The INSIDER Summary:
- On MTV's "The Hills," Spencer Pratt was one of reality TV's first major villains.
- It changed the genre forever.
- He told INSIDER that he appreciates what reality TV did for his life — even if people hate him.
- He just wishes he didn't let his ego get the best of him.
Spencer Pratt is one of reality TV's first — and greatest — villains. As an erratic, flirtatious, and infuriating character on "The Hills," he's inspired rounds of boos across television sets all over America.
Years after "The Hills" ended, in 2010, Pratt and his wife Heidi Montag — also collectively known as "Speidi"— are in a new phase of life. They're expecting their first child.
Pratt regrets little about his "Hills" days. Reality TV, to him, was the greatest gift in the world. He's proud of making a memorable persona.
"At the end of the day, I chose the path that made it so maybe people’s opinion of me is bad. And that’s fine. They’re strangers," Pratt told INSIDER. "That sucks, obviously. It’d be so fun to have everyone love me. But my life goes on and I have lots of fun either way."
His biggest regret is clashing with television executives while making "The Hills." He thinks his ego got the best of him and he wishes he acted more mature in those situations.
"Presidents of television networks were asking to meet with me about shows and stuff, and I was saying, 'Well, you got to come out to Malibu,'" Pratt said. "Just to be stupid, you know?"
Pratt just thinks it's important that the people in his own life know that his "Hills" persona isn't totally the real Spencer Pratt.
"Obviously there’s been a lot of bad things in my life that have come from it," Pratt said. "You get too into roles and people think that’s reality, when you’re just going after the paycheck and the fame."
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