Lauren LC Conrad, the girl who found fame and fortune on the MTV reality TV series shows Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Hills, has announced that she will be making her return to reality TV on the network that made her a star. As you may recall, LC bowed out of appearing on the final season of The Hills to focus on other projects but after a couple years off she is now ready to step back into the reality TV limelight:

Former “Hills” star Lauren Conrad is set to return to the network that made her famous for a new reality project, The Hollywood Reporter confirms exclusively. Conrad, 24, will be the focus of a documentary-style reality series for MTV following the budding fashion designer as she creates a line of evening wear and builds a fashion house — from the ground up. “I’m so excited to take on this new project that really focuses on my true passion,” Conrad tells THR. “I’m happy to be partnering with MTV because I have had such an amazing relationship with them and love being a part of the network.” Berman Braun will be producing the new reality series. “We are thrilled to be in business with a terrific young entrepreneur like Lauren,” Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun of Berman Braun say in a statement to THR. “It will be a lot of fun to be exploring her new work adventure with her.” “We are so excited to be working with Lauren again,” Tony DiSanto, president of programming at MTV, tells THR. “She is family we are very proud of her. When we shot the test tape for Laguna Beach she was 17 now she’s a mogul.” With the third installment of her teen novel series due out next month, the N.Y. Times best-selling author has already established herself in the fashion world with the Lauren Conrad collection that debuted at L.A. Fashion Week in March 2008 and launched line of casual wear with Kohl’s department stores in 2009.

It makes perfect sense that LC would return to MTV with a new reality series, after all, they are the network that really helped her form her career. I’m certain MTV was very interested in working with LC again, after all, she is the young girl whose squeaky clean image allowed them to make a whole lotta money. My guess is that this new deal is a very lucrative one for LC. She prolly had offers from many networks so MTV must’ve paid a very pretty penny to lure her back to their network. I’m not sure how interested I would be in watching this new show but I can see how young girls everywhere might find value in seeing a show about how a positive lifestyle can lead to success. In a world where Lindsay Lohan‘s criminal behavior dominates the airwaves, I can see how a show focused on LC‘s success — earned in a very positive manner — might be a breath of fresh air. Are you excited that LC is coming back to TV? Do you think you’ll watch her new show?

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