As the series progressed, Montag began dating fellow cast member Spencer Pratt , which ultimately ended her friendship with Conrad. Their ensuing feud became the central focus of the series, and was carried through each subsequent season. The couple, jointly nicknamed "Speidi", married in April Later that year, they made controversial appearances on the second season of the American version of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
In January , Montag released her debut studio album Superficial ; it was critically panned and commercially unsuccessful at the time, failing to earn back the money she spent making it, but would go on to garner a cult following.
Montag received widespread criticism after undergoing ten cosmetic surgery procedures in one day. In , Montag was featured on the television series Famous Food , where she and several celebrities competed for a restaurant partnership. Two years later, she and Pratt competed as a single entity on the eleventh series of the British version of Celebrity Big Brother , and returned to the series with Pratt as an All-Star for Celebrity Big Brother After graduating from high school, Montag moved to California and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for one semester.
Though later interviews with Montag revealed that the position at Bolthouse was all a set up for The Hills and she was never promoted. In August, she entered the music industry and began recording her debut studio album.
Later that month, the song "Body Language" was leaked on the internet, and featured an uncredited rap verse from Pratt. Later that same month, she appeared on the cover of Maxim. After several additional unauthorized leaks, Montag enlisted songwriter Cathy Dennis to continue work on her album.
