Lauren Conrad and Stephen Colletti React After Kristen Cavallari Claims She Was Paid More to Star on “Laguna Beach”
Lauren Conrad and Stephen Colletti React After Kristen Cavallari Claims She Was Paid More to Star on “Laguna Beach”
Victoria EdelTue, April 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM UTC
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Kristin Cavallari (left) and Lauren Conrad (right) and 'Laguna Beach'Credit: MTV (2) -
Kristin Cavallari revealed to her Laguna Beach castmates Lauren Conrad and Stephen Colletti that she was paid more for the show than they were
The trio appeared as high schoolers on the TV series, which ran from 2004 to 2006
The three reality stars reunited for The Reunion: Laguna Beach this month
The cast of Laguna Beach still has some secrets left to spill.
On Monday, April 20, former Laguna Beach stars Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti and Kristin Cavallari appeared in a TikTok of them playing Wing Roulette. Conrad, 40, read from a card, “During season one of Laguna Beach, what was your per-episode paycheck and how much did that jump for the reunion special?”
The three cast members laughed. “Alright guys, quick math,” Colletti, 40, said. “$2,000 divided by eight episodes.”
Then Cavallari, 39, cut in. “I thought it was $2,500,” she said.
Conrad and Colletti were shocked. “Did you get $2,500?”
Cavallari made a face at the camera. “I thought we all did,” she said.
“It was for the entire season,” Conrad clarified. Cavallari chimed in, “I would have done it for free.”
Conrad returned to the second part of the question about the reunion special. “We were all paid the same for the reunion special,” she said, and Colletti and Cavallari agreed.
“It jumped a little bit,” Cavallari said, but Conrad added, “Not a lot. . . . No one did this for the dollars.” Cavallari agreed, adding, “You would be shocked.”
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Laguna Beach aired on MTV from 2004 to 2006. The series, originally subtitled “The Real Orange County,” followed a group of high schoolers at Laguna Beach High School, including Lo Bosworth, Morgan Olsen, Trey Phillips, Christina Schuller, Alex Murrel and Jessica Smith, as well as Conrad, Colletti and Cavallari. Season one focused especially on the love triangle between Conrad, Colletti and Cavallari. For season three, a new group of students was introduced.
In 2006, the series followed Conrad with a spin-off, titled The Hills, where she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in fashion. She left the series during its fifth season and was replaced by Cavallari.
Lauren Conrad (left) and Kristin Cavallari at the premiere of 'The Reunion: Laguna Beach'Credit: Michael Tullberg/Getty
Back in March, Conrad opened up to PEOPLE in a cover story about leaving fame behind. Four years ago, after spending much of her 20s and 30s in Los Angeles, she moved back to her hometown.
“Nobody cares who I am here,” she said. “It's such a privilege to be able to live my life for myself after putting many years on camera.”
Conrad, Cavallari and Colletti reunited for The Reunion: Laguna Beach, which premiered on The Roku Channel on April 10. She told PEOPLE about going back to film again, “I thought it was going to be easier, like riding a bike. But I actually had a pretty hard time getting back into it.”
But she has a new perspective on those years. “I'm able to laugh at myself now, whereas when it first came out I was definitely embarrassed,” she said.
Cavallari also spoke to PEOPLE about putting the feud behind them. “I'm really happy about it,” she said. “I'm thankful that we had the opportunity to even do that."
She continued, “And it's been, obviously for us we haven't had any beefs for the last however many years. We're adults. We've all moved past it, but I think it's nice and to show everybody that we've moved past it is going to be really therapeutic in a lot of ways.”
The Reunion: Laguna Beach is streaming now.
on People
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
