Lisa Rinna is widely recognized for her portrayal of Billie Reed in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. However, when the cameras stopped rolling, she had to deal with a troublesome presence on set.
In her latest publication, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, Rinna reveals the unexpected identity of her Hollywood tormentor: the actor who played her character’s love interest, Robert Kelker-Kelly.
Kelker-Kelly, who took on the role of Bo Brady, was infatuated with Billie Reed, a beloved character grappling with addiction recovery. Yet, Rinna claims that he turned her experience on set into a nightmare.
Both performers are undoubtedly talented, as their on-screen interactions radiated chemistry.
The 62-year-old Rinna expressed her dislike for Kelker-Kelly, sharing with her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills colleagues that “I hated Robert Kelker-Kelly. Hated him with a passion. He hated me with a passion. There’s a secret for ya!”
“We were a volatile combination, and it looked like love and sexual chemistry on camera, so that was some darn good acting right there,” Rinna remarked.
In her recent book, Rinna mentions: “behind-the-scenes we hated each other.”
“… I have legit stories about the real bullies in this town. Robert Kelker-Kelly is one of those bullies,” she asserted.
“He made my life a living hell on the set of Days. He was horrible to me. I’d go so far as to say verbally abusive. He was passive-aggressive, manipulative, and played weird mind games.”
Now 61, Kelker-Kelly departed from the soap after three years.
