Lisa Rinna will be appearing in the May issue of Playboy magazine.

Lisa, who is notorious for her dedication to the gym, says photographer Deborah Anderson gave her strict orders to stop working out.

Rinna explains, “This was really hard for me because being 45 years old and posing for Playboy, you want to amp it up. [Deborah] said, ‘I do not want you long and sinewy and angular and muscular. I want you soft.’ ”

Husband Harry Hamlin has seen the shots and says they are, “Unbelievable! They’re absolutely awesome!”

Rinna did Playboy once before, back in Spetember 1998 when she was six months pregnant.