Stars At The Shore: Audrina Patridge
By Veronica Dudo
Reality TV star, Audrina Patridge hosted a pool party in Atlantic City over the weekend. Fans know her best from appearing in MTV's show, "The Hills" which followed the lives of four young girls chasing their dreams in Los Angeles.
The 26-year old also competed on Dancing with the Stars, ABC's popular dancing competition and starred in her own reality TV series, Audrina which aired on VH1. After posing for photographers on the red carpet at the Pool After Dark inside Harrah's Resort, Patridge dished about "The Hills," her acting career and her quick trip to Philadelphia for the World Series.
Listen to the interview:
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Welcome to Atlantic City! You've been to The Pool multiple times?
Thank You. I think this is my fourth or fifth time actually. It's always fun, it's actually such an amazing venue; the DJ's always good, everybody's always having fun and it's cool because it's inside but it's still like you're outside.
What's coming up next for you?
Right now I'm just kind of focusing more on acting and going to auditions and acting class and I'm not too sure about reality anymore--I did seven years of it and I'm leaning more towards acting and hosting so I kind of have a passion project in the works that we'll talk about later but yeah good things!
Who are some actresses that inspire you?
Michelle Pfeiffer, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston—she's just so genuine and such a sweet, good-hearted person and it's hard to find those kind of people in the industry.
Where would you like to be in five years in the movie industry?
Gosh, five years in the movie industry—I'd love to do a period piece and a romantic comedy.
The Hills is on TV in syndication—do you feel like you are being introduced to a whole new generation of fans?
You know, it's crazy because I get so many emails and responses from people in India, China, London, Australia—everywhere in the world that they're still watching the show! Even though we haven't filmed The Hills in so long and then they watched my show, the Audrina show and it's still being aired and I do get a new generation that start watching it and it's cool. I hope that they're entertained and learn a little something from what we're been through from our experiences.
What is one thing your fans may not know about you?
I feel like I gave all of my secrets away--everything! For me right now I love to be organized when I'm not I kind of get scatterbrained and I can't focus. I have to have my whole house in order, I have to have everything organized, I have a label maker I label everything and if I'm not I just get really stressed out. So for me I have to have everything organized and just in order.
We know you're a Cali-girl do you ever get the chance to visit Philadelphia?
Actually yes, I went to the World Series a couple of years ago and that was a lot of fun! I always fly into Philly but I rarely stay the night in Philly except for that night of the World Series.
BUZZ @ THE BEACH:
For the March 30 weekend, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo rolls into town at Boardwalk Hall. Lewis Black and Tiesto will be appearing at the Borgata while Flavor Flav and DJ Pauly D visit the Pool After Dark. Stephen Sorrentino kicks off an extended engagement at the Tropicana until June 22, 2012.
Veronica Dudo is an award-winning journalist covering everything from breaking news to red carpet celebrity interviews. Follow her on Twitter @VeronicaDudo and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Veronica-Dudo/193258274047563