Is Audrina Patridge the New Heidi?

The reality line drawn by The Hills just became a lot blurrier as tension-filled relationships seem just as suspicious even when the cameras aren't rolling

By Peter Gicas Jun 06, 2008 9:37 PMTags
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Bowling managed to bring Hills costars Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port and Lauren "Lo" Bosworth, together Thursday night—or at least under one roof for the grand opening of Strike Orange County in Tustin, Calif.

But while L.C. took the chance to tell E! News everything was fine between her and Audrina, Lo vaguely alluded to "something going on" at the house they all share.

Adding to the drama of the evening, Audrina claimed to not know that L.C., Lo and Whitney were there—and kept her distance even after finding out.

What's more, Audrina managed to turn the diva dial up a few notches when she initially refused to do any interviews and agreed to talk only after a call was placed with her "people" to ensure that the only topic open for discussion would be bowling.

How exciting.

All of which raises the questions: Is Audrina actually fighting with the other Hills girls? Is she really that much of a diva? Or is she simply being set up as the next "villain" as part of a carefully orchestrated plan on MTV's part to get people to tune in to the next season beginning in August?

We hate to admit it, but, real or fake, if all of this just means less facetime for Speidi, we're in.