In a recent interview with the New York Post‘s PopWrap, The Hills‘ Lauren Conrad spoke candidly about her life, the show, and how they clash.
She also talked love and fashion, of course. Excerpts below …
PW: First off, congratulations on being asked to present at the Emmy Awards – and to design the trophy girls’ dresses!
Lauren Conrad: Thanks! They said they’ve never done that before. I admit I was a little surprised. I didn’t even think they’d let me go, so the fact that I’m presenting and designing is pretty amazing.
PW: And transitioning into a full-fledged fashion designer is ultimately the plan, right?
Lauren Conrad: I mean, obviously. It would be so great, but right now the biggest struggle we have with the line is time. I spend most of my weekends on it and if I’m only filming half a day or have a whole day off, that time goes to designing. It would be nice to have a little more time to devote to it.
PW: How much time does filming take out of your life?
Lauren Conrad: On average, four days a week – we’re supposed to get a break, but between seasons one and two they gave us a few weeks off and I broke up with my boyfriend [Jason Wahler] and it was a huge thing. Now they don’t.
PW: So when was the last time you had four walls all to yourself?
Lauren Conrad: This morning! It’s not The Truman Show. The cameras aren’t there all the time.
Lauren Conrad: Yeah … I can’t act. I’m awful. I actually took an acting class when I first moved to LA because I was getting all these offers and so I took an acting class for two-three months and I was so bad. Any person who took that class with me will tell you how awful I was. It was almost a joke when I would go on stage, but they were all really cool about it – not mean.
PW: Do you think the real Lauren Conrad is the one we see on TV?
Lauren Conrad: I think there are definitely times where I don’t feel like I’ve been fairly represented but it doesn’t bother me because it happens to everybody on the show. But I do think the overall person you are comes through because they can edit all they want and change things around but at the end of the day you make those faces and you say those things.
PW: When the show does end, are you planning to withdraw from the spotlight a bit?
Lauren Conrad: Definitely. I am really looking forward to more normalcy. To get to do things that everyone takes for granted.
Continue reading this interview with LC …