Audrina Patridge will be returning to The Hills for another season.

A rep for the actress says:

I can officially confirm that Audrina Patridge will appear in the 6th season of The Hills. Production will resume shortly after the new year. Next week, Patridge begins filming the pilot episode of her currently unnamed spinoff show, also for MTV . The new show will be produced by Mark Burnett.

Well, if you’re getting a reported SIX figures per episode…why leave now?

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