The Guy You Loved to Hate

Confessions from a Reality TV Villain

By: Spencer Pratt

Narrated by: Spencer Pratt

In this explosive, wildly entertaining memoir, Spencer Pratt charts his rise and fall as America’s most notorious reality TV villain on The Hills—and how, from the ashes of the Pacific Palisades fires, he’s finally ready for his redemption arc.

Spencer Pratt wasn’t born into Hollywood royalty—he charmed his way in, driven by an unshakeable need to become somebody. By twenty-one, he had created his own reality show, making him the youngest executive producer in network television history. When that venture imploded, he didn’t give up; instead, he infiltrated MTV’s The Hills, weaponizing Simon Cowell-style villainy to become Y2K’s most hated reality TV antagonist. From on-screen fights to off-camera manipulation, Spencer transformed toxicity into ratings gold—and, with future wife Heidi Montag, built “Speidi,” a two-headed tabloid machine worth $2 million a year.

But behind the scenes, Spencer was spiraling. He begged for a redemption arc, only to learn villains don’t get to yell “cut.” As his mental health unraveled, calculated chaos gave way to full-blown instability—hoarding weapons, blowing a fortune on crystals, and pushing everyone away. Broke, blacklisted, and exiled from Hollywood, he lost his grip on reality, trapped in the fake world he’d built until he had almost nothing left. All that remained was Heidi, the one person who never stopped believing in him.

Together, Heidi and Spencer embarked on an unlikely comeback: rebuilding their lives through hummingbird mysticism, family, and lovable eccentricity across social media platforms. When the 2025 Palisades wildfires destroyed their home and everything inside, something miraculous happened—the TikTok community rallied around them with breathtaking speed, transforming them from antiheroes into beloved survivors almost overnight. Spencer Pratt was reborn not as a manufactured persona, but as exactly who he was: unedited, unfiltered, and real.

Now, for the first time, Spencer reveals the untold truth behind the spectacle—a darkly comedic, unflinching, and often surreal confessional from a TV villain who’s finally broken character for good.

super captivating

loved it! captivating from the very beginning. I bought it in both formats. Very easy to listen to in the audio version

The love he truly has for Heidi. The fight he has in life to never give up.

I loved the emotion in it with him reading it. It made it that much more interesting and way to listen to.

The Book you don't want to end!

Thank you for all the hidden truths! Thank God Heidi forgave after dance! So happy for you All! Protect the Pratts🙌❤️☀️

Just wow, loved it

Spencer is so driven in what he sets his mind to. I positively loved hearing ( he voices the book) him recount his memories from childhood to now. I smiled and laughed though out the narrative.

Excellent read!!

I listened to this in audio book. I was a MAJOR Laguna Beach/Hills fan. Watched every episode every week. Listening to this told from Spencer’s point of view by Spencer was an eye opener. Over the years we learned how fake that “reality tv” was but this truly put it all together. I finished the book In Less than 24 hours, couldn’t shut it off!