Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s daughter, Amelia Gray, is in the news about her IG account where she has 786,000 followers. First of all Amelia opened up about her eating disorder on RHOBH a season or two ago. She had anxiety issues that led her to leave college and move home. In my opinion, Instagram “modeling” is the very last thing she should be doing for her mental health. But what do I know? The photo above is a rare one where she is wearing actual clothes. And yet, it is one of her most controversial.
Amelia Gray has removed all the comments on this photo, but not the photo itself. She received a lot of backlash for darkening her skin and “attempting to look black.” The commenters used the term “blackfishing” to claim that she is deliberately trying to look black with her much darker skin and braided hair In response Amelia stated, “”I recently went on vacation in the sun, and with my Italian heritage I tan very easily. There is no self tanner involved. Or intention of looking darker than my own natural skin color.”
There are photos of her at the beach about five weeks ago. There are several in between where her skin is significantly lighter. She was also recently in Miami with her boyfriend Scott Disick. Here is another picture from her IG for comparison. What do you think? Are people making a big deal about nothing? Is it a tan? Or was she purposely attempting to look black? Either way, despite her many sponsorships on the Gram, it cannot possibly be a good place for her. That I know for sure.
I’m of Sicilian heritage and naturally dark skinned. I tanned for many years. That doesn’t look like a natural tan to me, but, who knows. I suppose it could be. She would have been better off just taking the picture down. She is definitely her mother’s daughter.
odd how they all morph lookinglike kardashians.
She is of the generation, any pubicity is good publicity.
IM sure RInna is loving the attention.
Scott is probably trying to turn her into Kourtney Kardashian like he did with his last girlfriend.
Oooooh! That makes sense!
Yep. She looks like a kardashian
that scott disick? the drunk? he is way, way too old for her. rinna’s sister had drug issues. amelia has anorexia issues. this will not end well.
Amelia is 19 and making a lot of bad choices. We all made bad choices at that age. But hers are out in the open and yet no one seems to be stepping in to help her make better ones. 🙁
Agree with your comment, I know that “Hollywood” (or whatever) tend to have age gaps. So…I know I’m old and out of touch, but she’s a child. I think it’s weird as fuck that she’s dating him. I sort of think he does tend to get his girlfriends to look a bit Kardashian. She’s a beautiful girl and doesn’t need to change a thing. I hope she distances herself from his old ass.
If that’s a natural tan her skin sure tanned exactly the same shade all over. Which almost never happens.
Yeah, what is with everyone morphing into everyone else? It’s like all of Instagram is going to be filled with the same person, doing the same pose?? How boring.
Baby hairs, braid, and darker skin. Her lips look fuller than they did when I watched her on RHoBH as a teen. Sigh…
Even if the tan is natural and not intentional, Blackfishing is a well known phenomenon of her age group seeking IG fame. She had to know the accusations would come, and simply didn’t care, since it’s getting her attention an potentially sponsorships.
I didn’t even recognize her..
She does have issues and being 19 is really young and she probably needs help. Not a man who has the same issues and a lot of baggage. I just don’t see him being able to help her. I am sorry he suffers from anxiety as well. Very odd when I heard they were a couple.
If that is a natural tan, then she should have that same color for the next month. Let’s see what she looks like in a few weeks. I do agree that Insta modeling is a bad decision for anyone dealing with any mental health issues, which is probably at least 75% of the population.
First: She does not look black, and despite some choices that may not seem smart to some people, she is smart enough to know that no one would be fooled into thinking she is black.
Second: The tan COULD be natural. When I see photos of myself from the last 15 years or so, I ask myself “Who is that WHITE woman?” Not “white” as in Caucasian, white as in pale. I used to get way darker than her photo after not much time in the sun. Ski tan in winter, sun tan in summer. I WORKED HARD to get that dark! I cannot believe I am barely beige nowadays.
I don’t believe she’s try to look black, she’s just trying to look like a kardashian ?
When I saw this “tanned” picture, and read her explanation, I pulled up pics of her and Scott on their recent vacation to Miami…on the beach, in the shade, in a restaurant. She’s full of shit. That’s not normal suntan. There is a huge difference in this latest Instagram pic and her sunning in Miami.
I agree w/others that she’s trying (too hard) to look like a Kardashian.
I did the same as MelG and pulled up the ops of her in miami with that creep and this is not all tan. A) you don’t get the same tan all over like that and b) I don’t think she’s trying to look black, she’s trying to look like a kardashian since she’s 19 and insecure and doesn’t want the creep to leave her. What I want to know is what in the heck are her parents thinking letting her hang out with a guy this much older with all these kids and such a horrible reputation. I mean even Harry is this thirsty for attention? We all Rinna would do anything for another 15 minutes. Like I’ve said a MILLION times, you are grilled by the FBI, CIA and KGB, visited at your home, have background checks run on you just to adopt a fur baby, but any old idiot can have a kid.
I doubt at her age her parents have much I control.
Kardashians are not black. Most, not all, middle east countries people are considered Caucasian. Persian/Iranian, Turkish plus
“Kardashians are not black.”
That is literally the entire point of this conversation.
This looks like self tanner to me. It’s got that orange terracotta shade. She is the same color as Lisa Barlow’s hands at the RHoSLC reunion. And Lisa admitted it was self tanner discoloration.
For all the people in the comments saying she’s not trying to look BLACK, she’s trying to look like a KARDASHIAN…ummm the KARDASHIANS have blackfished on a number of occasions and have been called out on each and every single one too so yeah, the girl is blackfishing and it’s disgusting. She literally looks like Khloe K when she blackfishes, google for references.
Yes x infinity
Yes, they have blackfished and appropriated, and body appropriated for that matter. You know, the things black women get criticized for is now hot because Kim modified her body.
I can tan to a nice shade of brown, but even if I turn myself like a rotisserie chicken, I still don’t get that even of a tan.