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Port, 33, starred on the L.A.-based reality show from 2006-08 before jetting off to New York City for her own spinoff,The City.The Hills: New Beginningswill reunite original cast members, alongside their children, friends and returning favorites. Although the original series followedLauren Conradas she tried to make a name for herself in the fashion world, and laterKristin Cavallari, who took over as the lead for the final season, neither will bereturning for the reboot.
Now a designer herself, Port says she was disappointed that herTeen Vogueintern pal Conrad isn’t coming back.
“Of course, it would be ideal if the whole cast could get together, I feel like that’s what everybody would want to see, and she was the main person onThe Hills,so it would’ve been awesome. But I understand some people just want more privacy at this point,” she tells PEOPLE. “We’re older now and we have a lot more to protect. So I don’t begrudge her, I’m not upset for making the decision she made.”
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“It’s just a really sweet message,” Port says. “Growing, plants, teaching little kids how to nurture and care and show compassion for something. So, for me, with a new little one, though he’s not in kindergarten yet, I would love if he were to be in a classroom for him to do something like this and thought it was a really special message to share.”
And her 13-month-old sonwillbe onThe Hills: New Beginnings.
“Being a mom is a huge part of my identity now, so it would feel weird if he was never on it and I just talked about him,” she explained, adding that she’s working on convincing her husband, producer Tim Rosenman.
Though she’s unclear what direction the new series will take, Port says she’s excited to get to know the rest of the cast since, as Conrad’s colleague, she primarily filmed apart from their social circle.
“I’m excited to actually, maybe this time around, get to know them more and actually reunite with them and meet their babies, and our babies can be friends and stuff,” she says.
And she hopesNew Beginningswon’t include as much scripted drama asThe Hills.
“I think it will be more of like a slice of life. I don’t think — nobody really has the patience or the time for that kind of thing anymore,” she says. “I wouldn’t want to necessarily be a part of something that was like that.”
source: people.com
