kids, listen up. if you want to be a national best-selling author, all you gotta do is star in a reality tv show! at least that’s what lauren conrad has done. conrad, from ‘the hills’ & ‘laguna beach’ fame, recently ended her time in reality tv. but not in the spotlight! she ain’t done yet.
lauren penned a three-book deal with publisher harpercollins this past year, l.a. candy being the first release. the novel hit book shelves on june 16th and, amazingly, has topped the new york times best seller list two weeks in a row. yes, i was shocked too. and apparently so was the author herself! “if someone said to me five years ago when this all started that I would one day make the new york times best seller list i wouldn’t have believed it.”
the novel is “loosely” based on conrad’s own experiences. “loosely?” the book centers around jane roberts – a 19-year-old who moves to hollywood and ends up starring in a reality tv show. what really bugs me, though, is the fact that lauren probably had close to no hand in actually writing the book. the poor ghostwriter! he/she is getting no credit for what i’m sure is pure literary brilliance.
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usually i try to keep my posting about reality tv stars to a minimum. why draw attention to the fact that they are famous for doing nothing? but i just couldn’t help myself on this one.
ex-’the hills’ star lauren conrad will be featured on the cover of shape magazine’s september issue. well, at least i think that’s lauren conrad. it’s hard to tell with all the photo-shopped goodness!
it just seems a bit unnecessary, yes? her face is noticeably different. we all know what she looks like so why all the re-touching. critiques have already surfaced on the web. lauren is already in such great shape that she didn’t need the computerized help, most commentators believe.
regardless, lc will don her orange swimsuit with pride when the september issue comes out. for now, you can catch a lauren conrad original workout in shape magazine here.