Spencer Pratt Has explained why he’s been so ever present on social media — if not that he and his wife Heidi Montag, 38, lost their home burning down, saying they ‘aren’t rich.’
‘If we were rich, I wouldn’t be on an app,’ Pratt told People. ‘I’d be buying a new house and starting to order things.
‘So, I don’t think we would’ve shared anything vulnerable,’ he explained.
The Hills alum went on to remind people that social media is how he and Heidi make a living and support their sons Gunner, six, and Ryker, two.
He continued: [Social media] is how we already made money before. That’s our way of life. Heidi and I have been Snapchatting every day probably for eight years, our whole life.’
They are used to creating content every day, ‘because that’s how we pay for bills,’ Spencer explained.
‘So, especially when your house and everything’s gone, you’re not going to be like, “Oh, I’m going to stop doing the one thing that pays us,”‘ the 41-year-old said.
‘I don’t think we would’ve shared anything — honestly — if we didn’t need money,’ Pratt concluded.
Last week, the reality TV star revealed he’d made a ‘life changing’ amount of money on TikTok since he started posting content about losing his home.
Spencer told Variety: ‘I made, like, $4,000 on TikTok this week, but on TikTok Live, where people can just give to me direct, I think maybe $20,000. So that’s phenomenal, and life-changing.
‘That’s the power of individual supporters, people just backing you and getting behind you.
‘And that’s the most powerful when you don’t have to rely on ads or AI and algorithms when just actual human beings just want to give. It’s unbelievable and incredible.’
