Their staged paparazzi pictures, ridiculous red carpet appearances and increasingly bizarre storylines on reality show The Hills gained them plenty of headlines in recent years.But Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt - aka Speidi - admit now that their 'famous for being famous' career could never last.
The couple are now broke and living at Pratt's parents' house.
In an interview with the Daily Beast, they admit their break-up, divorce petition and eventual reconciliation was all staged in a last-ditch effort to hold on to their fame.
'At that point, we were pulling our last cards,' Spencer, 27, tells the website. 'We felt the hot-air balloon losing its gas. And at that stage, our income would be selling the photo that would go along with the divorce.'
Speidi earned thousands at one point for creating staged photoshoots with paparazzi but as interest in them and their bizarre antics dwindled they began to run out of funds fast.
Montag, who turns 25 next month, estimates she spent $2million on her ill-fated pop career, while her husband has a $1million wardrobe.
Pratt claims that he once bought an expensive truck that he was filmed driving in one episode of The Hills that he never used again.
The couple, who used to dine at the most exclusive Hollywood restaurants and party at the hottest clubs, now spend their days holed up in Santa Barbara watching movies and eating Mexican food.
And Heidi says she regrets her infamous ten procedures in one day plastic surgery saga.
Montag found fame in 2006 as the sidekick of star Lauren Conrad on the MTV reality series.
Pratt joined the show in season two as Heidi's love interest, driving a wedge between Heidi and Lauren's friendship.
But by season six the show's ratings had dropped, and Spencer had fallen out of favour with the show's producers.
He was banned after getting into a highly-publicised fight with producer Sara Mast.
In the Daily Beast interview Pratt tells his side of the story, describing an incident where he claims Mast encouraged him to become violent with his sister and co-star Stephanie Pratt, allegedly referencing the infamous Jersey Shore incident in which Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi was punched by a male stranger in a bar.
'That’s when I snapped,' Spencer told the Daily Beast. 'To the point when I said - and this is when the producers got scared of me - "You want me to punch my sister in the face? Are you trying to get me to kill you?" I didn’t say, "I’m killing you." If I did, MTV would have had me arrested.'
MTV declined to comment on the claims.
Spencer says he tried to encourage his co-stars to copy the Jersey Shore formula and make the show more real.
'I was always, like, "Audrina, you hate Kristin [Cavallari]! You guys were just screaming at each other before the cameras turned on! The second the camera turns on, you guys are hugging and being all civil! If you guys just were real, we’d have the No. 1 show on TV!"
Pratt says he was cautioned by producers for trying to encourage his castmates to 'be more entertaining,'
The couple are now broke and living at Pratt's parents' house.
Regrets: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, pictured last year, say they regret the path their reality careers has taken in recent years
'At that point, we were pulling our last cards,' Spencer, 27, tells the website. 'We felt the hot-air balloon losing its gas. And at that stage, our income would be selling the photo that would go along with the divorce.'
Speidi earned thousands at one point for creating staged photoshoots with paparazzi but as interest in them and their bizarre antics dwindled they began to run out of funds fast.
Montag, who turns 25 next month, estimates she spent $2million on her ill-fated pop career, while her husband has a $1million wardrobe.
The couple, who used to dine at the most exclusive Hollywood restaurants and party at the hottest clubs, now spend their days holed up in Santa Barbara watching movies and eating Mexican food.
And Heidi says she regrets her infamous ten procedures in one day plastic surgery saga.
Montag found fame in 2006 as the sidekick of star Lauren Conrad on the MTV reality series.
Pratt joined the show in season two as Heidi's love interest, driving a wedge between Heidi and Lauren's friendship.
Cute couple: Speidi, pictured back in 2007 before the plastic surgery and bizarre behaviour, say they never actually broke up and their 'divorce' was a publicity stunt
He was banned after getting into a highly-publicised fight with producer Sara Mast.
In the Daily Beast interview Pratt tells his side of the story, describing an incident where he claims Mast encouraged him to become violent with his sister and co-star Stephanie Pratt, allegedly referencing the infamous Jersey Shore incident in which Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi was punched by a male stranger in a bar.
Banned: After a fight with with producers Spencer, pictured in the MTV show, was asked to leave
MTV declined to comment on the claims.
Spencer says he tried to encourage his co-stars to copy the Jersey Shore formula and make the show more real.
'I was always, like, "Audrina, you hate Kristin [Cavallari]! You guys were just screaming at each other before the cameras turned on! The second the camera turns on, you guys are hugging and being all civil! If you guys just were real, we’d have the No. 1 show on TV!"
Pratt says he was cautioned by producers for trying to encourage his castmates to 'be more entertaining,'
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