Lisa Rinna Recalls How She 'Completely Lost My Mojo' After Postpartum Depression: 'I Felt Completely Hopeless'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lisa Rinna.Photo:Brendan Wixted for CosmopolitanLisa Rinnais looking back at one of the more difficult times of her life.The actress and former reality star, 60, appears inCosmopolitan’s “Sex After 60” digital issue, where she opened up about the ebbs and flows of her sexuality throughout her life.“Well, within those 31 years, I had children, and that’s a whole moment in itself. And then I had postpartum depression and I completely lost my mojo,” Rinna recalled of the time.The mom of two sharesAmelia Gray, 22, andDelilah Belle, 25, with husbandHarry Hamlin.“I didn’t know I had it for the first 15 months of Delilah’s life, and then once we figured it out, I was treated for it, and I was ready for it when I had Amelia,” she shared. “I went on an antidepressant, which helped tremendously. Without that, I don’t know how long it would’ve taken.“Rinna admitted it was “pretty scary” to find herself in the depths of postpartum. “I’m very positive and a very happy person, and I felt completely hopeless. And that’s pretty scary when you’ve never had that happen in your life.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lisa Rinna.Brendan Wixted for CosmopolitanRinna said that after welcoming her daughters, “It took a minute for me to figure out, ‘What do I do?'““I think it’s hard after you have children to figure out how to get that sexuality back. I was asking the universe to show me a sign,” she shared.“There was an article in theLos Angeles Timesabout Sheila Kelley doing a pole-dancing class. She had done this movie about strippers, and she was a fellow actor I knew—her husband was onThe West Wingand Harry knew him. This article made me think, ‘Wow, that’s scary, and that would be really interesting to do, and maybe I should do it. I think I should do it.'“The decision led her to attend the classes, which “changed everything, because it felt safe.““It changed my whole perception and fear about sexuality and expressing yourself. I did it for a good two years, and I don’t think I ever looked back. Then I was just able to really be open, really share it,” she said, adding, “Harry was thrilled, obviously. I mean, I learned a lot of really good tricks.“Lisa Rinna.Brendan Wixted for CosmopolitanRinna also discussed what it’s like for her daughters to see and experience her outspoken nature about sexuality.“Imagine having me as your mom and opening up your Instagram and I’m, like, dancing or doing some funny thing. I think that if you look at them and you see what they’ve accomplished at such a young age, I don’t think it’s a negative. I think it’s actually a positive, because they see that anything is possible,” she said.“Like today, my daughter said, ‘Oh my god, Mom, you’re a rock star.’ I was showing her photos from this shoot, and I thought, ‘That’s a cool thing to hear from your 22-year-old.'“Rinna continued, “So hopefully, I’m presenting something that is positive to them. But again, I can’t quite imagine what it would be like having me as a mom.”

Lisa Rinna.Photo:Brendan Wixted for Cosmopolitan

Brendan Wixted for Cosmopolitan

Lisa Rinnais looking back at one of the more difficult times of her life.The actress and former reality star, 60, appears inCosmopolitan’s “Sex After 60” digital issue, where she opened up about the ebbs and flows of her sexuality throughout her life.“Well, within those 31 years, I had children, and that’s a whole moment in itself. And then I had postpartum depression and I completely lost my mojo,” Rinna recalled of the time.The mom of two sharesAmelia Gray, 22, andDelilah Belle, 25, with husbandHarry Hamlin.“I didn’t know I had it for the first 15 months of Delilah’s life, and then once we figured it out, I was treated for it, and I was ready for it when I had Amelia,” she shared. “I went on an antidepressant, which helped tremendously. Without that, I don’t know how long it would’ve taken.“Rinna admitted it was “pretty scary” to find herself in the depths of postpartum. “I’m very positive and a very happy person, and I felt completely hopeless. And that’s pretty scary when you’ve never had that happen in your life.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lisa Rinna.Brendan Wixted for CosmopolitanRinna said that after welcoming her daughters, “It took a minute for me to figure out, ‘What do I do?'““I think it’s hard after you have children to figure out how to get that sexuality back. I was asking the universe to show me a sign,” she shared.“There was an article in theLos Angeles Timesabout Sheila Kelley doing a pole-dancing class. She had done this movie about strippers, and she was a fellow actor I knew—her husband was onThe West Wingand Harry knew him. This article made me think, ‘Wow, that’s scary, and that would be really interesting to do, and maybe I should do it. I think I should do it.'“The decision led her to attend the classes, which “changed everything, because it felt safe.““It changed my whole perception and fear about sexuality and expressing yourself. I did it for a good two years, and I don’t think I ever looked back. Then I was just able to really be open, really share it,” she said, adding, “Harry was thrilled, obviously. I mean, I learned a lot of really good tricks.“Lisa Rinna.Brendan Wixted for CosmopolitanRinna also discussed what it’s like for her daughters to see and experience her outspoken nature about sexuality.“Imagine having me as your mom and opening up your Instagram and I’m, like, dancing or doing some funny thing. I think that if you look at them and you see what they’ve accomplished at such a young age, I don’t think it’s a negative. I think it’s actually a positive, because they see that anything is possible,” she said.“Like today, my daughter said, ‘Oh my god, Mom, you’re a rock star.’ I was showing her photos from this shoot, and I thought, ‘That’s a cool thing to hear from your 22-year-old.'“Rinna continued, “So hopefully, I’m presenting something that is positive to them. But again, I can’t quite imagine what it would be like having me as a mom.”

Lisa Rinnais looking back at one of the more difficult times of her life.

The actress and former reality star, 60, appears inCosmopolitan’s “Sex After 60” digital issue, where she opened up about the ebbs and flows of her sexuality throughout her life.

“Well, within those 31 years, I had children, and that’s a whole moment in itself. And then I had postpartum depression and I completely lost my mojo,” Rinna recalled of the time.

The mom of two sharesAmelia Gray, 22, andDelilah Belle, 25, with husbandHarry Hamlin.

“I didn’t know I had it for the first 15 months of Delilah’s life, and then once we figured it out, I was treated for it, and I was ready for it when I had Amelia,” she shared. “I went on an antidepressant, which helped tremendously. Without that, I don’t know how long it would’ve taken.”

Rinna admitted it was “pretty scary” to find herself in the depths of postpartum. “I’m very positive and a very happy person, and I felt completely hopeless. And that’s pretty scary when you’ve never had that happen in your life.”

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Lisa Rinna.Brendan Wixted for Cosmopolitan

Rinna said that after welcoming her daughters, “It took a minute for me to figure out, ‘What do I do?'”

“I think it’s hard after you have children to figure out how to get that sexuality back. I was asking the universe to show me a sign,” she shared.

“There was an article in theLos Angeles Timesabout Sheila Kelley doing a pole-dancing class. She had done this movie about strippers, and she was a fellow actor I knew—her husband was onThe West Wingand Harry knew him. This article made me think, ‘Wow, that’s scary, and that would be really interesting to do, and maybe I should do it. I think I should do it.'”

The decision led her to attend the classes, which “changed everything, because it felt safe.”

“It changed my whole perception and fear about sexuality and expressing yourself. I did it for a good two years, and I don’t think I ever looked back. Then I was just able to really be open, really share it,” she said, adding, “Harry was thrilled, obviously. I mean, I learned a lot of really good tricks.”

Rinna also discussed what it’s like for her daughters to see and experience her outspoken nature about sexuality.

“Imagine having me as your mom and opening up your Instagram and I’m, like, dancing or doing some funny thing. I think that if you look at them and you see what they’ve accomplished at such a young age, I don’t think it’s a negative. I think it’s actually a positive, because they see that anything is possible,” she said.

“Like today, my daughter said, ‘Oh my god, Mom, you’re a rock star.’ I was showing her photos from this shoot, and I thought, ‘That’s a cool thing to hear from your 22-year-old.'”

Rinna continued, “So hopefully, I’m presenting something that is positive to them. But again, I can’t quite imagine what it would be like having me as a mom.”

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