Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag declare ‘we’re not rich’ in response to wildfire donation backlash

The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag person responded to backlash aft a GoFundMe was acceptable up connected their behalf pursuing the destruction of their home successful the LA wildfires.

Spencer, 41, and Heidi, 38, person insisted they are ‘not affluent celebrities’ aft immoderate criticised them for receiving fiscal enactment aft their $2.5million three-bedroom spot burned down.

The brace took to social media successful tears and declared their heartbreak connected uncovering their household location successful tatters from the Pacific Palisades fire, aft evacuating with their kids –  Gunner, 6, and Ryker, 2 – and conscionable a fewer idiosyncratic belongings.

Following the news, 2 of their ‘personal friends’ Brandon and Courtney took it upon themselves to acceptable up a GoFundMe page connected their behalf – and person truthful acold raised $135,557 (£111,399) to assistance the family.

In the description, the posters quoted Spencer describing however watching their household location pain down would ‘haunt [him] forever’ and they are ‘starting astatine zero now’.

Now, Heidi and Spencer person declared that they are not affluent aft galore questioned wherefore the brace – who were worthy millions successful their The Hills heyday – should beryllium benefitting from donations erstwhile tons of LA residents successful akin situations and small currency oregon level volition beryllium struggling more.

‘Nobody thought we were affluent celebrities until 3 days agone and it’s getting frustrating. Like if you Google ‘Spencer,’ it virtually [says] “Broke, nary nett worth,”‘ Pratt told US Weekly connected Wednesday.

‘My nett worthy connected that tract that you hunt for the past 15 years … has been $1,000. So now our location burns down, my parents’ location burns down [and] present we’re affluent celebrities, which is infuriating due to the fact that the media, respectfully, has ne'er called america celebrities [and] ne'er called america rich.’

He added, ‘It’s this weird disconnect that we’re getting grouped successful with existent affluent celebrities, which it’s large if we were … but we’re not, radical cognize that.’

He explained that their societal media and TV appearances wage the bills and enactment them from cheque to cheque.

While the GoFundMe leafage has raised Spencer and Heidi thousands of dollars, Spencer reasoned that radical choosing to springiness is wholly up to them – with galore donating the equivalent outgo of 1 coffee. He explained however it’s a batch due to the fact that of the measurement of radical donating.

‘If radical privation to nonstop their ain wealth to whoever they want, it’s the equivalent to buying a celebrity’s merch, buying their movie tickets,’ helium said.

‘People tin bash immoderate they privation with their ain wealth and, convey God, there’s radical who privation to enactment and nonstop america whatever.’

Spencer besides said his location wasn’t a mansion – but 3,000 quadrate feet of perfection. He and Heidi enactment each their wealth into it, helium repeats, adding that they besides bargain bully groceries astatine Erewhon and their lone travel each twelvemonth is to sojourn Heidi’s parents successful Colorado.

In summation to GoFundMe and Amazon Wishlist donations, the world TV duo besides person income from their businesses, arsenic fans are purchasing crystals from Pratt Daddy Crystals and galore are besides streaming Heidi’s aged euphony and buying her merch.

Spencer revealed that Heidi is Number 1 successful 13 countries, with enactment coming from Oman, The Netherlands, The Philippines, and Saudi Arabia.

While they were worthy millions successful the noughties, raking successful six-figure salaries from The Hills and assorted different opportunities, Heidi and Spencer person been unfastened astir however they squandered their fortune.

According to People, $1mill (£820,000) went connected Heidi’s decorator wardrobe, portion the brace besides hired a afloat staff, enjoyed costly dinners including $3,000 bottles of wine, and Spencer estimated helium spent $1mill connected his crystal collection.

This comes aft Spencer and Heidi urged fans to enactment their expansive TV return successful the signifier of a world show.

Spencer said: ‘Anyone that wants Heidi and I to get a world show, conscionable spell remark connected Hulu ‘s accounts. Hulu’s the lone 1 that was funny successful a Heidi and Spencer show.’

The TV prima revealed that reportedly Hulu have had a amusement ‘on clasp for months’ but told fans they’ll bash ‘whatever radical want’.

‘We tin person the comments conception prime the show. You privation america to spell rebuild successful a antithetic state, everyone tin ballot what authorities and we’ll spell determination that authorities and we’ll bash the amusement [there].

‘If you privation america to spell excavation up our location and rebuild connected our aged ungraded and bash similar a location betterment amusement close there, we’ll bash that. I’ll bash immoderate show, but it’s Hulu.

‘Maybe if we flood their DMs and their comments they’re gonna beryllium like, ohio my gosh radical emotion Heidi and Spencer now, let’s bash the show. So @hulu. Just spam ’em,’ helium concluded.

The duo, known affectionately arsenic Speidi, roseate to prominence connected the MTV world bid The Hills which ran from 2006 to 2010 which follows the lives of LA socialites and the ups and downs of beingness post-graduation.

After the series, Spencer, 41, starred successful a drawstring of world shows specified as Celebrity Big Brother UK and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here earlier returning for the sequel series, The Hills: New Beginnings, from 2019 to 2021.

Meanwhile, woman Heidi, 38 – who helium joined successful 2009 – has besides appeared successful assorted world shows, arsenic good arsenic the Jennifer Aniston movie Just Go With It and launched her euphony vocation successful 2010 with debut medium Superficial.

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