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How Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin nailed their Kylie and Timothée beach photo parody

Bernelee Vollmer|Published

Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin have leaned into the internet’s obsession with Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s beach photos.

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Celebrity couples are clearly no longer just doing romance; they’re doing reenactments, and if there’s one pair who would absolutely clock into that trend without hesitation, it’s a couple known for never taking things too seriously.

Lisa Rinna and her husband, Harry Hamlin, have joined the growing trend of celebrities mimicking viral relationship moments, this time aiming for the beach photos that had social media obsessed with Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet.

Jenner’s solo ocean shot in a sleek black bikini and Chalamet’s shirtless sand pose went viral last month, not because they were together in frame, but because they weren’t.

Despite holidaying as a couple, the two never posed jointly, sparking confusion and plenty of “what exactly is going on here?” energy online.

Rinna and Hamlin, however, did what they do best - leaned all the way in. Known for being an outspoken, spontaneous and slightly unfiltered Hollywood duo, the pair recreated the viral aesthetic with tongue-in-cheek precision.

And they slayed.

Rinna, a former "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star, has built a reputation for embracing pop culture moments head-on, while Hamlin brings old-school Hollywood charm to the table. 

Recently, comedian duo Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs went viral after recreating Jenner and Chalamet’s orange-red carpet aesthetic from a major film premiere, turning the couple’s coordinated fashion into full-on parody at the Critics' Choice Awards.

In a separate recent incident, Rinna also made headlines after revealing she believes her drink may have been spiked at a Hollywood event, later saying she became unwell and required assistance leaving the venue.

The situation has since been disputed by the establishment involved, which denied any wrongdoing, but the incident has added a more serious note to an otherwise light-hearted period of viral pop culture moments.