Three months after wildfires ravaged Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt is still processing the devastation. The Hills alum opened up about his lingering feelings of anger after losing his home — the one he shared with his wife Heidi Montag and their two young sons — to the flames. It wasn’t just Spencer’s family that suffered; his parents also lost their home in the Pacific Palisades.
In a candid conversation with E! News, Pratt, 41, shared his ongoing emotional struggle: “It’s not peace — it’s anger. It’s horrific,” he said during an interview that aired Wednesday, April 9.
The fires tore through Los Angeles in early January, and Pratt posted heartbreaking footage on January 8, showing the flames consuming his family’s home. Along with Heidi, 38, and their sons Ryker, 2, and Gunner, 7, the couple faced the unimaginable loss of their home and everything in it.
“My mom’s crying all day long,” Pratt revealed, adding that his mother hasn’t stopped grieving.
Despite the immense emotional toll, Spencer has committed to channeling his anger into positive efforts. He’s focused on promoting his new Hulu reality series Got to Get Out, which premieres on April 11, and supporting Heidi’s music career. Montag’s album Superficial topped the iTunes charts after the fires, and while Spencer is thrilled for her success, he humbly credits her hard work rather than his own efforts: “I’ve been hyping Heidi, and now it’s her time to shine,” he said.
In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Heidi Montag shared the heartbreaking reality of the evacuation. She explained that while fleeing the fire, she quickly grabbed a few essential items, like jeans, shoes, and clothes for their kids. But everything else, including photos and personal keepsakes, was lost in the blaze.
“We have no photos, we have no memorabilia,” Montag said. “Just stuff for the kids. Everything’s gone.”
The couple later revealed that their home and possessions weren’t insured, a common issue for many California homeowners who were dropped from their insurance policies. “We were ‘house poor,’” Heidi explained. “We have a house, but everything else is a hustle. So, yeah, we’re definitely counting every dollar that we make.”
As for Spencer, he’s even returned to the site of his former home to retrieve remnants of the wreckage. In an Instagram video posted on March 6, he humorously held up a charred metal cable box, calling out Spectrum with a cheeky smile: “Hey Spectrum, I’m pretty sure this is the box that you guys asked if I still had. I found it!”
He even jokingly suggested a deal with the company: “How much am I gonna get for it though? Maybe we can do a deal, half price?”
Earlier that day, Pratt had called Spectrum to cancel his account, which was set on autopay. In a follow-up TikTok, he explained that the company had asked if he still had the box, prompting the humorous post. However, Spectrum responded to Pratt’s inquiry, confirming that they would not charge customers for equipment lost in the wildfires, stating in an Instagram message, “We will not charge for equipment that was damaged due to the wildfires.”
The wildfires’ aftermath continues to deeply affect those who lost their homes, but through the hardships, Spencer Pratt remains determined to turn his pain into action.