While some fans were upset that Lauren Conrad didn't appear on The Hills: New Beginnings, Audrina Patridge was actually happy her former castmate wasn't on set this time around. "Without Lauren, like, she was always the one — she's the leader, the one that would tell you what to do, what not to do," Audrina told Good Morning America in June 2019. "So now it's kinda like we all get ... you kinda get to make your own choices and be your own self."
Of course, Heidi Montag — who had a massive fight with Lauren on the show, which led to the demise of their friendship — "was kind of excited" for Lauren not to be featured on the reboot. "... I felt like it was more freeing and fair, like, for me," she explained.
At the end of the day, Audrina is grateful for her time on the show, despite things not working out with Lauren. "On The Hills, we were like one big, giant family and nobody really understood what we were all going through," she told Today in 2017. "Even though we had drama, we all genuinely cared for each other and we all really did have an amazing time, going to Costa Rica, Hawaii, Vegas, everywhere. It was fun."
RIP #Auduren — we'll remember this reality show friendship forever.
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