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Heidi Blair Montag was born on September 15, 1986 in [[Crested Butte, Colorado]] to parents Darlene and Bill Montag.<ref name="PeopleBiography"/> After divorcing, their mother Darlene married Tim Egelhoff; they owned The Timberline restaurant for twenty-one years until its closing in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alford|first=Ryan|title=Crested Butte Nordic Features a New Season Of Fine Dining at Their Backcountry Yurt|url=http://www.snowshoemag.com/2011/12/12/crested-butte-nordic-features-a-new-season-of-fine-dining-at-their-backcountry-yurt/|accessdate=June 1, 2013|newspaper=Snowshoe Magazine|date=December 12, 2011|location=Denver CO|quote=Tim Egelhoff, formerly of Crested Butte's Timberline restaurant... Returning to Crested Butte in 1989, Tim opened the Timberline Restaurant, and for 20 years he and wife Darlene served gourmet foods in a refined but comfortable atmosphere.}}</ref> Montag has an older sister [[Holly Montag|Holly]], also a reality television personality, and a younger brother Sky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20440425,00.html|title=Heidi Montag's Mom: I Can't Pay My Bills|author=Dahvi Shira|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=November 9, 2010|accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> Their father Bill later married Terri O'Hara; their step-brother Eric O'Hara died in 2008 after an accidental fall from an icy roof.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181541,00.html|title=Freak Accident Claims Heidi Montag's Stepbrother|author=Stephen M. Silverman|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=March 3, 2008|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> |
Heidi Blair Montag was born on September 15, 1986 in [[Crested Butte, Colorado]] to parents Darlene and Bill Montag.<ref name="PeopleBiography"/> After divorcing, their mother Darlene married Tim Egelhoff; they owned The Timberline restaurant for twenty-one years until its closing in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alford|first=Ryan|title=Crested Butte Nordic Features a New Season Of Fine Dining at Their Backcountry Yurt|url=http://www.snowshoemag.com/2011/12/12/crested-butte-nordic-features-a-new-season-of-fine-dining-at-their-backcountry-yurt/|accessdate=June 1, 2013|newspaper=Snowshoe Magazine|date=December 12, 2011|location=Denver CO|quote=Tim Egelhoff, formerly of Crested Butte's Timberline restaurant... Returning to Crested Butte in 1989, Tim opened the Timberline Restaurant, and for 20 years he and wife Darlene served gourmet foods in a refined but comfortable atmosphere.}}</ref> Montag has an older sister [[Holly Montag|Holly]], also a reality television personality, and a younger brother Sky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20440425,00.html|title=Heidi Montag's Mom: I Can't Pay My Bills|author=Dahvi Shira|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=November 9, 2010|accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> Their father Bill later married Terri O'Hara; their step-brother Eric O'Hara died in 2008 after an accidental fall from an icy roof.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181541,00.html|title=Freak Accident Claims Heidi Montag's Stepbrother|author=Stephen M. Silverman|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=March 3, 2008|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> |
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After graduating from high school, Montag moved to California and attended the [[Academy of Art University]] in [[San Francisco]] for one semester. During freshman orientation, she befriended [[Lauren Conrad]], who at the time was a primary cast member of the [[MTV]] [[reality television]] series ''[[Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County]]''. After both transferred to the [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], Montag was subsequently featured in four episodes during the series' second season.<ref name="PeopleBiography"/> However, after failing to find the school "challenging", she dropped out and received employment from Bolthouse Productions as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/02/Jacki-08-02-06/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312180617/http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/02/Jacki-08-02-06/|title=Interview with Heidi of MTV's The Hills|author=Jacki Garfinkel|publisher=Media Village|date=August 2, 2006|archivedate=March 12, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_1/episode.jhtml?episodeID=99254|title=The Hills (Season 1) Ep. 103: "An Unexpected Call"|publisher=[[MTV]]. [[Viacom]]|date=June 14, 2006|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> Within two years, she was promoted as an event planner.<ref name="Maxim">{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/rides/heidi-montag|title=Heidi Montag|work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|date=January 8, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> |
After graduating from high school, Montag moved to California and attended the [[Academy of Art University]] in [[San Francisco]] for one semester. During freshman orientation, she befriended [[Lauren Conrad]], who at the time was a primary cast member of the [[MTV]] [[reality television]] series ''[[Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County]]''. After both transferred to the [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], Montag was subsequently featured in four episodes during the series' second season.<ref name="PeopleBiography"/> However, after failing to find the school "challenging", she dropped out and received employment from Bolthouse Productions as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/02/Jacki-08-02-06/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312180617/http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/02/Jacki-08-02-06/|title=Interview with Heidi of MTV's The Hills|author=Jacki Garfinkel|publisher=Media Village|date=August 2, 2006|archivedate=March 12, 2007|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_1/episode.jhtml?episodeID=99254|title=The Hills (Season 1) Ep. 103: "An Unexpected Call"|publisher=[[MTV]]. [[Viacom]]|date=June 14, 2006|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> Within two years, she was promoted as an event planner.<ref name="Maxim">{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/rides/heidi-montag |title=Heidi Montag |work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=Alpha Media Group |date=January 8, 2007 |accessdate=May 11, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202135216/http://www.maxim.com/rides/heidi-montag |archivedate=December 2, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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===2006–2010: ''The Hills'' and ''Superficial''=== |
===2006–2010: ''The Hills'' and ''Superficial''=== |
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During the fourth season of ''The Hills'', Montag and Pratt eloped in Mexico on November 20, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=141714|title=The Hills (Season 4) Ep. 419: Mr. And Mrs. Pratt|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ok.co.uk//celebnews/view/5430/Heidi-and-Spencer-get-married/|title=Heidi and Spencer get married|work=[[OK!]]|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]|date=November 24, 2008|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> As the couple decides to officially marry in the fifth season, Conrad made her final appearance on the series during the mid-season finale, where she attended the wedding after much deliberation and made peace with Montag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_5/episode.jhtml?episodeID=155104|title=The Hills (Season 5) Ep. 510: Something Old, Something New|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The ceremony was held on April 25, 2009 in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1610024/hills-stars-heidi-montag-and-spencer-pratt-get-married/|title='Hills' Stars Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Get Married|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=[[MTV News]]. Viacom|date=April 25, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Subsequently, Conrad was replaced by her former ''[[Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County]]'' cast member [[Kristin Cavallari]], who had previously introduced Montag and Pratt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1611386/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-welcome-kristin-cavallari-to-the-hills/|title=Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag Welcome Kristin Cavallari To 'The Hills'|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=May 14, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> |
During the fourth season of ''The Hills'', Montag and Pratt eloped in Mexico on November 20, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_4/episode.jhtml?episodeID=141714|title=The Hills (Season 4) Ep. 419: Mr. And Mrs. Pratt|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ok.co.uk//celebnews/view/5430/Heidi-and-Spencer-get-married/|title=Heidi and Spencer get married|work=[[OK!]]|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]|date=November 24, 2008|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> As the couple decides to officially marry in the fifth season, Conrad made her final appearance on the series during the mid-season finale, where she attended the wedding after much deliberation and made peace with Montag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_5/episode.jhtml?episodeID=155104|title=The Hills (Season 5) Ep. 510: Something Old, Something New|publisher=MTV. Viacom|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The ceremony was held on April 25, 2009 in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1610024/hills-stars-heidi-montag-and-spencer-pratt-get-married/|title='Hills' Stars Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Get Married|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=[[MTV News]]. Viacom|date=April 25, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Subsequently, Conrad was replaced by her former ''[[Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County]]'' cast member [[Kristin Cavallari]], who had previously introduced Montag and Pratt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1611386/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-welcome-kristin-cavallari-to-the-hills/|title=Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag Welcome Kristin Cavallari To 'The Hills'|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=May 14, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> |
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After several additional unauthorized leaks, Montag enlisted songwriter [[Cathy Dennis]] to continue work on her album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25201296-5012327,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321052520/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0 |
After several additional unauthorized leaks, Montag enlisted songwriter [[Cathy Dennis]] to continue work on her album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25201296-5012327,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321052520/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C25201296-5012327%2C00.html |title=Heidi Montag hires Cathy Dennis to make her a pop star |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |date=March 18, 2009 |archivedate=March 21, 2009 |accessdate=May 11, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She released her first two [[extended play]]s ''Wherever I Am'' and ''Here She Is...'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-I-Am-EP/dp/B0026FZVR4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1368287492&sr=8-3|title=Wherever I Am EP|publisher=[[Amazon.com]] (US)|date=April 28, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-she-is-mw0002051732|title=Here She Is... - Heidi Montag|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The former included the song "[[More Is More]]"; debuting at number 50 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart, it became her first and only song to chart in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268232/chart-beat-dierks-bentley-seether-heidi-montag|title=Chart Beat: Dierks Bentley, Seether, Heidi Montag|author=Gary Trust|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=July 1, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, she and Pratt appeared on the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (U.S. TV series)|American version]] of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' in support of the "Feed the Children" foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/06/only-radar-charity-speaks-out-about-speidi-possibly-quitting-reality-show/|title=Charity Speaks Out About Speidi Possibly Quitting Reality Show|publisher=[[Radar Online]]. American Media, Inc|date=June 2, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> They quit after Montag was hospitalized with a gastric ulcer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1613392/hills-star-heidi-montag-hospitalized/|title='Hills' Star Heidi Montag Hospitalized|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=June 7, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> and later created controversy after alleging that they were subject to torture during production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/31187605#.UY6Bs7XvvbA|title=Spencer, Heidi jeopardize their fragile 'fame'|author=Linda Holmes|publisher=MSNBC. NBCUniversal|date=June 9, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> After leaving the series, Montag and Pratt became notorious for their antics and antagonistic roles, notably during an interview with [[Al Roker]] of ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/31384624/ns/today-today_news/t/al-roker-weighs-speidi-attack/#.UY6GebXvvbA|title=Al Roker weighs in on Speidi 'attack'|author=Mike Celizic|publisher=[[MSNBC]]. [[NBCUniversal]]|date=June 16, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> and were described as "everything that's wrong with America".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/id/31111671/ns/today-entertainment/t/nbc-executive-not-happy-heidi-spencer/#.T-i7p_U25Q0|title=NBC executive not happy with Heidi, Spencer|publisher=MSNBC. NBCUniversal|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In August, she performed her first official single, the finished version of "Body Language", at the [[Miss Universe 2009]]; her appearance was met with a negative critical response, who criticized its overall production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/heidi-montag-rips-off-britney-spears-at-miss-universe-pageant/story-e6frexl9-1225765725290?nk=601a49811fa631f64cad7e3ffbdd9975|title=Heidi Montag rips off Britney Spears at Miss Universe pageant|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=News Limited|date=August 25, 2009|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/08/24/heidi-montag-lets-it-all-hang-out-in-miss-universe-performance/|title=Heidi Montag Lets It All Hang Out in Miss Universe Performance|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]. [[21st Century Fox]]|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> The following month, she appeared on the cover of ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/07/heidi-montags-dirty-playb_n_254144.html|title=Heidi Montag's Dirty Playboy Cover|author=Katy Hall|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=February 15, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In November, Montag and Pratt released the book "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture".<ref>{{cite book|author1=Heidi Montag|author2=[[Spencer Pratt]]|title=How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/how-to-be-famous-our-guide-to-looking-the-part-playing-the-press-and-becoming-a-tabloid-fixture/oclc/318878730&referer=brief_results|isbn=978-0-446-55591-3|oclc=318878730|date=November 2009|publisher=Grand Central Publishing}}</ref> |
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In January 2010, Montag revealed to ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' that she had undergone ten cosmetic surgery procedures in a single day two months prior, performed by [[Frank Ryan (doctor)|Frank Ryan]]. Among the procedures were brow-lifts, ear-pinnings, a chin reduction, as well as a second rhinoplasty and second breast augmentation. She commented that she almost died from too much [[Pethidine|Demerol]], reducing her heart rate to five beats per minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20342923,00.html|title=Heidi Montag Obsessed with Being "Perfect"|author=Jennifer Garcia|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=January 25, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Her debut studio album ''[[Superficial (album)|Superficial]]'' was digitally released later that month to an overwhelmingly negative critical response from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34797/Heidi-Montag-Superficial/|title=Heidi Montag - Superficial|publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]]. Jeremy Ferwerda|date=February 1, 2010|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> The self-funded record cost nearly $2 million and sold approximately 1,000 copies in first-week downloads, failing to earn back the money spent making it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=453244&silentchk=1&|title=Heidi Montag's album an early flop|publisher=[[MSN]]. [[Microsoft]]|date=January 21, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In May, she and Pratt made their final appearance on ''The Hills'' halfway through the sixth and final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/heidi-spencers-downward-spiral-our-very-6066924.html?cat=2|title=Heidi and Spencer's Downward Spiral, Before Our Very Eyes|author=Kelly Maddern|publisher=Yahoo! Voices. Yahoo!|date=May 28, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=September 2015}} In December 2013, Montag stated that she and Conrad have "talked a few times" since the series' conclusion, elaborating that "it's unfortunate things happened the way that it did, but we're both different people now, older and more mature."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/488407/lauren-conrad-and-heidi-montag-yup-they-ve-talked-since-the-end-of-the-hills|title=Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag: Yup, They've Talked Since the End of The Hills!|author=Marc Malkin|publisher=E! Online. NBCUniversal|date=December 6, 2013|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref> However, in 2015, Heidi angrily excoriated Lauren when she appeared on ''[[Marriage Boot Camp]]'', during a sequence where the contestants were asked to forgive someone who had hurt them in the past; Heidi told a stand-in for Lauren that Lauren had "ruined my life with her lies", said that Lauren DID have a sex tape and had falsely blamed it on her, and that she "forgave" Lauren for being terrible and trying to ruin her life. Heidi was universally lambasted for bringing up the sex tape lies anew, parroting the views of Spencer Pratt (who, it's worth noting, is who Lauren actually blamed for spreading the false rumors—Lauren felt Heidi knew he was lying but took Spencer's side because she loved him), and trying to use Lauren's name to get publicity for herself. |
In January 2010, Montag revealed to ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' that she had undergone ten cosmetic surgery procedures in a single day two months prior, performed by [[Frank Ryan (doctor)|Frank Ryan]]. Among the procedures were brow-lifts, ear-pinnings, a chin reduction, as well as a second rhinoplasty and second breast augmentation. She commented that she almost died from too much [[Pethidine|Demerol]], reducing her heart rate to five beats per minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20342923,00.html|title=Heidi Montag Obsessed with Being "Perfect"|author=Jennifer Garcia|work=People|publisher=Time Inc|date=January 25, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Her debut studio album ''[[Superficial (album)|Superficial]]'' was digitally released later that month to an overwhelmingly negative critical response from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34797/Heidi-Montag-Superficial/|title=Heidi Montag - Superficial|publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]]. Jeremy Ferwerda|date=February 1, 2010|accessdate=June 1, 2013}}</ref> The self-funded record cost nearly $2 million and sold approximately 1,000 copies in first-week downloads, failing to earn back the money spent making it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=453244&silentchk=1&|title=Heidi Montag's album an early flop|publisher=[[MSN]]. [[Microsoft]]|date=January 21, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In May, she and Pratt made their final appearance on ''The Hills'' halfway through the sixth and final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/heidi-spencers-downward-spiral-our-very-6066924.html?cat=2|title=Heidi and Spencer's Downward Spiral, Before Our Very Eyes|author=Kelly Maddern|publisher=Yahoo! Voices. Yahoo!|date=May 28, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=September 2015}} In December 2013, Montag stated that she and Conrad have "talked a few times" since the series' conclusion, elaborating that "it's unfortunate things happened the way that it did, but we're both different people now, older and more mature."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/488407/lauren-conrad-and-heidi-montag-yup-they-ve-talked-since-the-end-of-the-hills|title=Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag: Yup, They've Talked Since the End of The Hills!|author=Marc Malkin|publisher=E! Online. NBCUniversal|date=December 6, 2013|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref> However, in 2015, Heidi angrily excoriated Lauren when she appeared on ''[[Marriage Boot Camp]]'', during a sequence where the contestants were asked to forgive someone who had hurt them in the past; Heidi told a stand-in for Lauren that Lauren had "ruined my life with her lies", said that Lauren DID have a sex tape and had falsely blamed it on her, and that she "forgave" Lauren for being terrible and trying to ruin her life. Heidi was universally lambasted for bringing up the sex tape lies anew, parroting the views of Spencer Pratt (who, it's worth noting, is who Lauren actually blamed for spreading the false rumors—Lauren felt Heidi knew he was lying but took Spencer's side because she loved him), and trying to use Lauren's name to get publicity for herself. |
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===2010–present: Later career=== |
===2010–present: Later career=== |
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[[File:Heidi Montag Vegas.jpg|thumb|Montag at [[Gold Spike (property)|Gold Spike]] in [[Las Vegas]], 2010]] |
[[File:Heidi Montag Vegas.jpg|thumb|Montag at [[Gold Spike (property)|Gold Spike]] in [[Las Vegas]], 2010]] |
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After her exit from ''The Hills'', Montag auditioned for the replacement of [[Megan Fox]] in the third installment of the ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'' series, but was ultimately not featured in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/heidi-montag-audition-video-michael-bay-transformers-3-star-shooting-range-article-1.178664|title=Heidi Montag's 'audition' video for Michael Bay's 'Transformers 3' has star at a shooting range|author=Soraya Roberts|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Daily News, L.P|date=May 27, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In June 2010, she and producer Steve Morales commenced work on her unreleased second studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20008873-10391698.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525155940/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20008873-10391698.html|title=Heidi Montag Recording Her Second Album|author=Amanda Cochran|publisher=[[CBS News]]. [[CBS Corporation]]|date=June 25, 2010|archivedate=May 25, 2012|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The following month, Montag filed for divorce from Pratt, citing [[irreconcilable differences]] in the petition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644822/heidi-montag-files-for-divorce-from-spencer-pratt/|title=Heidi Montag Files For Divorce From Spencer Pratt|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 30, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> However, they called it off in September after confessing that the action was intended to boost Montag's ailing career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/couple-faked-divorce-for-tv-deal-20101105-17glb.html|title=Couple faked divorce for TV deal|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=November 5, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In November, they renewed their vows in [[Carpinteria, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-renew-wedding-vows-private-ceremony-celebrate-article-1.451762|title=Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt renew wedding vows in private ceremony, celebrate themselves|author=Joyce Chen|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Daily News, L.P|date=November 16, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In February 2011, Montag made her feature film debut as Kimberly in ''[[Just Go with It]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/heidi-montag-scores-big-screen-comedy-role-hires-psychic-for-manager-and-fires-spencer_article_30041|title=Heidi Montag Scores Big Screen Comedy Role; Hires Psychic For Manager & Fires Spencer|work=[[Access Hollywood]]|publisher=NBC|date=March 11, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared on the [[VH1]] reality television series ''[[Famous Food]]'', where she competed against other celebrities for a partnership stake in a restaurant in which they worked to open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/20/ashley-dupre-heidi-montag-star-vh1-reality/|title=Ashley Dupre, Heidi Montag to Star in VH1 Reality Show|publisher=Fox News Channel. 21st Century Fox|date=April 20, 2011|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In October, Montag began writing a memoir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-08-07/heidi-montag-today-10-things-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-about-the-former-hills-star/|title=Heidi Montag Today: 10 Things You Don't Know About the Former 'Hills' Star|publisher=Celebuzz. SpinMedia|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The following year, she released her third extended play ''Dreams Come True''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreams-come-true-ep/id537033962|title=iTunes Store - Music - Dream Come True - EP by Heidi Montag|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US). [[Apple Inc.]]|date=June 15, 2012|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/heidi-montag-flashes-major-cleavage-on-dreams-come-true-ep-cover-2012174|title=Heidi Montag Flashes Major Cleavage on "Dreams Come True" EP Cover|author=Zach Johnson|work=Us Weekly|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> |
After her exit from ''The Hills'', Montag auditioned for the replacement of [[Megan Fox]] in the third installment of the ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'' series, but was ultimately not featured in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/heidi-montag-audition-video-michael-bay-transformers-3-star-shooting-range-article-1.178664|title=Heidi Montag's 'audition' video for Michael Bay's 'Transformers 3' has star at a shooting range|author=Soraya Roberts|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Daily News, L.P|date=May 27, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In June 2010, she and producer Steve Morales commenced work on her unreleased second studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20008873-10391698.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525155940/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20008873-10391698.html|title=Heidi Montag Recording Her Second Album|author=Amanda Cochran|publisher=[[CBS News]]. [[CBS Corporation]]|date=June 25, 2010|archivedate=May 25, 2012|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> The following month, Montag filed for divorce from Pratt, citing [[irreconcilable differences]] in the petition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1644822/heidi-montag-files-for-divorce-from-spencer-pratt/|title=Heidi Montag Files For Divorce From Spencer Pratt|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 30, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> However, they called it off in September after confessing that the action was intended to boost Montag's ailing career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/couple-faked-divorce-for-tv-deal-20101105-17glb.html|title=Couple faked divorce for TV deal|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=November 5, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In November, they renewed their vows in [[Carpinteria, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-renew-wedding-vows-private-ceremony-celebrate-article-1.451762|title=Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt renew wedding vows in private ceremony, celebrate themselves|author=Joyce Chen|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Daily News, L.P|date=November 16, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In February 2011, Montag made her feature film debut as Kimberly in ''[[Just Go with It]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/heidi-montag-scores-big-screen-comedy-role-hires-psychic-for-manager-and-fires-spencer_article_30041|title=Heidi Montag Scores Big Screen Comedy Role; Hires Psychic For Manager & Fires Spencer|work=[[Access Hollywood]]|publisher=NBC|date=March 11, 2010|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared on the [[VH1]] reality television series ''[[Famous Food]]'', where she competed against other celebrities for a partnership stake in a restaurant in which they worked to open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/20/ashley-dupre-heidi-montag-star-vh1-reality/|title=Ashley Dupre, Heidi Montag to Star in VH1 Reality Show|publisher=Fox News Channel. 21st Century Fox|date=April 20, 2011|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> In October, Montag began writing a memoir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-08-07/heidi-montag-today-10-things-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-about-the-former-hills-star/ |title=Heidi Montag Today: 10 Things You Don't Know About the Former 'Hills' Star |publisher=Celebuzz. SpinMedia |accessdate=May 11, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113155341/http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-08-07/heidi-montag-today-10-things-you-don%E2%80%99t-know-about-the-former-hills-star/ |archivedate=November 13, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The following year, she released her third extended play ''Dreams Come True''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dreams-come-true-ep/id537033962|title=iTunes Store - Music - Dream Come True - EP by Heidi Montag|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US). [[Apple Inc.]]|date=June 15, 2012|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/heidi-montag-flashes-major-cleavage-on-dreams-come-true-ep-cover-2012174|title=Heidi Montag Flashes Major Cleavage on "Dreams Come True" EP Cover|author=Zach Johnson|work=Us Weekly|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|date=April 17, 2012|accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> |
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In January 2013, Montag and Pratt as a single entity competed as housemates on the [[Celebrity Big Brother 11|eleventh series]] of the [[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|British version]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-death-threats_n_2534228.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Death Threats: 'Celebrity Big Brother' Stars Receive Nothing But Hatred|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 23, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> where they notably developed a minor feud with singer and television personality [[Rylan Clark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/speidis-emotional-apology-to-rylan-clark-1549335|title=Speidi's emotional apology to Rylan Clark ends the Celebrity Big Brother feud: "We didn't mean to clap"|author=Rachael Wheeler|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|date=January 22, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> They were named the runners-up, losing to Clark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-celebrity-big-brother_n_2575252.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Open Up About 'Celebrity Big Brother,' Death Threats And 'Feigned' Villainy|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 29, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> On February 18, [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] aired a one-off television special discussing Montag and Pratt's rise to prominence, titled ''Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!''.<ref name="SSS"/> Later that year, they launched the ''Speidi Show'', which was initially assumed to be a [[web series]] in which the couple used a different reality television format for each installment. However, the project was later revealed to be an example of networked improv narrative, where Montag and Pratt collaborated with Mark Marino and Rob Wittig to create a [[Twitter]] game in which players Live Tweet an imaginary show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-speidishow_n_4079678.html|title=Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Out-Clever Us All; Also, Humanity Might Be Coming To An End|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=October 10, 2013|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, Montag revealed that her original F-cup breast implants resulted in severe health issues, and underwent a [[breast reduction]] surgery to replace them with D-cup implants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/11/01/heidi-montag-gets-more-plastic-surgery-removes-oversized-implants/|title=Heidi Montag gets more plastic surgery, removes oversized implants|publisher=Fox News Channel. 21st Century Fox|date=November 1, 2013|accessdate=November 3, 2013}}</ref> She and Pratt appeared in the television special ''After Shock: Heidi & Spencer'', which premiered on December 9, 2013, on [[E!]], during which they admitted that many of the situations they were involved with in the various reality series they starred on were in fact made up by the shows producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-heidi-montag-to-talk-plastic-surgery-in-e-special-with-spencer-pratt-20131119-story.html#axzz2lDi4aIET|title=Heidi Montag to talk plastic surgery in E! special with Spencer Pratt|author=Scott Collins|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|date=November 19, 2013|accessdate=November 20, 2013}}</ref> Montag and Pratt later appeared on an episode of ''[[Wife Swap (U.S. TV series)|Celebrity Wife Swap]]'' in June 2014, for which they swapped with Olympic athlete [[Amanda Beard]] and her husband Sacha Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/heidi-spencer-pratt-pose-on-beach-will-star-on-celebrity-wife-swap-201456|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Pose on Beach With Four Dogs Before Celebrity Wife Swap Appearance: Picture|author=Sierra Marquina|work=Us Weekly|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=June 5, 2014|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> In October 2015, Heidi and her husband made several media appearances that were largely devoted to two subjects: claiming that their image as terrible people stemming from ''The Hills'' was not factual and, somewhat divergently, their intense dislike of [[Lauren Conrad]], which included Heidi's husband admitting he spread rumors (which Heidi said were true but have never been proven) that Lauren made a sex tape with a former boyfriend. Heidi also claimed she had been paid to remain Lauren's friend during her time on the show, while also adding she had reconciled with her family to her husband's displeasure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/10/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-after-the-hills|title=Over 'The Hills': The Afterlife of Heidi and Spencer Pratt|author=Andrew Gruttadaro|work=Complex|date=October 14, 2015|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> |
In January 2013, Montag and Pratt as a single entity competed as housemates on the [[Celebrity Big Brother 11|eleventh series]] of the [[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|British version]] of ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-death-threats_n_2534228.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Death Threats: 'Celebrity Big Brother' Stars Receive Nothing But Hatred|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 23, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> where they notably developed a minor feud with singer and television personality [[Rylan Clark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/speidis-emotional-apology-to-rylan-clark-1549335|title=Speidi's emotional apology to Rylan Clark ends the Celebrity Big Brother feud: "We didn't mean to clap"|author=Rachael Wheeler|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|date=January 22, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> They were named the runners-up, losing to Clark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-celebrity-big-brother_n_2575252.html|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Open Up About 'Celebrity Big Brother,' Death Threats And 'Feigned' Villainy|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=January 29, 2013|accessdate=May 11, 2013}}</ref> On February 18, [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] aired a one-off television special discussing Montag and Pratt's rise to prominence, titled ''Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!''.<ref name="SSS"/> Later that year, they launched the ''Speidi Show'', which was initially assumed to be a [[web series]] in which the couple used a different reality television format for each installment. However, the project was later revealed to be an example of networked improv narrative, where Montag and Pratt collaborated with Mark Marino and Rob Wittig to create a [[Twitter]] game in which players Live Tweet an imaginary show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-speidishow_n_4079678.html|title=Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Out-Clever Us All; Also, Humanity Might Be Coming To An End|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=October 10, 2013|accessdate=October 11, 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, Montag revealed that her original F-cup breast implants resulted in severe health issues, and underwent a [[breast reduction]] surgery to replace them with D-cup implants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/11/01/heidi-montag-gets-more-plastic-surgery-removes-oversized-implants/|title=Heidi Montag gets more plastic surgery, removes oversized implants|publisher=Fox News Channel. 21st Century Fox|date=November 1, 2013|accessdate=November 3, 2013}}</ref> She and Pratt appeared in the television special ''After Shock: Heidi & Spencer'', which premiered on December 9, 2013, on [[E!]], during which they admitted that many of the situations they were involved with in the various reality series they starred on were in fact made up by the shows producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-heidi-montag-to-talk-plastic-surgery-in-e-special-with-spencer-pratt-20131119-story.html#axzz2lDi4aIET|title=Heidi Montag to talk plastic surgery in E! special with Spencer Pratt|author=Scott Collins|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company|date=November 19, 2013|accessdate=November 20, 2013}}</ref> Montag and Pratt later appeared on an episode of ''[[Wife Swap (U.S. TV series)|Celebrity Wife Swap]]'' in June 2014, for which they swapped with Olympic athlete [[Amanda Beard]] and her husband Sacha Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/heidi-spencer-pratt-pose-on-beach-will-star-on-celebrity-wife-swap-201456|title=Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt Pose on Beach With Four Dogs Before Celebrity Wife Swap Appearance: Picture|author=Sierra Marquina|work=Us Weekly|publisher=Wenner Media, LLC|date=June 5, 2014|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> In October 2015, Heidi and her husband made several media appearances that were largely devoted to two subjects: claiming that their image as terrible people stemming from ''The Hills'' was not factual and, somewhat divergently, their intense dislike of [[Lauren Conrad]], which included Heidi's husband admitting he spread rumors (which Heidi said were true but have never been proven) that Lauren made a sex tape with a former boyfriend. Heidi also claimed she had been paid to remain Lauren's friend during her time on the show, while also adding she had reconciled with her family to her husband's displeasure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/10/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-after-the-hills|title=Over 'The Hills': The Afterlife of Heidi and Spencer Pratt|author=Andrew Gruttadaro|work=Complex|date=October 14, 2015|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref> |
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Born | Heidi Blair Montag September 15, 1986 Crested Butte, Colorado, U.S. |
Other names | Heidi Blair Pratt |
Alma mater | Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising |
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Years active | 2005–present |
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Heidi Blair Pratt (née Montag; born September 15, 1986)[1][2] is an American television personality, singer, fashion designer, and author. Born and raised in Crested Butte, Colorado, she befriended Lauren Conrad in 2005. In 2006, Montag came to prominence after being cast in the MTV reality television series The Hills, which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Conrad, Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port. During its production, she briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and was employed by event planning company Bolthouse Productions. As the series progressed, Montag began dating fellow cast member Spencer Pratt, which ultimately ended her friendship with Conrad. Their ensuing feud became the central focus of the series, and was carried through each subsequent season.
The couple, collectively nicknamed "Speidi", married in April 2009. Later that year, they made controversial appearances on the second season of the American version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. In January 2010, Montag released her debut studio album Superficial; it was critically panned and commercially unsuccessful, failing to earn back the money she spent making it. She also received widespread criticism after undergoing ten cosmetic surgery procedures in one day. In 2011, Montag was featured on the television series Famous Food, where she and several celebrities competed for a restaurant partnership. Two years later, she and Pratt competed as a single entity on the eleventh series of the British version of Celebrity Big Brother, eventually becoming the runners-up. She returned to the series with Spencer as an All-Star for Celebrity Big Brother 19, where they were evicted on Day 25, coming 9th overall.
Life and career
1986–2005: Early life
Heidi Blair Montag was born on September 15, 1986 in Crested Butte, Colorado to parents Darlene and Bill Montag.[1] After divorcing, their mother Darlene married Tim Egelhoff; they owned The Timberline restaurant for twenty-one years until its closing in 2010.[3] Montag has an older sister Holly, also a reality television personality, and a younger brother Sky.[4] Their father Bill later married Terri O'Hara; their step-brother Eric O'Hara died in 2008 after an accidental fall from an icy roof.[5]
After graduating from high school, Montag moved to California and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for one semester. During freshman orientation, she befriended Lauren Conrad, who at the time was a primary cast member of the MTV reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. After both transferred to the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles, California, Montag was subsequently featured in four episodes during the series' second season.[1] However, after failing to find the school "challenging", she dropped out and received employment from Bolthouse Productions as an assistant.[6][7] Within two years, she was promoted as an event planner.[8]
2006–2010: The Hills and Superficial
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After moving to Los Angeles in 2006, the Laguna Beach spin-off series The Hills was developed to chronicle the lives of now-housemates Conrad and Montag and friends Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port.[9] That year, she began a short-lived relationship with Jordan Eubanks; she described its end as "the best decision of [her] life".[10] By the second season, Montag and Conrad's friendship had deteriorated after the former began dating and later moved in with Spencer Pratt.[11][12] During the third season, Conrad ended her friendship with Montag after she suspected that Pratt was responsible for rumors of a sex tape involving her and her former boyfriend Jason Wahler; the ensuing feud carried through each subsequent season.[13]
In May 2007, Montag and Pratt announced their engagement.[14] In August, she entered the music industry and began recording her debut studio album. Later that month, the song "Body Language" was leaked on the internet, and featured an uncredited rap verse from Pratt.[15] The following month, she confirmed to Us Weekly that she had undergone a breast augmentation and rhinoplasty five months prior.[16] Montag's first promotional single and its accompanying music video "Higher" were released in February 2008.[17][unreliable source?] Later that month, she appeared on the cover of Maxim.[8] Montag collaborated with Anchor Blue to launch her first clothing line "Heidiwood" in April.[18] Her contract was not renewed the following year after the company decided against featuring celebrity endorsements in future advertising.[19]
During the fourth season of The Hills, Montag and Pratt eloped in Mexico on November 20, 2008.[20][21] As the couple decides to officially marry in the fifth season, Conrad made her final appearance on the series during the mid-season finale, where she attended the wedding after much deliberation and made peace with Montag.[22] The ceremony was held on April 25, 2009 in Pasadena, California.[23] Subsequently, Conrad was replaced by her former Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County cast member Kristin Cavallari, who had previously introduced Montag and Pratt.[24]
After several additional unauthorized leaks, Montag enlisted songwriter Cathy Dennis to continue work on her album.[25] She released her first two extended plays Wherever I Am and Here She Is... in 2009.[26][27] The former included the song "More Is More"; debuting at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, it became her first and only song to chart in the country.[28] Later that year, she and Pratt appeared on the second season of the American version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in support of the "Feed the Children" foundation.[29] They quit after Montag was hospitalized with a gastric ulcer[30] and later created controversy after alleging that they were subject to torture during production.[31] After leaving the series, Montag and Pratt became notorious for their antics and antagonistic roles, notably during an interview with Al Roker of Today,[32] and were described as "everything that's wrong with America".[33] In August, she performed her first official single, the finished version of "Body Language", at the Miss Universe 2009; her appearance was met with a negative critical response, who criticized its overall production.[34][35] The following month, she appeared on the cover of Playboy.[36] In November, Montag and Pratt released the book "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture".[37]
In January 2010, Montag revealed to People that she had undergone ten cosmetic surgery procedures in a single day two months prior, performed by Frank Ryan. Among the procedures were brow-lifts, ear-pinnings, a chin reduction, as well as a second rhinoplasty and second breast augmentation. She commented that she almost died from too much Demerol, reducing her heart rate to five beats per minute.[38] Her debut studio album Superficial was digitally released later that month to an overwhelmingly negative critical response from critics.[39] The self-funded record cost nearly $2 million and sold approximately 1,000 copies in first-week downloads, failing to earn back the money spent making it.[40] In May, she and Pratt made their final appearance on The Hills halfway through the sixth and final season.[41][unreliable source?] In December 2013, Montag stated that she and Conrad have "talked a few times" since the series' conclusion, elaborating that "it's unfortunate things happened the way that it did, but we're both different people now, older and more mature."[42] However, in 2015, Heidi angrily excoriated Lauren when she appeared on Marriage Boot Camp, during a sequence where the contestants were asked to forgive someone who had hurt them in the past; Heidi told a stand-in for Lauren that Lauren had "ruined my life with her lies", said that Lauren DID have a sex tape and had falsely blamed it on her, and that she "forgave" Lauren for being terrible and trying to ruin her life. Heidi was universally lambasted for bringing up the sex tape lies anew, parroting the views of Spencer Pratt (who, it's worth noting, is who Lauren actually blamed for spreading the false rumors—Lauren felt Heidi knew he was lying but took Spencer's side because she loved him), and trying to use Lauren's name to get publicity for herself.
2010–present: Later career
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After her exit from The Hills, Montag auditioned for the replacement of Megan Fox in the third installment of the Transformers series, but was ultimately not featured in the film.[43] In June 2010, she and producer Steve Morales commenced work on her unreleased second studio album.[44] The following month, Montag filed for divorce from Pratt, citing irreconcilable differences in the petition.[45] However, they called it off in September after confessing that the action was intended to boost Montag's ailing career.[46] In November, they renewed their vows in Carpinteria, California.[47] In February 2011, Montag made her feature film debut as Kimberly in Just Go with It.[48] Later that year, she appeared on the VH1 reality television series Famous Food, where she competed against other celebrities for a partnership stake in a restaurant in which they worked to open.[49] In October, Montag began writing a memoir.[50] The following year, she released her third extended play Dreams Come True.[51][52]
In January 2013, Montag and Pratt as a single entity competed as housemates on the eleventh series of the British version of Celebrity Big Brother,[53] where they notably developed a minor feud with singer and television personality Rylan Clark.[54] They were named the runners-up, losing to Clark.[55] On February 18, Channel 5 aired a one-off television special discussing Montag and Pratt's rise to prominence, titled Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!.[56] Later that year, they launched the Speidi Show, which was initially assumed to be a web series in which the couple used a different reality television format for each installment. However, the project was later revealed to be an example of networked improv narrative, where Montag and Pratt collaborated with Mark Marino and Rob Wittig to create a Twitter game in which players Live Tweet an imaginary show.[57] In October 2013, Montag revealed that her original F-cup breast implants resulted in severe health issues, and underwent a breast reduction surgery to replace them with D-cup implants.[58] She and Pratt appeared in the television special After Shock: Heidi & Spencer, which premiered on December 9, 2013, on E!, during which they admitted that many of the situations they were involved with in the various reality series they starred on were in fact made up by the shows producers.[59] Montag and Pratt later appeared on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap in June 2014, for which they swapped with Olympic athlete Amanda Beard and her husband Sacha Brown.[60] In October 2015, Heidi and her husband made several media appearances that were largely devoted to two subjects: claiming that their image as terrible people stemming from The Hills was not factual and, somewhat divergently, their intense dislike of Lauren Conrad, which included Heidi's husband admitting he spread rumors (which Heidi said were true but have never been proven) that Lauren made a sex tape with a former boyfriend. Heidi also claimed she had been paid to remain Lauren's friend during her time on the show, while also adding she had reconciled with her family to her husband's displeasure.[61]
In 2017, Montag re-entered the Celebrity Big Brother with her husband. On day 18 the couple were eternally nominated by James Cosmo, which they did not have a good reaction to. They were saved in an 8 person eviction on day 22 however, they were evicted on day 25 against Kim Woodburn, Jessica Cunningham, Bianca Gascoigne and Jedward. Montag and Pratt were reunited with their rival, Rylan Clark-Neal, on Big Brother's Bit on the Side that night.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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Television | |||
2005 | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | Herself | Recurring cast member (season 2) |
2006–2010 | The Hills | Main cast member (season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) | |
2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Guest appearance alongside Spencer William Pratt (season 4) | |
2009 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me out of Here! | Contestant alongside Spencer William Pratt (season 2) | |
2011 | Famous Food | Contestant (season 1) | |
2013 | Celebrity Big Brother | Contestant alongside Spencer William Pratt (series 11) | |
Speidi: Scandals, Secrets and Surgery | Documentary featuring Spencer William Pratt and Heidi Blair Montag[56] | ||
After Shock: Heidi & Spencer | Documentary featuring Spencer William Pratt and Heidi Blair Montag | ||
2014 | Celebrity Wife Swap | Contestant alongside Spencer William Pratt (season 3) | |
2015 | Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 2 | Contestant alongside Spencer William Pratt (season 4) | |
2016 | The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition | Main Cast Member with her mother Darlene Egelhoff (season 1) | |
2017 | Celebrity Big Brother : All Stars vs New Stars | Herself | Contestant alongside Spencer William Pratt (series 19) |
Film | |||
2011 | Just Go with It | Kimberly |
Discography
- Studio albums
- Superficial (2010)
- Extended plays
- Wherever I Am (2009)
- Here She Is... (2009)
- Dreams Come True (2012)
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