Lauren Conrad on Life After 'The Hills'

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 5th 2010 03:30PM

Lauren Conrad has been a household name since the tender age of 17, when she burst onto the reality TV scene with 'Laguna Beach.' However, it was her lead role on MTV's 'The Hills,' which she left last season, that launched her to superstardom.

Conrad, who appears on the cover of Glamour this month, talks with the magazine about the shows that made her famous, the friends she's kept and lost, and how she's adjusting to life off-camera.

On too much attention: "I get very uncomfortable with people watching me. And I know that sounds silly because of the show, but we were filming with people that we'd known for years, and it was a job."

On her relationship with boyfriend Kyle Howard: "I don't have to clear my movie dates with a filming crew. [Laughs] As soon as I started doing the show, I never had a boyfriend off camera; it wasn't allowed. So I had a rule: I would date someone for a few weeks, and that was it. Anyway, the first two weeks are the best!"

On where she sees herself in 10 years: "I'll be 34 -- so I probably won't be clubbing. [Laughs] I'd like to be doing something that makes me happy. Hopefully by then I'll have settled down with someone."

On her friendships: "It did get me down. I was very affected by the friendships that I lost. There were people that I really loved and cared about. But the friendships I still had were stronger."

On her body: "I never felt a push to be stick thin. I work out and eat healthy, so mostly it's about being in shape and having energy. But about a year ago, I looked down and thought, I have cellulite. Where did that come from? I went through treatments; [my body] was like, 'It's not going anywhere.'"

On Heidi and her plastic surgery: "I don't pay attention. It's like an old friend you don't keep in touch with anymore."