49 Fun Facts About The Hills

Which Natasha Bedingfield song is the theme tune of The Hills?

Unwritten. The 2004 single became so bound up with the show that when it was revived in 2019, Natasha Bedingfield went back into the studio and recut her vocal over a new mix.

Which future Schitt's Creek star co-hosted MTV Canada's after-show for The Hills?

Dan Levy. He and Jessi Cruickshank sent up each episode from a Toronto studio, and when The Hills ended in 2010 and she left for Los Angeles, MTV Canada cancelled the after-show.

The Hills creator Adam DiVello went on to make which glossy Netflix reality series?

Selling Sunset. DiVello spotted magazine ads for a Los Angeles property brokerage run by twin brothers with an all-female team of agents, and decided the firm was a ready-made cast.

Lauren Conrad moved to Los Angeles on The Hills to pursue a career in which industry?

Fashion. She studied at a Los Angeles fashion college while the cameras rolled, and within months of leaving the show in 2009 she launched her own clothing line, LC Lauren Conrad, at Kohl's.

Who were the four original primary cast members of The Hills?

Lauren, Heidi, Audrina and Whitney. Heidi was there because she had befriended Lauren at an art-school freshman orientation in San Francisco, and the pair then moved to Los Angeles as flatmates.

At which magazine did Lauren and Whitney intern in the early seasons of The Hills?

Teen Vogue. Lauren had to interview for the place with West Coast editor Lisa Love, and the glamour was limited: one early task was digging the wax out of a giant candle.

On The Hills, Lauren turned down a summer internship in which city to stay with her boyfriend?

Paris. Back at work, her boss Lisa Love delivered the verdict fans never let her forget: she would always be known as 'the girl who didn't go to Paris'.

Which company hired Heidi on The Hills, prompting her to drop out of college?

Bolthouse Productions. Heidi met its boss, Brent Bolthouse, in a nightclub and skipped class for the interview, then was told to pack her things in season four after getting drunk at one of his events.

Before The Hills, Spencer Pratt and Brody Jenner shared which short-lived Fox reality show?

The Princes of Malibu. It followed Brody and his brother living off their stepfather with Spencer in tow, and Fox pulled it after two episodes when Brody's mother filed for divorce.

Brody of The Hills is a stepbrother of which famous reality-TV siblings?

The Kardashians. Brody's parent Caitlyn Jenner married their mother, Kris, and in 2013, three years after The Hills ended, he joined the cast of the family's own reality show.

Rumours of what ended Lauren and Heidi's friendship in season three of The Hills?

A sex tape. Lauren suspected Heidi and Spencer of spreading the story, and her answer to Heidi's denials at a birthday party, 'You know what you did!', gave the season premiere its title.

On The Hills, Whitney Port fell down the stairs while modelling a gown live on which show?

Good Morning America. Whitney, an intern pressed into modelling an Oscar gown, tripped on live television, finished the segment smiling, and earned a call of approval from Vogue's Anna Wintour.

Whose PR firm, People's Revolution, hired Lauren and Whitney on The Hills?

Kelly Cutrone. Her tough-love turn as their boss won her a Bravo series of her own, Kell on Earth, and a memoir with the no-nonsense title If You Have to Cry, Go Outside.

Stephanie Pratt of The Hills later joined the cast of which British reality series?

Made in Chelsea. She joined the London series as the new girlfriend of cast member Spencer Matthews, and was soon brought face to face with his former girlfriends on camera.

Heidi Montag of The Hills comes from which Colorado ski town?

Crested Butte. The cameras followed her home to meet the parents in season three, and a year later her older sister Holly left the town for Los Angeles and moved in with Heidi and a sulking Spencer.

In which country did Heidi and Spencer elope in season four of The Hills?

Mexico. They swapped vows near Cabo San Lucas after several shots of tequila, but skipped the paperwork that would have made it legal, so they married all over again in California the following April.

Which designer employed Whitney when she moved to New York after season four of The Hills?

Diane von Fürstenberg. The dream job lasted only months: by April 2009 Whitney had left the label and gone back to her old bosses in public relations.

What was the title of Whitney Port's spin-off from The Hills?

The City. MTV built the series around Whitney's move to New York for a new job, and it went on air a week after her last regular episode of the parent show.

Who replaced Lauren as lead halfway through season five?

She had been Lauren's rival on Laguna Beach and caught the bouquet at Heidi and Spencer's wedding.

Stacie, whose flirtation with Spencer drove Heidi to demand couples' therapy on The Hills, did which job?

Bartender. Stacie Hall poured the shots at a Los Angeles bar called The Dime, and Heidi's ultimatum worked: Spencer went to therapy, and the pair were engaged again before the season was half over.

What did Heidi unveil to her family in The Hills' season six premiere?

Plastic surgery. She had gone through ten procedures in a single day, and her mother looked aghast, accused her of risking her life to look like Barbie and told her she had been more beautiful before.

On The Hills, what made Heidi and Spencer's own sisters cut them off in the final season?

Erratic behaviour. Spencer's explosive temper and the couple's new devotion to crystals alarmed the rest of the cast, and Stephanie Pratt and Holly Montag both decided they were done defending them.

Which singer did Audrina briefly date in the final season of The Hills?

Ryan Cabrera. The romance was over before the series ended, yet when the show was revived nine years later he turned up at Audrina's side again as a guest.

Where does Kristin decide to move in the series finale of The Hills?

Europe. With Brody seeing someone new and her friends all settling down, Kristin said she needed a fresh start of her own, and Brody refused to come to her leaving party.

What did the final shot of The Hills' original finale reveal?

The scene was filmed on a backlot. As Brody watched Kristin's car leave, the Hollywood Hills backdrop behind him was wheeled away, a parting wink at years of claims that the show was staged.

Outside which Hollywood nightclub did Lauren tell Heidi 'You know what you did!' on The Hills?

Les Deux. Heidi turned up at the club for a friend's birthday party and acted as if she had no idea why Lauren was upset with her, which is what provoked the outburst.

Emily Weiss, the 'super intern' on The Hills, went on to found which beauty brand?

Glossier. Lauren and Whitney spent her episodes feeling upstaged by the polished intern from the New York office, who later turned her beauty blog, Into the Gloss, into the make-up company.

Lauren Conrad of The Hills played herself in a 2009 episode of which animated series?

Family Guy. Brian the dog dates her and discovers that the supposed dumb blonde is secretly one of the cleverest people he has met, so the script had Lauren reciting dense history and science.

Which novel by Lauren Conrad of The Hills topped a New York Times bestseller list in 2009?

L.A. Candy. Its heroine moves to Los Angeles and finds fame on a reality show, and the book reached number one on the children's chapter-book list within weeks of Lauren's own last episode.

Heidi and Spencer of The Hills finished runners-up on which British reality show in 2013?

Celebrity Big Brother. Entering the house as a single contestant, the couple spent three weeks feuding with singer Rylan Clark and then lost the final to him.

What did Lauren later say about Spencer's phone apology on The Hills?

She never got it. Asked on The View in June 2009 how the apology had felt, Lauren said the call was filmed without her on the other end and that she only heard about it afterwards.

Which star of The Hills had her home burgled in 2009 by the teenage 'Bling Ring'?

Audrina Patridge. She posted her own security footage of a man and a woman leaving with bags of her belongings, and the pair proved to be part of the gang that also robbed Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom.

On The Hills, Lauren told Audrina she would 'rather kill myself' than hook up with which man?

Justin Bobby. Audrina had been told that her on-off boyfriend and Lauren had a fling, and Lauren's tearful denial ended with the words 'Justin disgusts me!'

Which co-star did Lauren have to fire from an internship at People's Revolution on The Hills?

Stephanie Pratt. Office work was not her strong suit, so Lauren was sent to let her go on the boss's orders, and Stephanie later joked that it was not the only time she had been fired.

On The Hills, Jen Bunney lost Lauren's friendship by going off with which man at her own 21st birthday?

Brody Jenner. Lauren had just given Jen a diamond bracelet and a speech about friendship, though years later Spencer insisted he had footage showing that the hook-up never happened.

What was MTV's 2016 anniversary special about The Hills called?

That Was Then, This Is Now. Billed as an anniversary look back, it was less a reunion than a solo: Lauren sat on a sofa and told the story from behind the scenes herself.

What was the 2019 revival of The Hills titled?

The Hills: New Beginnings. The show's original star, Lauren Conrad, declined to come back, and MTV dropped the revival after two seasons.

Which actress from The O.C. joined the 2019 revival of The Hills?

Mischa Barton. She lasted one season: in 2020 she laughed off reports that Caroline D'Amore was replacing her, but when the second season arrived D'Amore was in the cast and she was not.

The son of which celebrity couple joined the 2019 revival of The Hills?

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Their son Brandon Thomas Lee joined as a newcomer, then went behind the camera to produce Pamela, a Love Story, the Netflix documentary about his mother.

Kristin Cavallari of The Hills married which NFL quarterback in 2013?

Jay Cutler. The Chicago Bears quarterback had proposed two years earlier, but Kristin said they had not been ready then, and they married only after the birth of their first son.

In season three of The Hills, where did the gang go to celebrate Brody's birthday?

Las Vegas. It made trouble again in the season finale, when Spencer surprised Heidi on a business trip there and won her back, which landed her in hot water with her boss.

Which Laguna Beach alumnus was Lauren's boyfriend in the first season of The Hills?

Jason Wahler. He had already strung along several girls on Laguna Beach, yet Lauren gave up a summer abroad to share a Malibu beach house with him, and they had split by the start of season two.

Which cast member of The Hills had also been a senior on Laguna Beach alongside Lauren?

Lo Bosworth. She arrived in season two and moved into a house with Lauren and Audrina in season three, where the old friends' closeness left Audrina feeling so shut out that she found a place of her own.

Brody's on-off girlfriend Jayde Nicole arrived on The Hills already famous as what?

Playboy's Playmate of the Year. She held the 2008 title, and when Audrina walked into a club after a night with Brody in Hawaii, Jayde and a group of fellow Playmates saw her off.

Audrina Patridge and Kristin Cavallari of The Hills each later competed on which TV contest?

Dancing with the Stars. Audrina signed up in 2010 saying she wanted to conquer her fear of performing for a live audience, and Kristin took her own turn on the ballroom floor a year later.

Which event was the setting for Lauren's last regular episode of The Hills?

A wedding. After refusing Heidi and Spencer's invitation for most of the season, Lauren arrived as the bride was dressing, told Heidi she only wanted her to be happy, and took her seat in the church.

What did Heidi and Spencer clash over after buying a house in season five of The Hills?

Starting a family. Heidi wanted a baby and Spencer flatly refused, an argument that took years to settle: their first son, Gunner, was not born until 2017.

On The Hills, Stephanie struggled to date in season six after being arrested for what?

Driving under the influence. Stephanie opened the season telling Lo that she was on probation and back in Alcoholics Anonymous, and she later called the arrest a blessing.

Which 2010 Heidi Montag album topped the US iTunes chart fifteen years later, after her home burned down?

Superficial. The self-funded record sank on release, but when the Palisades fire destroyed the couple's house in January 2025 Spencer asked fans to buy it, and within days it stood at number one.