Heidi Montag

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Heidi Montag

Background information
Born September 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) (age 22)
Crested Butte, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Genre(s) Pop, electropop, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Reality television personality, singer-songwriter
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Heidi Montag Records (2009–present), Warner Bros. (one single only) [2]

Heidi Montag Pratt[3] (born September 15, 1986) is an American singer and television personality. Montag is best known for appearing on the MTV reality series The Hills.

Contents

Career

Reality TV

Born in Crested Butte, Colorado,[1] Montag moved to California after graduating high school where she enrolled at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.[4] During freshman orientation, she met Lauren Conrad who was then a featured cast member on the MTV reality series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[5] After Montag and Conrad transferred to Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles,[4] Conrad received her own spin-off series The Hills, which premiered on May 31, 2006.[6] Montag was featured in the series sharing an apartment with Conrad while studying at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. She eventually left the Fashion Institute in fall of 2005 when she was hired at Bolthouse Productions.[7] According to Montag, she dropped out because she "did not find the school challenging."[8] Within two years, she was promoted to event planner at Bolthouse, before being fired and then re-hired.[9][10]

Montag appeared in every episode of seasons one and two of The Hills, and appeared in season three, which aired on MTV on August 13, 2007.[11] In the summer of 2006, Montag began dating fellow Hills cast member Spencer Pratt, a former manager of Brody Jenner. Season 2 of The Hills (which aired from January through April 2007) focused on Montag's relationship with Pratt and its effect on her friendships with Conrad and fellow Hills cast member Audrina Patridge. On the Season 2 finale, Montag moved out of her apartment with Conrad to live with Pratt.[12] Although Conrad maintained the two were still friends after Montag moved out,[13] the friendship soon ended when Conrad blamed Montag and Pratt for spreading rumors about a sex tape featuring her and ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler.[14] In October 2008, the pair reportedly ended their feud.[15]

In August 2008, Lauren Conrad expressed feelings that The Hills is "definitely reaching its end", citing the privacy pitfalls.[16] Montag and Pratt have expressed an interest in adopting Conrad's lead role and narrator. In a recent radio interview with Ryan Seacrest, Montag said "I think that maybe Lauren is tired of [being on the show], but we’re just beginning," and that "We’re not even remotely sick of it." Whereas Pratt stated that, "sometimes the narrator has to throw their hate up on the wall and pass the mic", and expressed an interest in taking The Hills to a tenth season.[17] In April 2009, Montag signed on to appear on the reality series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!.[18] Her appearance on the show, alongside husband Spencer Pratt, was criticized after the couple claimed they were subject to torture and left the show's set multiple times before returning and ultimately withdrawing.[19][20][21]

Acting career

In November 2008, Montag, along with Spencer Pratt, shot scenes for an episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. The two appeared as themselves in an episode aired in January 2009.[22]

Music career

In February 2007, Montag started work on an album with producer David Foster.[23] It was also reported that she is on a one-song contract with Warner Bros., not a full studio contract as both Montag and her then-fiance, Spencer Pratt, had claimed.[2] On August 16, 2007, Ryan Seacrest premiered Montag's song, "Body Language", featuring Pratt rapping, on his KIIS-FM radio show. Both Montag and Pratt denied the song was her intended first single with Pratt telling Us Weekly that the tune, "was a song Heidi and I were doing for fun. Never would I rap on her first single!"[2] In December 2007, another track by Montag and produced by David Foster entitled "Touch Me" was leaked online.[24]

On February 5, 2008, Montag's first single, "Higher" received an online-only release on iTunes. The song and the video received a negative response from websites and readers across the internet, to which Montag responded, "I appreciate people taking the time to write any comment." [25] The following month, Montag released her second single, "No More", through iTunes.[26] In June 2008, Montag released two songs, her first official single, "Fashion"[27] and "One More Drink." Montag also revealed interest in releasing a Christian music album.[28]

On August 18, 2008, Montag released a song titled "Overdosin'".[29] On April 1, 2009, she debuted her single "Look How I'm Doing" on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM show.[30] In March 2009, Montag hired songwriter Cathy Dennis to work on her upcoming album.[31]

Fashion line

Montag debuted her fashion line, Heidiwood, at a fashion show at the Hollywood and Highland shopping center in Hollywood on April 11, 2008.[32] Shortly after, she promoted her line in New York City, at MTV's TRL, among other places.[33]

Personal life

In 2005, Montag began dating Jordan Eubanks.[4] Montag broke off her relationship with Eubanks in the spring of 2006, something that she has described as "the best decision of [her] life" and "something that [she] should have done earlier".[7] After months of speculation and rumors, Montag said in September 2007 that she had breast augmentation, collagen lip injections, and rhinoplasty in April 2007.[34]

In May 2007, Montag and Spencer Pratt announced their engagement.[35] During The Hills season finale in December 2007, Montag and Pratt broke off their engagement. During a broadcast of Ryan Seacrest's radio show, Pratt said that he was madly in love with Montag and trying to win her back.[36] On November 20, 2008, Montag and Pratt had a marriage ceremony in Mexico. No family members were present and the wedding ceremony lasted 15 minutes.[37][38] Montag and Pratt married a second time on April 25, 2009 in Pasadena, California.[39]

On March 3, 2008, Montag's stepbrother Eric O'Hara was killed in a accident after a fall from an icy roof. O'Hara was a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and served the 82nd Airborne Division.[40] Montag released a statement regarding the death:

"Losing my brother at an early age is such a tragedy. I just loved him more than anything. He was just so patriotic. He really wanted to go to Iraq and help and do all that he could for his country. He felt like it was his duty. I'll really miss him."[40]

In an April 2008 interview, Montag said that she was a Republican and that she planned to vote for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.[41] Although not registered to vote when making that statement, she said that this was because she had been too busy and that she planned to register soon.[42]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County Herself 6 episodes
2006-present The Hills 5 seasons
2009 How I Met Your Mother 1 episode

Discography

Albums

EP's

Singles

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Heidi and Spencer "Furious" Over Song Leak". Us Weekly. 2007-08-16. http://usmagazine.com/heidi_and_spencer_furious_over_song_leak?page=2. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  3. ^ NBC: "Heidi and Spencer Pratt Return to NBC's Hit Reality Series 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" (June 3, 2009)
  4. ^ a b c "Heidi Montag: Biography". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/heidi_montag/biography. Retrieved on 2009-04-21. 
  5. ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (2006-06-11). "SHOPPING WITH -- Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag; Blond Ambition Comes in Flats or Heels". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D91231F932A25755C0A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved on 2009-04-21. 
  6. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (2006-05-31). "The Hills, a Follow-Up to Laguna Beach, Makes Its Premiere on MTV". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/arts/television/31heff.html?ex=1306728000&en=fe39fc3b2b081c2f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. 
  7. ^ a b "Heidi Montag Is on Top of the World". Stuff Magazine. 2007-02-07. http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1758. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 
  8. ^ Garfinkel, Jacki (2006-08-02). "Interview with Heidi of MTV's The Hills". mediaVillage. http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/02/Jacki-08-02-06/. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 
  9. ^ The Hills episode, original airdate 2007-10-03
  10. ^ "The Hills Episode 13 Season 4". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/videos/the-hills-season-4-ep-13-its-her-move/1598341/playlist.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-11-06. 
  11. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (2007-04-05). "Hills Rolling for Season Three at MTV". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i29278a389c6bdb2f58b3c0327a7877e6. Retrieved on 2007-04-06. 
  12. ^ Norman, Pete (2007-08-09). "Heidi Montag 'Moving On' After Hills Feud". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20050642,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-12. 
  13. ^ Sundel, Jenny (2007-03-27). "Lauren Conrad Stays Friends with (Most) Exes". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20015887,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-12. 
  14. ^ Peiffer, Kim (2007-08-15). "Lauren Conrad: I Don't Even Know Heidi Anymore". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20051882,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-12. 
  15. ^ "Report: 'The Hills' Stars Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag Friends Again". foxnews.com. 2008-10-08. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438215,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-12. 
  16. ^ "Hills Angels". The New York Post. 2008-08-17. http://www.nypost.com/seven/08172008/tv/hills_angel_124629.htm. 
  17. ^ "Heidi & Spencer Would Love to Take Over The Hills from LC". People Magazine. 2008-08-18. http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/08/18/heidi-spencer-would-love-to-take-over-the-hills-from-lc/. 
  18. ^ "Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt Join 'I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here'". nbcwashington.com. 2009-04-17. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/entertainment/Heidi_Montag___Spencer_Pratt_Join__I_m_A_Celebrity__Get_Me_Out_Of_Here_.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-22. 
  19. ^ Daily News: "Spencer and Heidi Pratt quit 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'" (June 2, 2009)
  20. ^ NBC: "Heidi and Spencer Pratt Return to NBC's Hit Reality Series 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" (June 3, 2009)
  21. ^ Holmes, Linda (2009-06-09). "Spencer, Heidi jeopardize their fragile 'fame'". MSNBC.com. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31187605/. Retrieved on 2009-06-09. 
  22. ^ Wang, Cynthia (2008-11-10). "Heidi and Spencer Will Guest Star on How I Met Your Mother". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20239434,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-25. 
  23. ^ "MTV'S Heidi Montag Shows Off Her Own Hills". Us Weekly. 2007-02-06. pp. 5. http://www.usmagazine.com/mtvs_heidi_montag_shows_off_her_own_hills_1?page=5. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 
  24. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Song!". Us Weekly. 2007-12-13. http://www.usmagazine.com/heidi_montags_new_song. Retrieved on 2007-12-16. 
  25. ^ "Heidi Montag Thanks You for Your Comments". People. 2008-02-06. http://peoplefalltv.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/heidi-montag-thanks-you-for-your-comments/. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 
  26. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Single "No More"". US Weekly. 2008-03-25. http://www.usmagazine.com/listen_to_heidi_montags_new_single. Retrieved on 2008-03-25. 
  27. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Single "Fashion"". usmagazine.com. 2008-06-23. http://www.usmagazine.com/exclusive-listen-to-heidi-montag-new-single-fashion. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  28. ^ "'Hills' Star Heidi Montag Plans Christian Album". foxnews.com. 2008-07-01. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,374369,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-03. 
  29. ^ "Listen to Heidi Montag's New Song". usmagazine.com. 2008-08-18. http://www.usmagazine.com/news/heidi-montag-debuts-new-song. Retrieved on 2008-08-18. 
  30. ^ "Heidi Montag Debuts Her New Song". People Magazine. 2009-04-01. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269286,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-01. 
  31. ^ "Heidi Montag hires Cathy Dennis to make her a pop star". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-03-18. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25201296-5012327,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-01. 
  32. ^ "Heidi Montag Has a Fashion Show", Usmagazine.com, April 12, 2008.
  33. ^ "Heidi Montag Brings a Little 'Heidistinks' Glamor to the Big Apple". Pacific Coast News Online. 2008-04-15. http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/04/heidi-montag-brings-a-little-h.html#more. 
  34. ^ "Hills Exclusive: Heidi Confirms Plastic Surgery, Says She "Hated" Her Body". Us Weekly. 2007-09-26. http://usmagazine.com/cover_story_12. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  35. ^ "Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag Engaged!". US Weekly. 2007-05-23. http://www.usmagazine.com/spencer_pratt_and_heidi_montag_engaged. Retrieved on 2007-03-26. 
  36. ^ Parsley, Aaron; Keith, Amy (2007-12-11). "The HillsSpencer Is Trying to Win Heidi Back". People. http://peoplefalltv.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/the-hills-heidi-and-spencers-wedding-is-off/. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. 
  37. ^ "Heidi and Spencer Get Married". ok.co.uk. 2008-11-24. http://ok.co.uk/celebnews/view/5430/Heidi-and-Spencer-get-married/. Retrieved on 2008-11-25. 
  38. ^ Boehm, Kristin (2008-11-24). "Report: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Elope". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20242388,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-25. 
  39. ^ Oh, Eunice (2009-04-20). "Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt to Get Married – Again". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20273386,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-22. 
  40. ^ a b Silverman, Stephen M. (2008-03-03). "Freak Accident Claims Heidi Montag's Stepbrother". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181541,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 
  41. ^ "Heidi Montag: I'm Voting For John Mccain". Us Weekly. April 2, 2008. http://www.usmagazine.com/heidi_montag_im_voting_for_john_mccain. 
  42. ^ James Montgomery, "'Hills' Star Heidi Montag Promises To Register To Vote This Week, Nixes Flick Based On Reality Show", MTV News, April 14, 2008.

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Studio albums
Unleashed (2009)
EP's
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The Hills
Main Cast
Lauren Conrad (2006 – 2009)  • Audrina Patridge • Whitney Port (2006 – 2008) • Heidi Montag • Kristin Cavallari (2009 – present)
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