademark for over 30 years, and anyone who remembers Rinna from her Days of Our Lives years knows just how closely that famous haircut has been associated with her.

One Heartbreak Led to a Decision That Changed Everything

Back in the early 1990s, Rinna was taking acting classes in Los Angeles when a breakup left her ready for a change. One day, she noticed a woman sitting beside her who had recently cut her hair, and the dramatic new style immediately caught her attention.

Rinna liked the haircut so much that she asked for the stylist's contact information and arranged for him to visit her apartment. She later explained that it was one of those moments after a breakup when you suddenly want to change your appearance, and she never really went back.

The spontaneous decision came shortly before Rinna landed her breakthrough role as Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives in 1992. She later revealed that she'd arrived at the audition with her freshly cut hair and felt particularly confident, something she believed had helped her stand out.

Soon, viewers were seeing her short, feathered layers on television, and the hairstyle quickly became part of her recognizable appearance. When she later joined Melrose Place, the same cropped cut followed her into another successful television role.

Throughout the 1990s and into the following decades, Rinna kept returning to the hairstyle that had started in her acting class. She occasionally changed the color or styling, but those unmistakable layers remained even as fashion trends shifted around her.

By the time she entered reality television, people had been seeing variations of that haircut for more than 20 years. And while some fans loved its familiarity, one of her new castmates was about to make a rather pointed observation.

Six Words She Didn't Forget

During the fifth-season reunion of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Brandi Glanville criticized Rinna for wearing the same hairstyle for 20 years. The remark became one of the show's memorable exchanges, especially because Rinna had appeared with that distinctive haircut throughout her television career.

At first, Lisa laughed off the criticism, insisting that she liked her hair and reminding viewers that she had worn different versions of it. But she later admitted that Glanville's comment had actually inspired her to start experimenting with wigs.

Instead of permanently abandoning her familiar hairstyle, Rinna began treating wigs and extensions as a way to try something new whenever she wanted. By January 2018, she surprised viewers on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen with long, straight hair and bangs, a striking departure from her usual cropped layers.

Her hairstylist, Julius Michael, called the look "femme fatale" and showed how he'd used clip-in extensions rather than a full wig. The transformation gave viewers a glimpse of Rinna with a completely different hairstyle, and more experiments soon followed.

That September, Rinna appeared at a Los Angeles fashion event wearing an ultra-long ponytail. A few months later, she tried a shoulder-length wavy style, proving that she was no longer interested in limiting herself to one familiar silhouette.

By 2019, the experiments had become so regular that she started giving individual wigs names. She introduced a long ponytail with curtain bangs called "Chrissy," while another layered look became "Heidi," allowing her to switch between different styles without changing her own hair permanently.

She even considered growing out her natural hair. In April 2019, Rinna revealed that she was planning to let it grow, and by the summer, her hair was beginning to reach her shoulders.

But despite the extensions, wigs, and occasional longer styles, she continued returning to her famous short haircut. There was, however, one deeply personal occasion when she decided to take it in the opposite direction.

A Change That Was Close to Her Heart

After her mother, Lois, died, Rinna debuted a noticeably shorter pixie hairstyle at the December 2022 People's Choice Awards. She later shared that the look reminded her of her mom, and several followers had also noticed the resemblance to Lois.

Rinna had spoken openly about her close relationship with her mother, whose death came during her final period on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Following her departure from the series, she began exploring new opportunities in fashion, where changing her appearance became a regular part of her work.

The change in career direction happened around another milestone: her 60th birthday. Rinna challenged the idea that women should become less visible as they grow older, particularly in an industry where appearance receives so much attention.

She wanted women to know they could reach 60 and remain active, ambitious, and fashionable, rather than feeling that their opportunities were behind them. By then, she was embracing major designer shows and enjoying fashion opportunities she hadn't experienced earlier in her career.

Her daughters were already familiar faces in the modeling world, and Rinna occasionally joined them at major fashion events. For a woman who had spent decades working in television, appearing alongside Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray at designer shows offered a different kind of family occasion.

Meanwhile, her hairstyle experiments continued. One appearance might feature a theatrical wig, another an unusually sleek style, and the next would find her back in the short layers that had been associated with her since the early 1990s.

At 63, She Was About to Take Her Biggest Risk Yet

By 2025, Rinna was regularly appearing at international fashion events in outfits that looked very different from her earlier Hollywood wardrobe. She had tried avant-garde makeup, dramatic silhouettes, and wigs in varying lengths, but her short hairstyle still appeared frequently between those experiments.

At the Viktor & Rolf couture show in Paris, for example, she joined guests watching another collection of theatrical designer creations. Her willingness to try elaborate fashion had become familiar, yet her next Halloween transformation would be inspired by a completely different celebrity moment.

On October 30, 2026, Rinna joined the Halloween edition of Live with Kelly and Mark for the show's annual costume competition. She had been invited as a celebrity judge, but instead of arriving in her usual clothes, she had prepared a transformation of her own.

Executive producer Michael Gelman also dressed up for the occasion, joining Rinna to recreate a recognizable Hollywood couple. Their coordinated costumes featured matching details from one of the previous year's most talked-about red carpets.

During the show, Rinna joked with hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos that she had "aged way down" for her costume. At 63, she was portraying someone more than three decades younger, and the transformation required considerably more preparation than simply borrowing a dress.

She also praised the beauty professionals who had helped create the appearance, joking that the finished look was "very natural and understated." Considering her long history of experimenting with elaborate makeup and wigs, the remark was delivered with her familiar sense of humor.

Then Lisa Stepped Out — and Looked Almost Unrecognizable

For Halloween, Rinna recreated Kylie Jenner's memorable appearance alongside Timothée Chalamet at the December 2025 Marty Supreme premiere. The couple wore matching orange Chrome Hearts outfits, with Jenner choosing a cutout gown and silver necklace, while Live with Kelly and Mark producer Michael Gelman played Chalamet for Rinna's recreation.

Rinna then shared her own photographs on Instagram with the caption "King Lisa 💋👑." Wearing the orange gown and statement necklace, she looked dramatically different with long, sleek brunette hair and glamorous makeup replacing her familiar short layers — and fans quickly noticed one detail they wanted her to keep.

Even Kylie Jenner and Fans Couldn't Believe What They Saw

Rinna had worn countless wigs over the years, but her latest transformation prompted a different kind of reaction. Instead of simply praising her resemblance to Kylie Jenner, fans began urging her to keep the new look.

Kylie Jenner herself reacted to Rinna's transformation with a comment that suggested she'd been surprised by the resemblance. After seeing the photographs, the 29-year-old wrote, "Thought this was me."

One viewer reacted with disbelief after seeing the photographs, writing, "That's Lisa???? My gosh, she looks incredible. She really should keep the long hair!!" The comment captured both the surprise over Rinna's appearance and the change fans wanted her to keep.

Another admirer agreed, writing, "Her hair looks better like that," while someone else added, "Definitely long hair suites Lisa". The reactions were remarkably similar, with fans praising the longer hairstyle rather than simply admiring the costume.

One viewer was particularly enthusiastic about Rinna's appearance, commenting, "This is the best I have seen her look in forever! Lol and its for Halloween 🤣". After years of being associated with her famous short haircut, she was receiving some of her strongest compliments for a temporary Halloween look.

The comparisons became even bolder as more viewers reacted to her transformation. One user wrote, "Whaaat? I thought she was Kendal .. This hair is everything on her. She looks like shes in her twenties/ thirties", apparently mistaking Rinna for Kylie's older sister.

Another viewer admitted, "I literally had to look twice", while someone else declared, "Literally whaaaat!? Amazing. Sorry Heidi, Lisa just won Halloween!" The reactions ranged from surprise over the resemblance to enthusiastic praise for the entire transformation.

Even Kylie Jenner herself was fooled by the resemblance, making Rinna's Halloween transformation a hit with both fans and the celebrity she portrayed. But while the costume was meant for just one night, the reaction to her new look raised a question: could this playful experiment inspire Rinna to make another unexpected change?

The Man Who Once Changed His Mind

While fans were now begging Rinna to keep her long hair, someone much closer to her had once made the very same request. After welcoming her eldest daughter, Delilah Belle, the actress tried growing out her famous short haircut because her husband, Harry Hamlin, missed seeing her with longer hair.

But when Rinna finally reached the length he had wanted, Hamlin completely changed his mind. He told her, "I think I like your hair better short," prompting her to happily return to the cropped style that had already become such a recognizable part of her appearance.

That old exchange makes the reaction to Rinna's Halloween photographs especially amusing. The longer hairstyle her husband once requested — only to change his mind after seeing it — is now exactly what fans are begging her to keep. And this time, the compliments are coming after a transformation that even convinced Kylie Jenner herself.

Rinna hasn't announced any plans to replace her familiar short layers with long brunette hair. But the irony is hard to miss: a breakup inspired the haircut that defined her look for more than 30 years, and one Halloween night made fans beg her to leave it behind. The costume was meant to make her look like Kylie Jenner, yet what viewers couldn't stop talking about was a completely different Lisa Rinna.