Audrina Cathleen Patridge is an American television personality, model and actress. In 2006, she rose to prominence after being cast in the

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series '' The Hills'', which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Patridge and friends Lauren Conrad,

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and

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. During its production, she was cast in positions with Quixote Studios and

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. Later that year, Patridge competed on the 11th season of the American version of '' Dancing with the Stars'', and finished in seventh place. In 2011, she was commissioned her own television series, ''

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'', which documented the lives of her immediate family and her. Patridge entered the film industry with roles in the horror film ''

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'' (2009) and

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film, '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef'' (2011), and was a supporting character in ''

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'' (2011}. In 2014 and 2015, Patridge hosted

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's late-night travel show '' 1st Look''.

Life and career

1985–2004: Early life

Audrina Cathleen Patridge was born in

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, the daughter of Lynn (née Clelland) and Mark Patridge. She is of English, German, Belgian, Italian and Polish descent, and has three younger siblings: Casey; Mark Jr.; and Samantha. Patridge grew up in Yorba Linda, California.

2005–2010: ''The Hills'' and ''Dancing with the Stars''

In 2005,

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developed the reality television series '' The Hills'' as the spin-off of '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''. It originally chronicled the lives of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on its predecessor, her housemate

, and friends

and Patridge. During production of the first season, producers cast her in a position with Quixote Studios. The following season, Patridge was cast with

. Later in the season, Montag ended her friendship with Patridge, though the women later reconciled. After Montag moved in with

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, Patridge and

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later became roommates with Conrad. During the third season, Patridge resumed an on-again/off-again relationship with boyfriend

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, whom Bosworth jokingly nicknamed "Justin Bobby". Their turbulent relationship carried through each subsequent season. On May 28, 2009, she confirmed during an interview on ''

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'' that she was leaving ''The Hills'' to star in her own reality program documenting her life outside ''The Hills''. Her final episode of the series was supposed to be on December 1, 2009. However, she later signed on for the series's sixth (and final) season while her new series, produced by

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, set to air on MTV in mid-2010, was put on hold due to ''The Hills''. Patridge launched her Hollywood career appearing on the reality show ''The Hills'' and then landed a minor role in '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef''. The movie was released straight-to-DVD on April 21, 2009. Patridge has made appearances on ''

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'' and '' Do Not Disturb''. In March 2008, nude photos of Patridge were published online. "They were taken when I was just out of high school and beginning to model," Patridge has explained. "I was naïve, overly trusting of people, and inexperienced." In August 2008, she was cast as Megan in ''

''; production was carried out from October 2008 to early 2009, and the film was released on September 11, 2009. In August 2008, Patridge purchased a house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Dell neighborhood. On February 22, 2009, Patridge's home was burgled by two members of the

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. She appeared in an ad for PETA, encouraging people to adopt rather than buy pets. Patridge appeared in

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commercials during 2009, 2010, and 2012. She refuted rumors that she would play the part based on her former ''Hills'' co-star Lauren Conrad in the film version of ''L.A. Candy'' based on the book by Conrad. During a live press conference on August 31, 2010, Patridge was confirmed to be a contestant on the eleventh season of

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's '' Dancing with the Stars''. Her professional partner was

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. Her first dance was the

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and her second was the Quickstep. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated, finishing in seventh place. She also ranked at #16 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women poll in 2010.

2011–2018: ''Audrina'' and other endeavors

In October 2010, Patridge announced that she would star in ''

'', an upcoming VH1 reality series following her life after ''The Hills''. The series premiered on April 17, 2011, with disappointing ratings, and it was canceled after only one season. She had a

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in the 2011 film '' Take Me Home Tonight''. In January 2011, she signed on to star in the YOBI.tv " Dream Maker" webseries. Following the end of her career in reality TV, Patridge continued to pursue acting, and was cast in a part in ''

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''; however her scenes were cut from the finished film due to the scene being too risqué for the PG-13 movie. Patridge hosted the

late-night travel series '' 1st Look'' in 2014 and 2015.

2019: ''The Hills: New Beginnings''

At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards,

announced a reboot of ''The Hills'' entitled '' The Hills: New Beginnings'', slated to premiere in 2019. Patridge was announced as part of the cast of the new series.

Personal life

Patridge was dating Corey Bohan, a motorcycle rider and professional BMX dirt bike rider, since 2008, and on November 20, 2015, Bohan proposed after getting her parents' permission and she accepted. Patridge gave birth to daughter Kirra Max on June 24, 2016. The couple married on November 5, 2016. On September 20, 2017, Patridge filed for divorce from Bohan and filed a restraining order against him. On December 20, 2018, the divorce was finalized.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patridge, Audrina Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles Actresses from Orange County, California American film actresses American people of Belgian descent American people of German descent American people of English descent American people of Italian descent American people of Polish descent American television actresses Participants in American reality television series People from Yorba Linda, California The Hills (TV series) Year of birth missing (living people)