"Yes, I helped. Of course I did," Rinna said on TikTok
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NEED TO KNOW
- Lisa Rinna opened up about how she helped her Traitors costar Rob Rausch secure an Hermès Birkin bag for Maura Higgins after betraying her on the show
- In a TikTok video, Rinna said the experience helping Rausch was “so magical”
- Rausch presented the bag to Higgins on the March 1 episode of Watch What Happens Live!
Lisa Rinna uses her connections for good.
In a TikTok video shared on Sunday, March 8, the 62-year-old opened up about how she helped her Traitors costar Rob Rausch secure an Hermès Birkin bag for Maura Higgins as an apology after revealing that he was a traitor during the finale.
"Let’s talk about the Birkin bag," Rinna said on the clip. "I’m so excited about the bag. I’m so excited that we got to come full circle. You can see how happy Maura is."
"Yes, I helped. Of course I did. I said I would, and we did it. We got it for her," she continued of the notoriously hard-to-get bag, noting that "it was so fun" helping Rausch, 27.
"My friends Isaac Boots and Jeffery helped with that connection because they had the connection in New York, so we were able to make that happen quickly,” Rinna explained. "Otherwise we would have had to go to Paris, which is not a bad thing, but it would have taken a bit longer."
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also called the mission "so magical."
“It all worked out so magically and then for Rob to give it to Maura on Watch What Happens Live! Just tickled me,” she shared. "All of it has brought me so much joy."
@lisarinnaofficial Queen Maura got her Birkin!! #traitors #birkin
♬ original sound – Lisa Rinna
Rinna called out Higgins, 35, in her caption, which read: “Queen Maura got her Birkin!! #traitors #birkin."
Higgins expressed her gratitude in the comment section, writing, "The woman you are WE LOVE YOU ♥️♥️♥️"
Rausch previously exclusively told PEOPLE about Rinna’s help in obtaining the Birkin bag, which Higgins had requested in “burgundy with gold accent, size 30.
"As soon as I told her about it, she was like, 'I will help you," he said.
"She's a very well-connected woman, and she did it. She gave me all her resources, and originally, I was going to get it from a guy in Paris. I was going to actually have to go to Paris, which I was going to do. But now we got someone in New York City…," Rausch added.
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The reality star was awarded $220,800 in prize money when he won season 4 of the Traitors, and while he told PEOPLE that the check has yet to clear, he said he “luckily” had “enough pennies to scrap together for Maura's Birkin."
As for the rest of the money, he plans to use it to plan for his and his family's "future."
Rausch unveiled the luxury bag on the March 5 episode of Watch What Happens Live!.
After host Andy Cohen, 57, polled the audience on whether they would forgive someone if that person bought them a Birkin bag, Rausch got up from his seat, put on some gloves and retrieved the Birkin bag that he purchased for Higgins.
After she opened it and showed off the burgundy-colored bag, Higgins got up to hug Rausch.
“All is forgiven,” Cohen could be heard saying as the pair embraced. Higgins chimed in, “You’re forgiven," as Rausch nodded and said, “Thank you.”
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