seen the show, clearly, but does
she think that Jenner will dole
out good advice? “He has a
lot of experience... so sure,”
she says, “depending on what
kind of advice you want.”
Lauren may have lost
touch with Brody, but she sees
some other cast members more
regularly. She and Stephanie
Pratt went hiking just the day
before, and she hangs with Lo
Bosworth, who was one of her
bridesmaids, whenever she can.
I ask if she ever goes back and
watches the show – you know,
for old time’s sake. She laughs.
“No! I lived it. I got it. I know.”
She’s not bitter that it made
her a household name. “When
I did television, scandal was
always around me. I think one
of the best things [about that]
for me is that your life becomes
more big picture. You have to
develop a thick skin quickly.
It toughened me up.”WITH HER DAYS OF SHITTY
FRIENDS AND SKETCHY
GUYS BEHIND HER, SHE CAN
RELAX A BIT. “I’ve worked
really hard throughout my
twenties, so I’m hoping to slow
down a little in my thirties. I
think your twenties are about
figuring out who you are and
finding yourself. There is this
really nice stability in your
thirties, or at least that’s what
I’m hoping for.”
She turns 30 in February,
“which is weird”, she says, but
she’s not one to obsess over the
future. “I stopped playing that
game, because I kept getting
it wrong.” For now, she’s just
trying to get through this
move. She’s going to take the
second half of her sandwich to
go, excited about unpacking a
snack later. “My friend came
over, and it was her first time
seeing the house. She was like,
‘Oh my God, you are an adult
now!’” Conrad says. “I was like,
shh, don’t tell.” #“I’VE ALWAYS
LIKED GIRLIE
THINGS, SIMPLY
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MOST USED EMOJI:
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NO SHAME, I TOTALLY GEEK OUT OVER:
A FASHION TREND I DON’T GET IS:
- BUT ONE I COULDN’T
RESIST TRYING WAS:
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IMMEDIATELY SEND HER TO:ONE THING EVERY BRIDE
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