Kristin Cavallari: I was forced to be a villain

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Former "Hills" star Kristin Cavallari has revealed producers of the reality show forced her to play the part of villain. The 26-year-old first appeared on teen docu-series "Laguna Beach" in 2004, where she was caught in a love triangle with her boyfriend Stephen Colletti and his ex-flame, Lauren Conrad. From then on, Cavallari was portrayed as the foe to Conrad's nice-girl character, and the character stuck.

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In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times' Splash magazine, Cavallari reveals that her bad behavior on the reality shows was a ploy by producers to create a character that was the complete opposite of her personality. She explains, "The producers were really crappy to me. I felt like everybody was against me and manipulating me, and that forced me to be a bitch ... They did everything short of handing us a script." The new mom adds that she felt like she took on a different persona while appearing on "The Hills," saying, "I had two lives: my 'Hills' life and my real life. People are always surprised by how nice I am in real life."

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