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.