Spencer Pratt Sets The Record Straight On Whether His Mayoral Win Would Come With A Reality Show

Don’t expect a City Hall reality show if Spencer Pratt wins the Los Angeles mayor’s race. A report says the Hills alum, 42, inked a deal with Boardwalk Pictures to film his tenure, but his camp is already pumping the brakes.

If you were wondering whether Spencer Pratt is turning his Los Angeles mayor bid into a reality show, pump the brakes. The short version: a report said he locked in a show if he wins; his camp says absolutely not.

The reality show rumor (and the denial)

On Thursday, May 14, a report claimed the 42-year-old Hills alum had signed with L.A.-based Boardwalk Pictures to shoot a reality series if he becomes mayor. Within hours, Pratt’s spokesperson told Us Weekly that none of that is happening.

This is inaccurate. There is no contract. There is no production. Cameras have not been following the campaign and have no plans to do so.

Why he is running (and the fire that changed everything)

Pratt announced his run in January, a year after the Palisades Fire. He, his wife Heidi Montag, and their two sons — Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3 — lost their home. The fire killed 12 people and burned more than 6,800 homes and businesses. So yes, this is personal for him.

At a January 7 event called 'They Let Us Burn', Pratt unloaded on City Hall. His argument, boiled down: Los Angeles isn’t just struggling, it ’s broken — built to protect the people at the top while everyone else chokes on smoke and ash. He framed his campaign as a mission to call that out and force action.

The Obama comparison, the party label, and the reality TV baggage

During a May 8 sit-down with NBC Los Angeles anchor Conan Nolan, Pratt — who is a registered Republican — compared his path to Barack Obama’s pre-Washington years, pointing to a couple of community awards and saying he feels they share similar experience. Yes, that comparison is going to get a reaction.

As for the whole 'reality star' thing, he’s trying to retire the label. He says he’s a community advocate now and even cracked that he’s the only candidate living in reality.

Where the race stands (and who’s lining up where)

• He’s being talked about as one of three leading candidates, alongside incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman.
• Backers include Joe Rogan, Kristin Cavallari, Nick Viall, Katharine McPhee, David Foster, and more.
• McPhee and Foster hosted a backyard fundraiser for him in Brentwood Park earlier that week. McPhee even rewrote Tina Turner’s 'The Best' on the mic:

  You’re simply the best / Better than all the rest / Better than Karen Bass / And Nithya Raman

• Not everyone is buying a ticket. His sister, Stephanie Pratt, 40, posted in February on X that while he’s done good work in the Palisades, 'LA does not need another unqualified and inexperienced mayor' and added, 'A vote for him is a vote for stupidity.'
• Meanwhile, Meghan McCain has publicly said she thinks Pratt is going to 'win' the mayor’s race.

The bottom line right now

Pratt’s turning personal fallout from the Palisades Fire into a full-on anti-establishment run, with a growing list of celebrity supporters and at least one very famous family critic. And despite the buzz, there’s no reality show trailing him — at least according to his own team.