The lovely Lauren Conrad, 23, will be saying goodbye to The Hills after its upcoming fifth season - which premieres Monday, April 6 - ends its 10-episode run on MTV.

"I actually thought last season was going to be my last," LC said. "[But] the producers wanted to hopefully give the show some sort of closure and needed one more."

Lauren says she's taking back seat in her final episodes, though. Why? "I didn't have all that much conflict in my life," she says. "I think I only cry in one episode."

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