{"id":2577,"date":"2025-01-17T10:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:31:13","slug":"why-everyone-is-falling-in-love-with-speidi-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev-gaystarnewscouk.gmg-staging.link\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/why-everyone-is-falling-in-love-with-speidi-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 00s Villains Speidi Are Finally Getting Their Props, 15 Years Late"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the 00s, one couple courted more ire than any other. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, the main antagonists of the scripted reality TV show <em>The Hills<\/em>, were open about their desire for celebrity, and were happy to be hated in exchange for fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple\u2019s (largely fake) relationship drama, and fall out with Lauren Conrad over an unverified sex tape rumour, were central storylines on <em>The Hills<\/em>. Suffice to say, no one expected their 2009 marriage to go the distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE HILLS: SPEIDI&#039;S WORST MOMENTS | MTV Movies\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TOX5TYPGypA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But 16 years later, the pair are still together and have two children. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBu8e5wRdoR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by heidimontag (@heidimontag)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Which brings us to January 2025, when Spencer shared a heartbreaking update informing the world that their house had burned down in the LA Pacific Palisades fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencerpratt\/video\/7457601528895966510\" data-video-id=\"7457601528895966510\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@spencerpratt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencerpratt?refer=embed\">@spencerpratt<\/a>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Spencer Pratt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7457601542133123886?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Spencer Pratt<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a strange turn of events, Spencer\u2019s coverage of the fires helped him hit 1m TikTok followers. He took this as an oppportunity to ask users to stream Heidi\u2019s 2010 album <em>Superficial<\/em>, widely panned by critics at the time of its release, for emotional and financial support. The internet said \u201cbet\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencerpratt\/video\/7458424275662376235\" data-video-id=\"7458424275662376235\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@spencerpratt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencerpratt?refer=embed\">@spencerpratt<\/a>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Spencer Pratt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7458424277826636590?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Spencer Pratt<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast of <em>The Hills<\/em>, plus celebs like EmRata, Julia Fox and Paris Hilton, shared videos dancing to songs from <em>Superficial.<\/em> Even superstar DJ and producer Diplo showed his support. With <em>I\u2019ll Do This<\/em> on repeat, everyone finally realised it\u2019s a bop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emrata\/video\/7458754256460500270\" data-video-id=\"7458754256460500270\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@emrata\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@emrata?refer=embed\">@emrata<\/a>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c I'll Do It (Sped Up Remix) - Heidi Montag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/I'll-Do-It-Sped-Up-Remix-7223831507327617026?refer=embed\">\u266c I&#8217;ll Do It (Sped Up Remix) &#8211; Heidi Montag<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@diplo\/video\/7459554064603385130\" data-video-id=\"7459554064603385130\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@diplo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@diplo?refer=embed\">@diplo<\/a> <p>\u2764\ufe0f<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c I'll Do It (Sped Up Remix) - Heidi Montag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/I'll-Do-It-Sped-Up-Remix-7223831507327617026?refer=embed\">\u266c I&#8217;ll Do It (Sped Up Remix) &#8211; Heidi Montag<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So 15 years after its first release, <em>Superficial<\/em> made it to the top of the iTunes charts, and Heidi released a c**ty, latexy music video for <em>I\u2019ll Do It<\/em>. Which led many to wonder if <em>Superficial<\/em> was actually an underrated, ahead-of-its-time hyperpop masterpiece. I feel a Mighty Hoopla headline slot coming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heidi Montag - I&#039;ll Do It (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37tJCV4Vma4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The things that make Speidi likeable now are the same as what made them unlikeable in the 00s: telling everyone that they and other celebs call paps on themselves, openly admitting to an extreme plastic surgery makeover, a eurotrash recession pop album, and a candid request to stay famous. Their podcast is called <em>Speidi\u2019s 16th Minute<\/em> FFS. Staying together so long, and losing their home overnight, has made people reexamine how, rather than villains, Speidi actually just blew the lid of hypernormalisation off the weirdness of Hollywood and fame itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heidi &amp; Spencer Blow the Lid Off of &#039;The Hills&#039;: &#039;Everything&#039;s Fake&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGHaHoRtmhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speidi have consistently understood that every great reality show needs great villains, and they mostly relished the part. But at the hour they need it most, they finally get to be America\u2019s sweethearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advice on how to support those affected by the LA wildfires is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DE5M6GDoaEd\/?img_index=1\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamhelenthomas\/\">@iamhelenthomas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the hour they need it most, they finally get to be America\u2019s sweethearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[44,146,145],"class_list":["post-2577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-culture","tag-pop-culture","tag-reality-tv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v24.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>speidi comeback heidi montag spencer pratt 2025 wildfires<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the 00s, one couple courted more ire than any other: Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag. 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