Behind The Mask(ed Singer): Music Moves, Project & Parenting Updates and Spencer’s Push For The Ballot

Summary

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The Fame Game with Heidi & Spencer

Episode: Behind The Mask(ed Singer): Music Moves, Project & Parenting Updates and Spencer’s Push For The Ballot
Release Date: March 5, 2026
Hosts: Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt & Studio71

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Episode Overview

This episode is a lively, unfiltered catch-up between Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt—familiarly known as "Speidi"—as they discuss Heidi's new music releases, their experience with The Masked Singer, life as parents, updates on recent family trips, Spencer's campaign for public office, and ongoing Hollywood projects. Expect their signature banter, candid parenting stories, showbiz challenges, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from reality TV to family life.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Heidi’s Music Comeback & “The Masked Singer” Experience

• Heidi’s New Singles

  • Heidi promotes her latest singles, “Step on the Gas” and “Supermodel,” both part of her new album.
  • She shares how she developed creative visuals for the tracks despite working with a tight budget while dealing with lighting challenges and guerilla-style shoots (03:49–05:33).
  • “I was trying to do them like around town…and getting kicked out of places and, you know, one we tried to do on Rodeo, we kept getting chased around by security guards. I’m like, this should be the music video.” – Heidi (05:03)

• Behind The Mask(ed Singer)

  • Heidi reveals she was “Snow Cone” on The Masked Singer. The heavy costume and intense rehearsals led to a hemorrhaged vocal cord and temporary loss of her voice (05:39–11:12).
  • “It is real, raw vocals... There’s no auto-tune, there is no anything. It was so incredibly nervous and I was trying for my life. I was rehearsing too much…There is a thing as trying too hard.” – Heidi (06:00)
  • Spencer shares he was “Mr. Snow Cone,” describing the difficult physical experience of wearing the mask and the show's high production standards (09:06–09:42).
  • Both hosts praise the Masked Singer team for being uplifting and efficient, contrasting it with other, more “drag you down” reality TV experiences (07:05–08:55).
  • Heidi notes the positive impact on her kids—especially Riker: “Every time I go to LA, Riker’s like, are you going to be Snow Cone?” (08:55)

• Vocal Health and Learnings

  • Heidi recounts vocal injury struggles, getting medical advice, and new lifestyle adjustments to avoid strain (10:42–11:27).
  • “Every word I say has like a little...feels almost like strep throat. It’s like a sting.” – Heidi (10:42)

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Family Life & Recent Adventures

• San Diego Family Trip

  • The family’s trip to San Diego included Legoland, the Wild Kratts live show, the zoo, and SeaWorld (12:25–29:47).
  • Heidi shares the chaos of hotel sleepovers, child meltdowns, and sibling moments:
      – “Riker keeps crawling out of bed and coming into where we are and peeking his head around and laughing. I wanted to go to bed, I couldn’t go to bed.” – Heidi (16:17)   – Spencer adds, “Gunner’s missing!” and describes how Riker woke him up in the night, worried for his brother (17:37).
  • Parenting in public:
      – Heidi details handling noisy kid meltdowns at the zoo—navigating judgmental stares and reminding listeners to give parents grace in public (18:48).   – “I am trying with the depth of my being and the kindness of my soul. Like, I’d like to see you do better.” – Heidi (18:48)

• Wild Kratts Meet & Greet

  • The difficulties of VIP access, multiple ticket mishaps, and parental determination to deliver the best experience for Gunner (21:06–25:24).
  • “Gunner did say it was the best day of his life. So in the moments I thought it was so horrible…I thought, well, well worth it.” – Spencer (25:24)

• SeaWorld & Hotel Review

  • Spencer discusses the mixed feelings about SeaWorld (acknowledging 'Blackfish' controversy) but emphasizes the kids’ joy and the park’s cleanliness (27:14–29:47).
  • Heidi raves about Hotel Valencia for its service, sparkling wine, and food: “The best freaking hotel ever. The staff was incredible.” (29:17–29:47)

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Health Updates & Domestic Realities

• Vocal and Dermatological Health

  • Heidi visits an ENT for her vocal cords and a dermatologist for a possible precancerous skin issue (11:12–12:25).
  • Daily challenges managing communication: “It’s challenging because it’s hard to stay in touch with my family because…my voice is so bad it’s painful to talk to them.” – Heidi (31:44)

• Parenting Styles & Chaos

  • Spencer and Heidi discuss the need for better communication tools, such as air horns and custom earplugs, due to Heidi’s sensitive hearing and vocal strain (11:18–11:44, 31:35).

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Project & Career Updates

• Spencer’s Mayoral Push

  • Spencer is actively collecting signatures for the LA mayoral ballot, describing the grind and frustration of finding eligible, registered voters (32:16–34:55).
  • “You need minimum 500 signatures to be on the ballot to be the mayor…I’m at, like, 299. It’s so challenging to find people…” – Spencer (32:16)
  • He discusses the cost of hiring professional signature gatherers and his plans for the campaign—including a debate on NBC if he qualifies (33:52–34:40).

• New Reality Show Prospects

  • The couple discusses yet another project in development, the realities of pitching shows, and their perspective as "realistic" rather than negative based on past experience (35:16–36:08).
  • “It is very hard to get shows in development work with the major production companies. So it’s very positive…but we just know in this era…how hard it is to go from that part to airing.” – Spencer (35:30)
  • Anecdotes about assembling a supporting cast, including family, friends, and even the family stylist, while referencing reality TV classics like Newlyweds (36:13–38:05).

• Upcoming Film Project

  • Spencer teases filming a movie with James Franco in Georgia and jokes about bringing filmmaking back to Los Angeles if he becomes mayor (38:09–38:53).

• Self-Promotion Corner

  • Heidi plugs her singles and upcoming album; Spencer promotes his audiobook “The Guy You Love To Hate” and the Pratt Daddy Crystals update (38:53–39:44).

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Noteworthy Quotes & Moments

• “There’s a thing as trying too hard. I have learned that. That’s the lesson that I took away.” – Heidi (06:00)
• “They always try to encourage people…and because you never know, a lot of the times they try to drag talent down or make people look bad, that is so the opposite of this show.” – Heidi on The Masked Singer (07:17)
• “If I had known you weren’t going to be able to talk for those weeks, I would have advised you not to do the show because that was some of the hardest parenting ever.” – Spencer (10:25)
• “I am trying with the depth of my being and the kindness of my soul. Like, I’d like to see you do better.” – Heidi, on public parenting moments (18:48)
• “You need minimum 500 signatures to be on the ballot to be the mayor…I’m at like 299. It’s so challenging…” – Spencer (32:16)
• “I consider myself realistic and grounded and aware.” – Heidi, on Hollywood development skepticism (35:57)
• “Make it camera ready. Let’s go, baby.” – Heidi, joking about bringing productions back to LA (38:50)

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Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | Summary Notes | |-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:33 | Intros & Podcast Banter | Heidi returns, plugs new single, makeup artist antics | | 03:30 | Airstream Studio Plans | Spencer details future podcast accoutrements | | 04:10 | Heidi’s New Music | Album, singles, and DIY visuals | | 05:33 | Supermodel & Masked Singer Announcement | Heidi reveals being Snow Cone, vocal injury backstory | | 07:05 | Masked Singer Praise | Positive contrasts with previous reality TV | | 09:01 | Spencer as Mr. Snow Cone | Physical challenge of the show | | 10:42 | Vocal Health Struggles | Medical update, lasting effects | | 12:25 | San Diego Trip & Wild Kratts | Parenting chaos, fun at Legoland and Zoo | | 17:37 | Sibling Moments & Nighttime Stories | “Gunner’s missing!” | | 18:44 | Meltdowns in Public | Heidi reflects on judgment and empathy for parents | | 21:06 | Wild Kratts Meet & Greet Mishaps | Ticket problems, standing in line, making memories | | 25:24 | Family Reflections | “Best day of his life” – Gunner | | 27:14 | SeaWorld Debate & Review | Mixed feelings but kid joy, practical observations | | 29:17 | Hotel Shoutout | Praise for Hotel Valencia | | 32:16 | Spencer’s Mayoral Bid | Signature gathering process and frustrations | | 35:16 | Reality Show Development Real Talk | Inside the pitching game | | 38:09 | Spencer’s Upcoming Movie & Hollywood | Teasing future projects and mayoral campaign promises | | 38:53 | Self-promo Section | Music, audiobooks, crystals | | 39:18 | Sign-off & Final Thanks | Closing thoughts and gratitude |

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a vibrant tapestry of Speidi’s life: raw, relatable, and filled with Hollywood hustles, parental perseverance, and continual reinvention. Heidi’s candid recounting of her Masked Singer stint offers both inspiration and a window into the physical costs of performance. Meanwhile, Spencer’s “mayoral campaign” brings levity but also reflects a real determination to engage civically. Their mutual resilience, humor, and self-awareness shine throughout, making it an engaging episode for both longtime and new listeners alike.

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Transcript

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[Heidi Montag]

oh no, that's all gone. Welcome to the Fame game. I haven't seen you in a while on this platform. I'm Heidi Montag. Pratt. Heidi Montag. And this is my co star that you know very well. Spencer Pratt.

[Podcast Host Melanie]

Hey.

[Heidi Montag]

Hello. And we're just gonna catch up. I have a new single out right now, Step on the Gas. Make sure that you check it out on itunes. And I have a new makeup artist who was doing my makeup today because. Because my. Anyways, I have some. When I was trying to feel like I'm being disloyal saying that, but because someone else wasn't available and anyways, it was great to have someone, but she said, is this noise going to be in your podcast? I was like, oh, it's part of the charm. It's just part of the. The ambiance here at this gorgeous.

[Spencer Pratt]

Well, soon enough the podcast will be inside of our Airstream. The. That's getting put in here.

[Heidi Montag]

I feel like that won't look good. Well, it's so tiny and it'll look beautiful.

[Spencer Pratt]

It's a new. It's technically not an Airstream, cuz we can't afford an Airstream. It's this other company that makes glass Airstreams. So it'll be glass.

[Heidi Montag]

Okay, we'll see what that.

[Spencer Pratt]

I already ordered it.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, with the IOU or credit card. Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

So, yes. Your makeup looks great.

[Heidi Montag]

It does. It looks great.

[Spencer Pratt]

Well, they both trained under the same.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

Expert.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

What a day, honey. What a day.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. So my song is out. Step on the gas. Make sure that you stream it and listen to it. I have the visuals out. It's the first single off of the album that's coming out.

[Spencer Pratt]

Technically, it's the second. Icon is the first single.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh. Oh, okay. Thank you. Icon was.

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[Spencer Pratt]

A lot of.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, the.

[Spencer Pratt]

Thankfully, there's so many incredible people you're working with in Europe that it's taken more time to get this album finished because time zones and language barriers,

[Heidi Montag]

paperwork.

[Spencer Pratt]

But it is a true masterpiece.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. So my next song is now out supermodel. And I just shot all the visuals. I had three different days where I was shooting visuals for several different songs and I had. I came up with the concepts and I was trying to figure it out and lighting and it's really hard to do with no budget really. And I was trying to do them like around town and the lighting was bad and not good and getting kicked out of places and you know, one we tried to do on Rodeo, we kept getting chased around by security guards. I'm like, this should be the music video. But I did accomplish it. The photos look incredible. The videos are, I'm sure are going to be incredible. I haven't seen all the footage yet.

[Spencer Pratt]

Yeah, you need to mention where you announced or what night you announced supermodel being out.

[Heidi Montag]

And hello, officially, I am Snow cone on the Masked Singer. That is where I lost my voice and had the hemorrhage on my vocal cords because that helmet is. Is so heavy and it's like pushing down. And so you're like straining these muscles or I strain these muscles to, like, hold it up and to sing. And you're singing live. You get one take to sing live. There is no auto tune. There is no anything. It is real raw vocals, which I was so incredibly nervous and I was trying for my life. I was rehearsing too much. So I was rehearsing too much. No one else was rehearsing as much as I was. There is a thing is trying too hard. I have learned that. That's the lesson that I took away.

[Spencer Pratt]

You also learned, and I think I've said on the podcast and the connects to this, do not do what Taylor Swift did and tells people to do. You do not sing on a treadmill.

[Heidi Montag]

Yes. Do not do that.

[Spencer Pratt]

We've been told by now the top vocal coach in the world that it is the worst thing you could actually do.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. She said maybe she is the one person in the world it works for and good for her. And she didn't want to criticize Taylor for doing it, but she also said no one else should ever do that or attempt to do that. So. Yeah. And then the problem was I would talk to Spencer on the way home, and so I was also overusing my voice because they say talking on the phone is the worst thing, especially Carplay

[Spencer Pratt]

yelling to your carplay.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. So just a lot of horrible tactics that I use. But I was so bummed because I feel like I could have won and I do know who won. And I was like, ah, I feel like we had a similar vibe. But anyways, it was an honor to be on the show. It was an absolute dream come true. I love the Masked Singer. Everything was so fun and secretive and they're so serious with, like, you put on the gloves and you have to put on these socks and you can't show anything and you have to put these visors on. And it ended up that one of the producers was a producer on the Hills, Spider Spike, who I absolutely love. And we always got along with him so well. So it was so fun having him come in and say hi and how proud he was that I was on the show. And, you know, the whole journey, I've never been involved in such an incredible production with such Amazing people. It is the most efficient show I've ever been on. Everything pretty much is running on time, which is unheard of in show business. They are in, out, they don't waste any time. They're so meticulous in particular and it's just such a well run machine and it was so fun to be part of. And you're kind of looking at the other people, you're like, who are you? And you know you have like Jenny right there and she's trying to look in and doesn't know who you are. And she always has the best guesses. And Rita Ora was so lovely and sweet and everyone was so great. It's such a positive show and experience and because you never know, a lot of the times they try to drag talent down or make people look bad, that is so the opposite of this show. It's like a really feel good show to be a part of. They always try to encourage people and yeah, it was just, it was such a blessing and the kids love it more than anything I've ever done. Now every time I go to La Riker's like, are you going to be Snow Cone? Like he loves it.

[Spencer Pratt]

So you know, you did not mention is Mr. Snow Cone.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh, yes, I'm so sorry, Mr. Snow Cone.

[Spencer Pratt]

Oh my gosh, Mr.

[Heidi Montag]

Snow.

[Spencer Pratt]

It's been revealed now I was Mr. Snow Cone. And I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to be Mr. Snow cone because when Heidi tells you how heavy those things are on your head, like she tell me and I'm like, ah. And then I put mine on, I

[Heidi Montag]

was like, oh, that was much smaller than mine.

[Spencer Pratt]

It is so hard to hear anything, see anything move. So the fact you had to do any dancing, any live singing, it was hard enough for me to just do bootleg dancing with it on.

[Heidi Montag]

And yeah, so it was so stressful. It, it was so stressful and I'm so critical. And I was like, ah. I don't know if that sounded good or not. And then I heard it, I was like, oh no, that was good. I did a good job.

[Spencer Pratt]

Stronger was. Couldn't have been better.

[Heidi Montag]

That was my favorite.

[Spencer Pratt]

And the fact that your final one where you do go home, you couldn't even talk and you were, you only did it just as. What do they call when, like do

[Heidi Montag]

your try or it's the Hail Mary. It was literally like my Hail Mary too. It's like, well, I couldn't even talk. I had to hold up signs. I was, I couldn't even whisper. I Couldn't talk to you or the kids for days. I was just doing days, weeks. I was like this, like, could barely say.

[Spencer Pratt]

As great as the show was, if I had known you weren't going to be able to talk for those weeks, I would have advised you not to do the show because that was some of the hardest parenting ever. I'll never forget you ringing a bell at me really loud all the time. Or clapping at me. You still like to clap now?

[Heidi Montag]

Because it still hurts. I know it still hurts. Right now. It hurts. Every word I say has like a little. Feels almost like strep throat. It's like a sting.

[Spencer Pratt]

Oh, you went to the ENT today.

[Heidi Montag]

I did. I went to the ent. The hemorrhage is fully resolved, but she is concerned about these muscles. She said they're just so, so incredibly tight that they're kind of like choking it. And she said, I do need to be careful, like from here on out because since I have that. That previous injury, she said, to my throat, it is possible to have it again. So just not to, like, yell.

[Spencer Pratt]

And so you gotta figure something out with these kids.

[Heidi Montag]

That's the classic.

[Spencer Pratt]

I think you need to get an air horn.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh, my ears are so sensitive.

[Spencer Pratt]

Well, we're getting custom ear protection molds this weekend.

[Heidi Montag]

But yeah, the ENT said it's fully resolved. Oh, my gosh. I couldn't even, like, put the thing down my nose. I was gagging and choking. And she's like, you've done this. Usually it's easier. I'm like, I don't know. I don't know what's going on. And then I just went to the dermatologist and I had something cut out of my back, like a pre cancerous thing. So we'll know, you know, if it's fine or cancerous or whatever in a few days. So just had quite the day today, you know. And then, oh, I bought tickets tonight for me and my best friend to go to whatever it's called the Book of Mormon and they're fraud tickets. It was like, if you get this ticket and it doesn't have your name on it, do not use it. I'm like, what the heck? And it was like some weird name on it. And I was like, this isn't my name. And I thought I bought it from the website. I guess not. That was really frustrating. We also went to San Diego, which was the trip of a lifetime, wasn't it, honey?

[Spencer Pratt]

It we survived. Thank God Riker is so fast. If he wasn't a Fast moving kid. It would have been.

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[Spencer Pratt]

it's good and bad because you're chasing him, but you're also able to cover more ground so that.

[Heidi Montag]

Well, some people use strollers, but I'm like, he's not gonna sit in there.

[Spencer Pratt]

He wouldn't sit in a stroller.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, so before the house burned down, I told Gunner that we would go to Wild Kratz Live. It's like the show that they do. If you don't know what the Wild Krats are, it's a cartoon on PBS and I think Netflix. But it's these two brothers and they're the Wild Kratz and they give a lot of information about animals and Gunner is a specialist. Like he knows everything about animals because of these Wildcrat brothers, which is so great. So it's an incredible show for your kid to watch. I highly, highly encourage you to do that if you're into tv. So yeah, we took him. They were in San Diego. We've been waiting years for them to come. And then when the house burned down, I was like, I will take you where. Like I'm gonna take you to this, I promise, I promise. So anyways, it ended up being the best experience. The on the way down I was like, we'll go, we're gonna do everything in San Diego because this is a trip for Gunner. We're spending the money and we're spending the time. So going to do everything in San Diego. On the way down we went to, it was raining and we went to Legoland which was great cuz hardly anyone was there. The lines were pretty short. It stopped raining. Legoland was really fun for the kids. They love the playground the most. I think so. And the ride with the Jeep. Then Spencer had a event down there. So we raced back to the hotel, checked in, I took the kids swimming, Spencer went to his event and then the night really begun. Riker sleeps alone. He has slept alone so they wanted to sleep over. I'm like, okay, there's a pull out couch, you guys can try to sleep there. Finally at like 9 or 10, 10 o' clock I think they start going to bed. They're like just so wild and excited and Riker's like biting Gunner's foot and Gunner's trying to go to sleep and Riker keeps crawling out of bed and coming into where, where we are and peeking his head around and like laughing and I'm like, oh my gosh, this kid. I wanted to go to bed, I couldn't go to bed. Then at 2am I wake up to go check on them and see what's going on. And Riker sitting up. So I try to lay him back down and I guess he was asleep sitting up and then he woke up and we were awake from two to five straight.

[Spencer Pratt]

Which part is it when he comes by the side of my bed almost crying and goes, Gunner's missing. 4am it was the cutest, saddest thing ever. But what a good brother that he thought something was. His brother was missing and came to wake me up.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, because finally, like, Riker fell back asleep. But then Gunner didn't. But then Gunner didn't. Finally, I was like, poor Gunner. He also needs to sleep. We have such a big day tomorrow. We have the Wild Kratz. We have the Zoom. So I was like, gunner, do you just want to sleep in our room? And he was like, yeah, yeah, I will. So we took him into our room. I thought Riker was, like, falling asleep. And then, yeah, he comes in. Gunner's missing. And Gunner's like, I'm here, Riker. Do you want me to sleep with you? I'd love to go back in with you. And they, like, go. Finally, I try to sleep with them. Riker's kicking me out. You need to leave, Mom. I'm like, what the frick? Ever? All right. I've been awake for three, three hours, you know, Only had two hours of sleep. So anyways, we got through the night and then we went to the zoo the next day, which was incredible. The best time ever. Had so much fun.

[Spencer Pratt]

Best time ever.

[Heidi Montag]

It was really fun.

[Spencer Pratt]

It was so much fun.

[Heidi Montag]

It was fun. We saw all the events. Definitely had a huge meltdown at the end for Riker because he was hungry. I thought we were going to eat at the zoo, but everyone wanted to go back to the hotel. And I'm like, oh, my gosh, it's almost 2 o'. Clock. These kids eat at, like, 11. I had snacks, but they needed to, like, sit down and eat. I definitely think people thought, like, that was not my kid. And when he was screaming, yeah. Oh, my gosh. He's like, that was horrific. I'm like, ryer, you cannot have candy. Okay, everyone. That's why he's crying. He wants candy. He can't have the candy. And then also when people are staring at me, I'm like, can I. Can I help you? Does it look like I'm trying to help my child? Yes. Am I, like, leaving him here crying by himself? No. I am trying with the depth of my being and the kindness of my soul. Like, I'd like to see you do better. So, you know, when I see kids having meltdowns, I don't look at the parents. I'm like, I don't. Girl, you. You got it. You know? Congratulations. Good job. I don't see anything. They don't need the added pressure and stress. Okay. People kept thinking, I'm gonna be on the kid crying in some viral video. Then we went back and played tennis, skipped Riker's nap. They had a tennis court at the hotel, which was really fun. And then we went to Wild Kratz. So Wild Kratz was great. Spencer went back to get his camera from the car. We get in the line, there's no cameras allowed. Why are there no cameras allowed? That is the silliest freaking thing.

[Spencer Pratt]

It's a little. First off, my iPhone zooms 500 times what my little teeny camera can even do. So then after going through the security check, I had to go back to the car, put my camera and then when we finally get in and I

[Heidi Montag]

had the two kids by myself and a glass of wine that I was trying to carry and I was like I'm gonna throw this away. I just spent $40 on. No, I'm exaggerating.

[Spencer Pratt]

No, no, jacked you.

[Heidi Montag]

I know I'm exaggerating. It felt like it was a splurge, right? You get a glass of wine. Anyways, he's like crying on the floor because he wants popcorn. There's no popcorn. I'm not seeing popcorn. I'm trying to pick them up. I'm trying to find our seats. I bought two things of tickets because I thought the first one was fraudulent. Now we see they probably could have been cuz I just bought fraudulent tickets on the other one. So then I got like the cheap seats in case of an emergency. Anyways, we ended up having incredible seats. They were.

[Spencer Pratt]

I mean you couldn't be closer to the wild grass.

[Heidi Montag]

They were. So the other rows were reserved for vip. So we were right behind the vip. And then also we get there. I had messaged the Wildcrat team and they were like, yeah, you can do a meet and greet after. I'm like okay, amazing. I go there.

[Spencer Pratt]

Let's be clear. I the way it felt was like some exclusive. Just like our family. Like how we met Taylor Swift backstage. It felt like we were gonna just go backstage and meet the Wildcats. Let's. That was the my ego energy.

[Prize Picks Announcer]

Not that.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, I didn't have that vibe.

[Spencer Pratt]

Oh, you thought we'd stand in a line with 1,000 people?

[Heidi Montag]

I didn't think it was a line of a thousand people. Like it was, but I thought there'd be like a few people. Like how Taylor Swift used to have a meet and greet and there were like you know, probably 20 people that would go back and take a photo.

[Spencer Pratt]

The venue was sandwich line at 9 o' clock at night.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh my gosh. So anyways at right before intermission. Cuz you always want to go out before intermission. Like you know the bathrooms are going to be the lines are too long anyways. So I took the kids before that. Then I went back. So I'm going in now. These seats a lot. I'm sorry for the people who is next to me, but you know, gotta do what you gotta do. So anyways, I'm like, oh, yeah. So Heidi Prad. I have these VIP tickets, you know, and they're like, nope, we don't see anything. And then finally I'm like, chase. They're like, go talk to this person. To this person. Finally the tour manager was like, could they be under a different last name? And I'm like, yes. He's like, are you Heidi Montag? And I was like, yes, Heidi Montag.

[Prize Picks Announcer]

That's what my Instagram said.

[Heidi Montag]

I am Heidi Montag. Stream my album now for sure. And I'm like, that's me. Even if you might not recognize me in this, but I think you saw through my mask. My just daily life. So anyways, we had the tickets, he got them to us. The end of the show, a guy just goes in the middle. Okay, line up behind me, everybody. Everyone's like fighting to get in this line. Like, you know, like, frick. I thought there'd be a number or like, whatever, you know, I'm like, got her like shoving him in the line. Riker's having a full meltdown. Everyone's again looking at me. I'm like, he's a little three year old. It's 9:30 at night. I don't know. Everyone was a little bit lolling M M's. Yeah, I'm tired.

[Prize Picks Announcer]

M M's, like, we can't keep giving them Eminem.

[Heidi Montag]

I asked.

[Spencer Pratt]

He said, no.

[Heidi Montag]

You know, when normally we don't do the dye for the kids. And they had the M M's and I don't know, it was a whole thing. So. So finally we're like in line and we're 20 minutes away, right? And I'm like, oh my gosh. The latest Riker's ever been up with no nap. With being up the night before. We just got to get through this. So Spencer took Riker to the car.

[Spencer Pratt]

I took him to the car.

[Heidi Montag]

And my voice is so clear. I'm like, I'm talking too much and

[Spencer Pratt]

you're on a roll. It's that new peptide Heidi's on her dhea.

[Heidi Montag]

Yay, Dhea.

[Spencer Pratt]

It's working. You see him pumped up. He's pumped up. And so I got him in the car and I put on a movie. And then I waited for 40 minutes because Gunner had To be the only one to meet both the Wild Kratts. He was not happy with just one Wild Krat.

[Heidi Montag]

I was not going to have him meet one. They were just trying to play off everyone, like, which one do you want to meet? I'm like, we are meeting both. I said, can you not meet both? And they were like, no, you can. I was like, well, we are. We're going to stand here for Martin and Chris. Okay. That's what we're going to do. So we did. And we did start a trend after a few people wanted to meet both, but it's like, you know, they're busy, and these guys are getting on a tour bus. And anyways, Gunner was so elated. He was so, so happy. Asked him, thinking the line, I'm gonna ask him this question. What's his favorite animal? So I definitely made sure to hone in on that time. And I was like, thank you guys so much for the tickets. They're looking at me like, lady, what tickets? And who are you? I'm like, well, if I had a little makeup on, you might recognize me. I'll do it. I did montage.

[Spencer Pratt]

I'll do it.

[Heidi Montag]

They're like, sure. Okay, next.

[Spencer Pratt]

Okay, ma'. Am.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

Please step away.

[Heidi Montag]

And then I did ask the tour manager, when we were in the front line, I'm like, can we get a photo with both brothers? And they're like, no, we don't do that. I was like, for us. And he', like, no, we don't do that. I'm like, okay. You know, sorry, Gunner. I tried.

[Spencer Pratt]

I'll work on getting more famous when they come back in two years for sure. But Gunner did say it was the best day of his life.

[Heidi Montag]

Yes.

[Spencer Pratt]

So in the moments I thought it was so horrible, I thought, well, well worth it.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

So then.

[Heidi Montag]

So then we went to.

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[Heidi Montag]

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Huh?

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[Spencer Pratt]

Sorry, Madison. One of our former Pratt Daddy employees is very, very anti SeaWorld. And I know a lot of people are because of that movie Blackfish or whatever. But let me tell you the joy that place brought to our kids. And I'm not defending anything. Everyone's entitled to how they felt. But we ended up at Sea World, which.

[Heidi Montag]

And the best part was the cleaner fish. When you walk in, like at the Japanese spa, the kids still are obsessed with the cleaner fish.

[Spencer Pratt]

We should get our own tub of cleaner fish.

[Heidi Montag]

So then we get there, right? We're at the cleaner fish. It's the cleanest place I've ever seen. SeaWorld is immaculate. The trash cans are beautiful. Everything is so pristine and clean.

[Prize Picks Announcer]

Public toilets.

[Heidi Montag]

Restroom. It is so well taken care of. So we get there, and I pay for an interaction for dolphins, right? Like, you can feed them some fish or whatever you. So we see them starting, like, their show, and there's all these people in their wetsuits. And I'm like, oh, Spencer, I think we're going to have to get in these wetsuits. Like, I think they're doing the first round and we're next.

[Spencer Pratt]

No, you said we got to go over there and get in our wetsuits.

[Heidi Montag]

We got to get.

[Spencer Pratt]

And I'm like, what is she talking about? Yeah, I paid for a special experience with the dolphins, so we got to go get in the wetsuits. She's pointing over to all the SeaWorld employees in the SeaWorld wetsuits. I'm like, Heidi, we're not getting in wetsuits.

[Heidi Montag]

I thought they were the people during the first interaction.

[Spencer Pratt]

SeaWorld wetsuit. Neither are you. So I was right.

[Heidi Montag]

I was prepared to get in my head. I'm like, oh my gosh, am I going to get a disease or bugs? Well, I got to do it. I already paid for it. I'm doing it for Gunner. But anyways, it ended up being so fun.

[Spencer Pratt]

And those dolphins eat good. So. Anybody? I don't know about the orcas. I know that's probably the more controversial one, but these dolphins live in a buffet. I couldn't imagine more fun than just everyone clapping at you and just getting

[Heidi Montag]

to eat all day, you know, the zoo loved my TikTok so much, they offered us a VIP exclusive safari ticket

[Spencer Pratt]

back to San Diego we go.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. Also, we stayed at Hotel Valencia. That is the best freaking hotel ever. It was amazing. The staff was incredible. I was greeted with a gorgeous sparkling wine from Cabo actually. And that just set my whole trip off. Right. So let me tell you what. And the food was incredible. Like some of the best food I've ever had anywhere. It's a Forbes five star hotel. So. Thanks for hosting us, Hotel Valencia.

[Spencer Pratt]

We appreciate that we paid full price, so.

[Heidi Montag]

Well, thanks for having us and upgrading us. That was great. Anyways. That was. That was awesome. Valentine's Day. What? What did we do for Valentine's Day? We went to dinner.

[Spencer Pratt]

We did.

[Heidi Montag]

We did. We went to dinner.

[Spencer Pratt]

Where'd we go?

[Heidi Montag]

And you had an event earlier and then I went to dinner with you when you got home later. And I had Valentine's with the kids.

[Spencer Pratt]

Oh. After we went out when I got home.

[Heidi Montag]

And we are getting ready to go to Colorado in a few weeks. I gotta buy all new ski clothes for the kids and everything because I bought stuff like, oh, the next kid will have this. And so I thought I had all the sizes and everything saved and I have none of that, so.

[Spencer Pratt]

No, it's. It's right here.

[Heidi Montag]

Yep. There's the boots.

[Spencer Pratt]

You're sitting. I just got an incredible new camo arc teryx ski outfit. It was just. I should have grabbed it.

[Heidi Montag]

The good news, I left my sorels in Colorado. My mom has them.

[Spencer Pratt]

That's great. I'm still praying my snowboard is in a storage unit.

[Heidi Montag]

We should go look.

[Spencer Pratt]

I don't want to know.

[Heidi Montag]

Okay. Well, I think I'm going to try those fraudulent tickets tonight. I already paid for them. Maybe they'll work. I paid more than full price.

[Spencer Pratt]

Worst case scenario, there's some Lovely nightlife on that street.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh, yeah. You can't get, like, arrested for that. I paid full price. I'm not the criminal. I paid off of their website.

[Spencer Pratt]

Speak on behalf of your.

[Heidi Montag]

All right, strike that from the record.

[Spencer Pratt]

I don't know how you get. So no comment.

[Heidi Montag]

I paid like three times the amount of the ticket. Then I saw the ticket, I was like, what the frick? I can't even believe that's how cheap they were. And I paid so much for them, you know?

[Spencer Pratt]

Honey?

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah? I need an assistant. Okay. I can't do anything on the phone.

[Spencer Pratt]

You can't do anything on text either.

[Heidi Montag]

The phone, that's period. That's the phone. Yeah. I don't like the device. I don't like talking on the phone. I don't like being on the phone. It's really challenging because it's hard to stay in touch with my family because first of all, my voice is so bad that it's, like, painful to talk to them. And then I do.

[Spencer Pratt]

They believe me when you say that I can't talk to you. My voice hurts.

[Heidi Montag]

I don't know. But it's become.

[Spencer Pratt]

I'm start using that as an excuse. Yeah, there's a lot of people can say that too. Oh, a butterfly. That was beautiful.

[Heidi Montag]

Well, look at that.

[Spencer Pratt]

What a sign.

[Heidi Montag]

What a lovely day.

[Spencer Pratt]

So, yes, you need minimum 500 signatures to be on the ballot to be the mayor.

[Heidi Montag]

How many are you at?

[Spencer Pratt]

I think I'm at like 399. Close, maybe. No, I'm at 299. It's so challenging to find people that are registered to vote that have LA City addresses and aren't lunatics.

[Heidi Montag]

I don't get.

[Spencer Pratt]

I got one here we can get. You're coming to spruce those.

[Heidi Montag]

I don't get why you have to register or you have to be registered to vote, but then you don't have to be registered to actually vote. I'm so confused.

[Spencer Pratt]

No, even when you have to vote, I'm pretty sure you have to register.

[Heidi Montag]

You're saying you don't show it 90

[Spencer Pratt]

or whatever, but it has to connect to an address supposed to that's registered to vote. You don't have to show an id, but when you put in your address, that address needs to go to something that's registered to vote. But so, yeah, I'm very excited for this process to be over because it's just so annoying because you have. Yeah, it's harder than you think to go. Just find people don't want to be stopped by anybody. On the street?

[Heidi Montag]

No, I don't.

[Spencer Pratt]

Nobody. It's. I mean, it feels stranger.

[Heidi Montag]

Danger.

[Spencer Pratt]

Soliciting or something. It's annoying. So no matter who your volunteers are or where they are, people are not stopping. You're like, excuse me, people are gone.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

Maybe in the old days when they first use this, people used to want to talk to people on the street.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, but. But the timing is frustrating. With that other event, even then would

[Spencer Pratt]

have been, you know, I would have got a couple hundred. We still need 300 more, but. Yeah. So that is where I'm headed right after this. And then tomorrow, all day, I'm going to hang out at Edwin's Academy in the Valley and hope to be done with this. Most people pay professional signature gatherers, which costs upwards of $26,000, which is. I. My current campaign doesn't have that type of budget to pay for professional signature gatherers, so. So there's that.

[Heidi Montag]

So what are the signatures for?

[Spencer Pratt]

To get you where you can be

[Heidi Montag]

on the ballot for June and then you have a debate.

[Spencer Pratt]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have a debate on NBC May 5 against all

[Heidi Montag]

the mayoral candidates, but only if you get the signatures. When. When you get the signatures. I mean, you'll get them.

[Spencer Pratt]

I'll get them. I just. It's a pretty annoying.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

Hours of every day. I could be doing much better things like.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah.

[Spencer Pratt]

Counting the stars.

[Heidi Montag]

Why did they take all the bamboo down? Because wasn't that where all the hummingbirds lived?

[Spencer Pratt]

You know, honey, I've given up on arguing with. They said they're gonna replant new bamboo.

[Heidi Montag]

We're just great. Oh, my gosh. So we have a. Another production company that's interested in another show. I love this whole fun game. It's so annoying. And Tomas, which.

[Spencer Pratt]

The best part is your agents and your managers. To be clear, it is very hard to get shows in development work with the major production companies. So it's very positive. But we just know in this era of how hard it is to go from that part to airing on a streamer or a network. We've done the game so many times.

[Heidi Montag]

Lightning in a bottle.

[Spencer Pratt]

So we are just very negative about it.

[Heidi Montag]

I would say realistic sounds better. Yeah. Not negative, realistic. I don't consider myself negative. I consider myself realistic and grounded and aware.

[Spencer Pratt]

Cut that out. I didn't say name anyways.

[Heidi Montag]

So I was talking to Mylan about it. He's like, oh, yeah, well, don't worry. Tomas is gonna sell it for you guys. He really spiced it up with all the Drama and saying, yeah, there's a bunch of fights. And me and you, my. We're gonna bring it. And I'm like, all right, guys, I'm all in. You know, Island's like, I better buckle up if we do get a show. Watching up for to my favorite note

[Spencer Pratt]

is, well, they ask who's around the most, and so it's obviously Heidi's glam and stylist, because we're doing the music stuff the most the last year. And they were like, is there anybody in their life that's not on their payroll?

[Heidi Montag]

My mother, technically.

[Spencer Pratt]

You'd have to pay for a flight.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah, no, she paid for her own flight. Oh, yeah. Last time.

[Spencer Pratt]

We should probably reimburse.

[Heidi Montag]

Totally. That just hit me. I'm like, actually, dang.

[Spencer Pratt]

Sorry.

[Heidi Montag]

Shoot. Sorry, Mom.

[Spencer Pratt]

Wonder why she hasn't visited lately. So, yeah. And then Brandon from Georgia, who's our. One of our best characters that would be on our show, he missed both of his zooms.

[Heidi Montag]

So they're like, he was on this podcast.

[Spencer Pratt]

Yes, but nobody knows.

[Heidi Montag]

Yeah. And Shrek missed the zoom.

[Spencer Pratt]

Shrek missed his zoom. So some of our ringers that aren't on the payroll.

[Heidi Montag]

Well, Lee, my best friend, did she miss her zoom? No, I don't think so.

[Spencer Pratt]

The Hummingbirds.

[Heidi Montag]

You know what? Jessica Simpson, which Newlyweds, was my probably all time favorite reality show. All of the people on their show were on their payroll. Almost everybody.

[Spencer Pratt]

You know, I.

[Heidi Montag]

And I loved it.

[Spencer Pratt]

Well, I just got a text. Val said he'd be on in any scenes.

[Heidi Montag]

Oh, there you go.

[Spencer Pratt]

So.

[Heidi Montag]

And I bet Brody would.

[Spencer Pratt]

Brody, I'm sure, is out shopping his own show, but I invited him, as much as he'd like to be on.

[Heidi Montag]

Okay.

[Spencer Pratt]

You know,

[Heidi Montag]

well, we'll just get Tia. Okay.

[Spencer Pratt]

I'm sure she's out with her show parents. Everyone in Hollywood's got a show. Speaking of, are you gonna come to Georgia for when I'm shooting my movie with James Franco? Because we could podcast from set. That would be a good episode.

[Heidi Montag]

Well, how long are you gonna be there?

[Spencer Pratt]

Depends how much fun the set is.

[Prize Picks Announcer]

If I'm having a good time being

[Spencer Pratt]

a movie star, you know,

[Heidi Montag]

can it be filming, like, somewhere else?

[Spencer Pratt]

That's part of the thing, is when I'm mayor, gonna bring Hollywood back to LA instead of Georgia.

[Heidi Montag]

That's right. Make it camera ready. Let's go, baby.

[Spencer Pratt]

That's right.

[Heidi Montag]

That's right. So please make sure you check out my new singles that are out. Step on the gas, supermodel and icon. Obviously, my album is coming out. They are on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube anywhere you listen to music. You can check that out. Thank you for your endless love and support for both of us and God bless you all. Thank you for tuning in.

[Spencer Pratt]

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