Former The Hills star Lauren Conrad has a lot to smile about this week. She celebrated her 24th birthday on Monday and her second novel, Sweet Little Lies, the follow-up to her New York Times bestselling debut L.A. Candy, just hit stores yesterday!
"I based it a lot on the emotional things you go through," Lauren explains about her main character, Jane. "There's no how-to when it comes to being thrown into this situation. There were so many moments where I was like, 'This isn't normal. This is crazy!' So when it was all done with, I though this would be a fun way to tell a story."
But the one thing Lauren wouldn't talk about today was her former BFF Heidi Montag. When asked about Heidi's 10 plastic surgery procedures, Lauren grew visibly uncomfortable. "I think it's a personal choice," Lauren says. When asked again about Heidi's revealing post-surgery pictures, Lauren responded, "It's a look."
Lauren did say she's happy to have moved on from The Hills and is currently working on her third novel.
Will you read Lauren's book? Was she right to stay quiet about Heidi's recent choices?
The Hills'Heidi Montag recently revealed that she had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, including botox, a breast augmentation, and a chin reduction. The 23-year-old reality star originally claimed that she had become obsessed with plastic surgery and eventually wants to get even larger breast implants.
Sound off: Do you think Heidi went too far? Is she too young for so much plastic surgery? Do teens and young adults need cosmetic plastic surgery? When is it too much? Have you ever thought about plastic surgery?
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Looks like despite all of the gossip and rumors, tons of MTV stars are returning to The Hills. Despite talk from Audrina Patridge, Stephanie Pratt, and Lo Bosworth suggesting that they didn't want to return for another season of The Hills, Audrina has signed on for the sixth season. She's joining Kristin Cavallari, who announced that the show would definitely be continue at The Hillslive finale show last week, and Justin Bobby.
Kristin and Audrina both fought over Justin Bobby during this past season, but in the finale, Kristin and Justin were deciding if they should give a relationship a shot. There's no doubt drama will definitely follow all three of them in upcoming issues if Kristin and Justin really make a go of it. And to add to that drama, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag also announced they'd be returning.
Lauren Conrad may be done with the show, but there's no doubt that the sixth season will still be interesting even as she continues to stay away from the cameras.
Are you still watching The Hills? Do you want MTV to film another season of the show?
I had so much fun last night hanging out backstage at the live The Hills and The City finale extravaganza, filmed right in NYC at MTV's Times Square studio! It was cool to see Whitney Port and Roxy Olin joking around between interviews, Kristin Cavallari giggling when Brody Jenner's name was mentioned during the TV special, and Holly Montag running around the hallways saying hello to everybody including Justin Bobby and Kristin! All the girls looked so pretty in their super sparkly and sequined dresses -- or in Audrina Patridge's case, one of her signature jumpers! Plus she's back to her dark brown locks, which look gorgeous, of course!
And don't worry, I got some inside scoop for you too -- plus some signed goodies, but you'll have to wait for an upcoming issue of J-14 to find out just what those are! =)
Kristin and Whitney both revealed last night that The Hills and The City are returning for new seasons, but before that announcement, I asked Whitney all about her thoughts on continuing with her reality show. "I would love it to keep going," Whitney tells J-14. "I put my heart and soul into this whole project and obviously I want it to be a success and go for as long as people want it to go. I'd love it to go on."
Holly revealed to me that she's no longer talking to her sister Heidi Montag, but she's cool with the rest of the cast. "I've always had a cordial relationship with pretty much everyone on the cast," Holly explains to J-14. "Stacie is my best friend -- we just moved in together actually. She's the sweetest girl in the world. Kristen I just adore, and I can't wait to get to know her better."
I can't wait to see what happens when the cameras keep rolling!
Did you watch The Hills and The City finales last night? Who are your fave MTV reality stars? Do you want to see new episdoes?
Celebrities like The Hills' Heidi Montag have been very vocal about getting plastic surgery. "I've always been very insecure about my body. My whole life, I looked at my chest and was like, OK, they're going to grow. This is my year! And it never happened. I hated my nose too," she said. Heidi got her breast augmented and a nose job in 2007.
What do you think about plastic surgery? Are you for or against it? Why? Have you had plastic surgery? Do you know someone your age who's gotten plastic surgery? Sound off below!
It's almost time for the sixth drama-filled season of The Hills to begin (premiering on MTV Tuesday September 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET!) but today it's all about Heidi Montag who is celebrating her 23rd birthday! Heidi just Tweeted that this will be the best birthday ever with her hubby Spencer by her side and a new dog! Happy Birthday, Heidi!
Fun Facts About Heidi:
-A hidden talent Heidi discovered while filming her music video for "Higher" with Spencer was how to do a good bird call to the surrounding seagulls!
-Heidi and Lauren Conrad became friends after meeting at freshmen orientation in college when Heidi approached LC to chat!
-The Hills isn't the first MTV reality show Heidi was on -- she also appeared on a couple episodes of Laguna Beach!
J-14 rounds up everything you need to know that happened this weekend...
1- The Jonas Brothers official YouTube account was "suspended" temporarily on Saturday, but is now up and running again (and is now up to 3.3 million views and counting!).
2- Fan sites have been following Twilight star Rob Pattinson's every move for the last few months... but he finally got a few days of privacy as everyone wondered where in the world is Robby P.? Did he fly back to London and slip out without being spotted? Turns out, he'd actually been keeping a low profile in New York City and was caught again by cameras this afternoon enjoying the warm weather in the city with his longtime friend Tom Sturridge.
3- Kris Allen continued the American Idol tradition of singing the national anthem at the NBA finals less than an hour ago. Also in attendance at the game were Zac Efron, Rihanna, Diddy, Denzel Washington, Adam Levine, Will.I.Am, and Christopher Mintz Plasse. If you missed it, here's the clip:
5- Rumors are swirling about what really happened to Heidi Montag down in Costa Rica during the filming of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Stay tuned for details.
6- The Nickelodeon stars all got together too for a big photo shoot, with Keke Palmer, Miranda Cosgrove, and Victoria Justice all in attendance.
7- The Young Hollywood Awards are just about to start out in L.A.
8- How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall in New York right now... and just mentioned J-14!
9- Tons of celebs turned up today for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 20th Annual A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival today. Among the heroes were Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Pete Wentz, Miley Cyrus, Sharon Stone, Denise Richards, Vanessa Minnillo, Nick Lachey, Melissa Joan Hart, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Rumer Willis, Selena Gomez (with a new short haircut!), Shenae Grimes, Joely Fisher, Lo Bosworth, Laila Ali, Billy Baldwin, Billy Crystal, Emily Osment, Kaycee Stroh, and Debby Ryan.
10- And last but not least, the JoBros just debuted their new music video for "Fly With Me":
11- Oh, and also this weekend's hottest trend is the new Twitter game, Twitter Vampire. (We're such Twilight fans, we couldn't resist playing!) J-14 readers loved biting us so much that we became the #1 Most Bitten "Tasty Prey" of the day (even beating Twilight's Peter Facinelli, as well as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Ashton Kutcher, and Selena Gomez!).
J-14's on the phone with Lauren Conrad RIGHT NOW! She spilled that Heidi and Spencer's wedding is THIS Saturday and even though she was invited she's not going.
Whether you're Team Lauren or Team Heidi, tonight is the night you've been waiting for! The much-anticipated season premiere of The Hills airs tonight, April 6, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on MTV.
Are you guys looking forward to the new season of The Hills -- why or why not?!
