r/TheHillsMTV

Hi, everyone! I am 39 and am a HUGE fan of The Hills. I watched it during its original airing in college and have rewatched it countless times. I’m a college English instructor and reference media often. One day, reality tv came up and I mentioned The Hills. My students had never heard of it, which fair, it’s over twenty years old at this point (wtf). I told a few students to give it a watch. A few class periods later a couple students told me they watched it thought it was as boring. I was flabbergasted. Am I old? Out of touch? Would it be considered boring to most 18-20 year olds today? Are sex tapes and beef curtains and beach boots no longer dramatic? (Fuck Spencer Pratt for spreading that rumor)

(All information in this post is public. Addresses are public too, but I'm not including them)

Lauren has owned a number of houses in LA and Laguna Beach through the years. Here's a list...

1. The Infamous Hollywood Hills House

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

Feb 2008: Bought for $2.36m

May 2012: Sold for $2m

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Lauren lived here with Audrina, Lo, and two other friends from Laguna Beach. Because it wasn't in a gated community, they had to deal with a ton of paparazzi and tours driving by constantly. In 2009, Lauren put it up for rent and she and Lo moved into a rental apartment to get away from the paparazzi. Lauren sold the house at a loss, probably thankful to get rid of it.

2. First Laguna Beach House

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

May 2009: bought for $2m

Jan 2014: listed for sale for $2.69m, then listing removed two months later

Currently valued at: $5.46m

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Near the beach, but only has a "peek-a-boo" view of the ocean. Owned by Lauren to this day and used as an office by her and William (it's across the street from where she currently lives according to her podcast appearance with Whitney).

3. Beverly Hills Condo

2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

Mar 2012: Bought for $1.35m

Feb 2016: Sold for $2.8m

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Lauren gutted and renovated this condo before moving into it with her now-husband, William. She gave a tour of it to InStyle in 2014 and talked about renovating it on her podcast, Asking for a Friend.

4. Brentwood House

6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms

Apr 2013: Bought for $3.65m

Sep 2017: Sold for $4.525m

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Lauren never gave a tour of this home, so it's possible it was just an investment property and she never lived here.

5. Pacific Palisades House

5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms

Apr 2015: Bought for $4.4m

May 2017: Sold for $4.75m

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Lauren lived here with her husband William and gave a tour to My Domaine in 2016.

6. Second Laguna Beach House

3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

Feb 2014: Bought for $8.5m

Currently valued at: $18m

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Lauren currently lives here with William and their two kids.

First of all, I am aware that Lauren claims there was no falling out with Lo and they naturally drifted apart. However, I also maintain that that's bullshit. Lo unfollowed Lauren on social media for years and you don't do that if all is fine.

Lo, Maura, and Lauren (and others) were all in a friend group that had grown up together in Laguna Beach. The three of them (plus Audrina and two other girls) were roommates in LA. Lo and Maura were bridesmaids for Lauren in her 2014 wedding.

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In 2011, Lauren and Maura launched a fashion line together called "Paper Crown."

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Around 2017, Maura and Lauren stopped being pictured together. In spring 2018 the line was suddenly discontinued without a word from either founder. Maura unfollowed Lauren on social media. Lauren has talked about it vaguely in podcasts, saying that she's worked with friends and it hasn't worked out in the past, and it's important to set expectations about roles and responsibilities.

I have no idea when exactly Lo unfollowed Lauren, but I think it was somewhere in this vicinity.

Is it possible that Lo took Maura's side in the friendship breakup? Obviously in 2020 when the Laguna cast did their first reunion, Lo refollowed Lauren and they seem cool since then, so I'm guessing they talked and made up.

Need Help adding a flair or want a change ... Pick anything that has been said by the cast on The Hills and The Hills:New Beginnings

Side note: since there are postings about Laguna Beach.. whatever saying that the cast said can be used as a flair....But it should be mainly The Hills related.

Can't think of one on the spot...take your time cause the rest is still unwritten

I mean, Heidi’s family had some money from the restaurant business, but they didn’t have anywhere near the kind of money that girls like Lauren, Lo, Audrina, and Kristin had. I feel like this could be why she was such an easy, vulnerable target for pressure to get all that surgery. SoCal is an area that can make you feel like you’re never “enough” unless you have the kind of money and/or looks that they have. It’s not like Crested Butte, Colorado, that’s for sure.

I just watched this podcast she was on, and she made several comments to the effect of, we couldn’t afford this and that, needing a mortgage, etc. Didn’t she make plenty of money from her resurgence of her music on TikTok? And Spencer is loaded. Where’s it all going? I know L.A. is expensive and all.