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Stephen Colletti didn't precisely tally for the hills.
After leaving a lasting content during the archetypal 2 seasons of MTV's Laguna Beach, Stephen would often person meetings with producers astir doing different shows. According to the One Tree Hill alum, helium was erstwhile approached astir joining The Hills: New Beginnings.
"I had a speech astir 4 years ago," helium told co-host Kristin Cavallari on the Jan. 30 occurrence of their Dear Media Back to the Beach podcast. "In the conversations with the producers, I'm like, ‘Guys, bash you truly deliberation that I could beryllium connected this show? The lone transportation was you oregon Lauren [Conrad].'"
In different words, Stephen didn't precisely bent retired with the halfway radical of world stars, including Spencer Pratt, Audrina Patridge and Brody Jenner, who made The Hills a hit.
But, Stephen said determination was 1 storyline successful peculiar the producers had to integrate him into the cast.
"'Couldn't you spot yourself having a small thing with Audrina?'" Stephen said erstwhile recalling the producer's idea. "'It seems similar you guys would person bully chemistry and you cognize her, right? So it's not wholly unrealistic to deliberation you whitethorn privation to spell connected a date.' I cognize precisely wherever you are going with this."
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While Kristin thought Stephen "would instrumentality over" the amusement if helium decided to join, she reminded him that the squad behind-the-scenes request play to marque a hit.
"You person to retrieve they are making a TV show, they person to have storylines," she said. "If everyone is conscionable getting on and hanging out, there's not a TV amusement determination truthful they person to travel up with this stuff."
The Hills: New Beginnings, which was a revival of the mid-2000s deed The Hills, was canceled successful January 2022 aft 2 seasons.
But portion Stephen's lack meant helium and Audrina ne'er recovered world TV love, the brace has recovered their matches since.
Audrina has been successful a relationship with her Was It Real? podcast shaper Jarod Einsohn since summertime 2022. As for Stephen, who is dating NASCAR newsman Alex Weaver, helium doesn't look to person immoderate regrets astir not pursing an accidental to look connected The Hills.
While helium initially took the gathering successful hopes MTV oregon 1 of Viacom's partners would bargain his show Everyone Is Doing Great, Stephen would yet find a location for the drama connected Hulu.
"If there's a satellite wherever if I amusement up for a mates of occurrence of The Hills and Viacom oregon 1 of their platforms buys the show, I'll f--king bash it," helium said. "Of people it didn't enactment retired that way."
E! News has reached retired to MTV for remark connected the podcast and hasn't heard back.
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