We look at some highlights from Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s debut literary masterpiece,
How to be Famous – where the pair details the art of teasing the tabloids, playing with the paps and attempting an A-list ascension.
Topic: Style
“Get thee to a stylist because the clothes you wear are equally important to how you look … and remember to accessorise.” Execution: This is obviously easier said than done for ‘Speidi’, whose taste in fashion is at times questionable. (Cue dubiously named clothing line – Heidiwood). Having said that, we have to say there is some truth to the stylist tip – why else would we be so helplessly hooked on
The Rachel Zoe Project?
Topic: Trading up
“As you move along through the dating world, we suggest that you upgrade whenever possible.” 
Execution: Their intentions may be less than honourable, but there is actually a lesson to be learnt from what Speidi term, “The Jennifer Garner Approach”. And while we recommend you ignore their advice of “dumping your current squeeze for a more attractive version”, there may be some merit to the concept of learning from your last love when you go on the hunt for a new boy. In the real world, this is generally called “learning from your mistakes”.
Topic: Building your brand
“If you’re a one trick pony, your show is very short, isn’t it? So you need to diversify, and in order to do that, you need to have a brand that people know.” Execution: To Spencer and Heidi, branding essentially involves getting people to “think of you and instantly connect you with something that is going to lead to you making money”. Because, as they rightly point out, “actually working sucks”.
That’s a fair point – granted, when people hear your names, their “instant” association isn’t along the lines of “douche bags” or “camera whores”.
Topic: In-case-of-emergency plan
“Become hated reality TV Stars. Write book on fame.” Execution: Speidi nominated this option as a last-ditch strategy to playing the fame game. According to the pair, those who have followed their advice should find themselves either: a) sipping a cocktail in Los Cabos, or b) admitting themselves into Promises Rehab Facility – citing reasons of “exhaustion”.
For anyone wondering why we bothered to devote an entire webpage to this twosome, we say, if you only take on one tongue-in-cheek advice, let it be this: “Isn’t bringing fun, laughter and feuds into someone’s life the best thing people could possibly do for others?” And whether you love them/hate them/love-to-hate them, that is exactly what this duo does.