Over the past couple of weeks, "The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's antics on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" have been one of the most talked-about items on the Internet. And on this morning, the couple stopped by MTV headquarters to give us the scoop on what really went on in the jungle.
The couple were up at 4 a.m. for a full day of press, starting with the "Today" show and host Al Roker — which, as it turned out, was not the most peaceful way to start their day. (The couple had plenty to say about their heated conversation with Roker.) After taking some time to talk with Ryan Seacrest on his show about Roker, and then their appearance on MTV's new show "It's On With Alexa Chung" (well done on a great show, Alexa), we caught up with Speidi for a quick chat.
For a quick chat, we covered a lot of ground: Why they left the show, their takes on fellow castmates, how Heidi's sister Holly is doing on the show, Holly and Sanjaya's relationship (Heidi calls them "Sanjayolly"), whether they'd ever go back to the jungle, Heidi's Playboy shoot and much more!
Despite all the controversy, I must say I enjoy meeting up with these two whenever they're in town: They're relentless in their quest to be the most famous couple in the world, and even though they might never reach the levels of Brangelina or TomKat, Speidi are certainly giving it their best shot!
This morning, Heidi and Spencer Pratt made the latest stop on their post-"I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" tour, paying a visit to Al Roker on 'Today.' Roker, not known for his hard-charging interview style, took the couple to task for their performances on the show.
The couple seemed as disoriented as they were on the show: Spencer seems confused whether or not he talks to his sister and swears he doesn't want to be a villain (except when he does), and the couple claim they never talked about torture. When asked if she was proud of her performance on the show, Heidi said, "I'm not ashamed." Roker sounded genuinely exasperated with the couple, but then again he's usually wishing old ladies happy birthday and not talking to reality show contestants. When asked what was next for the much-maligned couple, Spencer simply responded, "We live in the moment."
I'll be the first to admit that I'm no reality-TV conossieur and I'm hardly an expert on "The Hills." So Monday night's "I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!" was the most prolonged exposure to the phenomenon known as Speidi — a.k.a Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag-Pratt — I'd ever had.
Man, those two are impressive. In that short time, they've quickly leaped to the top of my list of all-time great reality TV villains. Forget Puck, Omarosa, Simon Cowell, Jon & Kate, chef Gordon Ramsay, New York and previously untouchable "Rock of Love" fight club provocateur Lacey Conner.
Spencer and Heidi are the tops because not only are they abrasive, entitled, oblivious, mean, egomaniacal, irritating and self-righteous, they're also apparently madly in love.
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Wednesday night's "I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" was the first Speidi-less episode, and sadly, the magic was missing. Without the MTV stars hogging the spotlight, Janice Dickinson stepped up as the attention whore, and her shenanigans weren't anything I hadn't already seen on "America's Next Top Model" or "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency." Over it. Plus, you know producers are desperate when they devote 20-plus minutes to a John Salley/ Janice Dickinson argument about whether she spilled water in his boot. No, thank you. (Not to mention that John's subsequent meltdown/apology after calling Janice a filthy word was just plain depressing.)
The show wasn't a complete wash, however. Aside from Speidi's bizarre return (more on that later), I must admit that I'm still delighted by watching "celebrities" forced to degrade themselves on television. The food challenge involved the stars sticking their hands in a hole filled with different creepy crawlies (tarantulas, earthworms in cow dung, and, uh, frogs?) in order to blah, blah, blah, not important. All you need to know is that Lou Diamond Phillips' arm got chewed off by rats, and then after he got fixed by the medics, he compared his experience on the show to that of the brave men and women who fought in the Vietnam War! Say what?!!
Also, Daniel "Black Sheep" Baldwin joined the cast, much to the delight of Janice, who saw the addition as an opportunity to get more screen time. She's already announced that she plans on seducing Stephen's brother. Gross. But Daniel's debut was upstaged by ... Read more...
