Lauren Conrad ready to spill 'Hills' secrets

Can you believe it's been 10 years since The Hills first premiered on MTV? We can't, either. And now we feel old.

Lauren Conrad has come a long way since she first showed up to Los Angeles wide-eyed and bushy-tailed. In a note posted on her website, she reflects on the show, saying she did something she hadn't done in a decade: watch the pilot episode.

"Even though I know how it all ends, it was a little difficult watching my younger self struggle," writes Conrad. "I was in way over my head! It was odd watching all of us just starting out, with no idea what the future held (although, no one really could have prepared us for what the next few years would bring)."

"As hard as it is to look back (other than watching the pilot, I haven’t watched any episodes since they first aired), it brings me a lot of joy to see that now, despite all the challenges we faced together back then, each of us seems to have found what we were looking for."

But here's the best part: As a "thank-you to the fans," Conrad's partnered back up with MTV to produce an anniversary special, The Hills: That Was Then, This Is Now, airing Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 9 p.m. ET. "We will be having an honest conversation about what it was really like living with cameras for so many years (spoiler alert: it was super weird), sharing some behind-the-scene secrets, and showing some of my life today."

Emphasis on some because, as they say, the rest of the story is still unwritten. (Sorry, couldn't help ourselves.)

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