Candiace Bassett Praises Lisa Rinna Regardless of Porsha Williams’ Claims

In a brand new interview, Bassett opened up about her time filming “The Traitors” in Scotland with different actuality TV legends and likewise revealed how her notion of Lisa Rinna modified after attending to know her.

Talking with PEOPLE about season 4 of the treacherous actuality competitors sequence, Bassett shed a bit mild on her relationships with a few of the different solid members, together with Rinna, who starred on “Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” for eight years.

Based on Bassett, who rose to fame after showing on “The Actual Housewives of Potomac,” she was stunned by how approachable Rinna truly was.

“Earlier than this, I didn’t know Lisa Rinna effectively. I met her in passing at BravoCon,” Bassett stated. “Individuals hate her like they hate me. She has the identical villain moniker as me, cracking that wine glass on the desk [in season 5 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2015]. That was iconic.”

Bassett defined that whereas Rinna had “this villain cloud over her,” the “Days of our Lives” alum was a “flower little one.” She added, “She was all the time sitting on the ground, stretching. Her vitality is so chill.”

In the meantime, Williams wasted no time criticizing Rinna for getting her palms soiled within the second episode and breaking the “Actual Housewives” bond.

Through the intense roundtable dialogue, Rinna voted to get rid of the “RHOA” veteran from the sport after different solid members incorrectly pegged her as a Traitor.

Williams was bothered by Rinna’s choice, stating, “… actually, the vote that Lisa made for me—it did not must occur in any respect. Once more, as a fellow Housewife, she may’ve caught to the sisterhood”

She added, “Even when I [were] the Secret Traitor, she nonetheless did not must vote me out as a result of I used to be no risk to her. It was all for her good thing about self.”

Within the premiere episode, host Alan Cumming selected Bassett and Rinna to be the Traitors. Throughout her confessional, Bassett spoke with producers and expressed her pleasure about being one of many present’s titular characters.

“The sport is known as The Traitors — it’s not referred to as The Faithfuls,” she stated. “The sport is about primary characters, and I’m clearly a primary character.” Rinna expressed an analogous sentiment, sharing, “This feels very proper.”

The 2 Bravo veterans have been joined by “Love Island” star Rob Rausch, who defined why he would make the right Traitor. “I have been informed that by each lady I’ve ever dated, and I’m extraordinarily aggressive. I wish to win,” he stated.

Elsewhere in Bassett’s interview with PEOPLE, the mom of 1 shared what she hopes followers of the present will find out about her. “I used to be a villain on the present [as a Traitor], however I actually did love virtually everybody,” she stated.

Bassett said that individuals are usually “devoted to misunderstanding me” following her six risky seasons on “RHOP.”

“… my hope is that in increasing my attain and being uncovered to folks from all completely different microcosms, that folks see, ‘Oh, she’s not a b-tch.’ And possibly simply perceive that Black girls as an entire should not monoliths. We’re layered,” she stated.