Now it's finally Port's time to shine on 'The City,' a spin-off that follows the fashionista to New York City after she lands a job with Diane von Furstenberg and falls in with a whole new crew. But leaving L.A. -- and LC -- behind hasn't been her only recent adventure; she's also launched her own clothing line and shown up on HBO's 'Entourage.'
With her new series premiering on Dec. 29, Port took time out of her hectic schedule to chat with us about guilty pleasures, whether or not 'The Hills' is scripted and the challenges of navigating 'The City.'
1. How does 'The City' compare with 'The Hills' on the drama meter?
I don't know if you can really top 'The Hills.' It has such an insane amount of drama. But, for me, it's maybe higher stakes, a different level of sophisticated drama. I'm a little bit older now, and the cast is older, so it's about more mature problems that we're dealing with as young adults.
2. Can you give us any juicy scoop on what to expect?
Oh, gosh. To be perfectly honest, I haven't seen any of the episodes yet. Obviously I filmed it so I'm a part of it, but I don't know exactly what everyone is going to get to see. I see it when everybody else does. But it's basically about navigating through drama and seeing things through this young generation's eyes in this crazy city of New York. You never know what you're going to get here, and everyone's kind of out for themselves.
3. Do you think you'll ever meet the East Coast equivalent of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt?
I don't think that there is any equivalent to them. I think that they're a duo of their own, you know? [laughs]
4. What's your take on all the talk about 'The Hills' and 'The City' being scripted?
Obviously things have to be produced in terms of locations and cinematography, and there's a whole crew, so there has to be some level of production. But there are no scripts, and every conversation is real and everything that comes out of our mouths is what we're truly thinking and feeling. People can say what they want. Things have to be planned, but it's pretty real.
5. A lot of people consider 'The Hills' a guilty pleasure. What's your favorite guilty pleasure on TV right now?
'Gossip Girl' is a guilty pleasure for me. Other than that, I don't really watch much TV. On my TiVo I have 'Top Chef' and 'Gossip Girl.' And when 'Project Runway' is on, I watch that.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: TV personalities Whitney Port (L) and Lauren Conrad speak onstage during the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lauren Conrad;Whitney Port
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) TV personalities Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad, and Whitney Port attend the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Whitney Port;Lauren Conrad;Audrina Patridge
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) TV personalities Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port attend the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Whitney Port;Lauren Conrad
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) TV personalities Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, and Whitney Port arrive to the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" in a horse-drawn carriage at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Whitney Port;Lauren Conrad;Audrina Patridge
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) TV personalities Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, and Whitney Port attend the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Whitney Port;Lauren Conrad;Audrina Patridge
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: (L-R) TV personalities Whitney Port, Lauren Conrad, and Audrina Patridge attend the season 4 finale of MTV's "The Hills" at Tavern on the Green on December 22, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Whitney Port;Lauren Conrad;Audrina Patridge
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TV personality Whitney Port arrives at the US Weekly
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Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port have lunch at Lemonade Restaurant and film an episode of "The Hills" on August 29, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port have lunch at Lemonade Restaurant and film an episode of "The Hills" on August 29, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port have lunch at Lemonade Restaurant and film an episode of "The Hills" on August 29, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Reader Comments (5)
Dean at 3:18PM on Dec 29th 2008
Who?????????????????????????????
John at 6:28PM on Dec 29th 2008
How mature could her show be I'm sure her IQ matches her age.
JustMy2Cents at 6:55PM on Dec 29th 2008
Actually, Ms. Whitney Port is quite an intelligent young woman, and does very well for herself in the fashion industry for being so young and new. People will always try to cut these young ladies like her down, because they are wealthy and beautiful. Whitney sets a great example for young girls, and she should be commended for it; not insulted by envious wanna-bes.
watdafuk at 7:04PM on Dec 29th 2008
There should be a law against all these stupid reality shows and the so called stars.If there is a script then its not real reality. Why not call it what it is just plain bad tv, Really.
Joel at 6:30PM on Dec 30th 2008
It makes sense that Whitney's lines are real and not scripted. They're totally boring and pointless which leads me to ask how someone possibly thought she should have her own show?????