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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Picture: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag made a very emotional return to the remains of their home \u2014 taking their two sons for a camping trip on the site of the torched property in the first family visit since the 2025 California wildfires razed the dwelling.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Pratt, 42, shared heart-rending footage of the trip on his X account, where he paid tribute to Montag, 39, for the strength she has shown in the wake of such a devastating tragedy.<\/p>\n
The video also shed some light on the couple\u2019s current living situation, showing the duo and their two sons, Gunner and Ryker, spending the night in an Airstream that is mounted on concrete blocks on the torched parcel in the Pacific Palisades.<\/p>\n
Pratt previously revealed that he was using the Airstream as a temporary headquarters for his mayoral campaign, having confessed that he and his wife did not have the money needed to rebuild their three-bedroom dwelling, which they purchased for $2.5 million (AUD $3.45 million) in 2017.<\/p>\n
However, in the clip, the family is seen taking up residence in the trailer property, with Gunner and Ryker caught on camera eagerly exploring the petite abode, after walking through the remains of their house for the very first time.<\/p>\n
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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag made a very emotional return to the remains of their home \u2014 taking their two sons for a camping trip on the site of the torched property in the first family visit since the 2025 California wildfires razed the dwelling. Picture: X<\/p>\n
At one point 3-year-old Ryker breaks down in tears in his mother\u2019s arms as she points out where their bedrooms once stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was where your bedroom was, remember? This was mama\u2019s room right here,\u201d Montag says as she points to a patch on the property, while the youngster holds back sobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you OK?\u201d she asks him, to which Ryker simply responds, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montag revealed that her elder son, 8-year-old Gunner, also grew emotional while exploring the property that he called home for his entire life, telling the camera: \u201cThis is the first time the kids have been here.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that they\u2019re trying to have a good attitude about it, but I did see Gunner almost crying up there. But the are so happy to be home. I think they\u2019re just happy to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The children were indeed seen happily wandering around the remains of their dwelling, with Gunner seen picking up a charred shovel, while declaring: \u201cHere\u2019s my old favourite shovel, Mum! And it lasted! Dad, this used to be my favourite shovel.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the end of the clip, the family is seen sitting on chairs outside of the Airstream, toasting marshmallows over an open fire, before using them to make s\u2019mores.<\/p>\n
In a voiceover in the clip, Pratt praised his wife for the courage she has shown during what he described as their personal \u201chell,\u201d saying: \u201cHeidi and I have been through hell together. No mum should ever have to go through what she\u2019s gone through.<\/p>\n
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The video also shed some light on the couple\u2019s current living situation, showing the duo and their two sons, Gunner and Ryker, spending the night in an Airstream that is mounted on concrete blocks on the torched parcel in the Pacific Palisades. Picture: X<\/p>\n
\u201cI am constantly in awe of Heidi. She\u2019s the most incredible mum to our boys. She\u2019s why I fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words \u201cMother\u2019s Day is every day\u201d then flash up on the screen as Pratt and his spouse are seen embracing next to the trailer.<\/p>\n
Pratt has previously shown off the space in various interviews about his mayoral campaign, which he launched in early 2026, saying at the time that, while he\u2019d never had any desire to become involved in politics, he felt he had no choice but to \u201cstep up\u201d and fight for the victims of the wildfires.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Times later reported that Pratt and his family were living in a rental property in Santa Barbara \u2014 questioning whether this impacted his eligibility to run for mayor of Los Angeles \u2014 a report that he bashed in a furious social media rant in April, when he accused the outlet of writing a \u201chit piece\u201d about him.<\/p>\n
He explained in that clip that he had moved his wife and children to a Santa Barbara property that was being rented by his parents, who also lost their longtime home in the wildfires, but noted that he had used the money from his SBA Disaster Insurance to fund the purchase of the Airstream, which he had craned onto his Pacific Palisades property.<\/p>\n
At the time, he said that there had been delays in turning the trailer into a liveable residence, because it had not yet been connected to the city\u2019s power system, although that now appears to have been remedied.<\/p>\n
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At the end of the clip, the family is seen sitting on chairs outside of the Airstream, toasting marshmallows over an open fire, before using them to make s\u2019mores. Picture: X<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear whether the couple plan to use the Airstream as an actual residence moving forward, although Pratt insisted in his April video that the Pacific Palisades property still serves as their legal residence.<\/p>\n
In February, Montag confessed to Gold Derby that she and her husband had been struggling to keep up with mortgage payments on the property, noting that they did not have enough money to even start the rebuilding process.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately for rebuilding, we just don\u2019t have the finances. We barely could pay the mortgage on that house,\u201d she said. \u201cWe spent our whole careers to put a down payment on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re unfortunately in a place where we aren\u2019t looking to rebuild, and we\u2019re not really sure where to go. We\u2019re kind of displaced at the moment. People don\u2019t realise that a lot of people can\u2019t rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n
Montag highlighted the changing landscape of the Palisades\u2019 housing market, noting that many of her neighbours have found themselves in a similar position \u2014 having purchased their dwellings decades ago, when house prices in the area were much lower.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of families bought their houses 40 or 50 years ago when it was a much cheaper part of L.A.,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s only recently become this enclave of luxury housing. It was never Beverly Hills before. A lot of these were generational homes that were passed down, and they can\u2019t rebuild. Unfortunately, for us right now, it\u2019s just not looking hopeful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pop star revealed that one of the most heartbreaking parts of her family\u2019s situation is the toll that it has taken on her young children.<\/p>\n
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The couple were among dozens of celebrities who lost their properties to the devastating blazes. Picture: TikTok<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s really hard for my 3-year-old,\u201d she shared. \u201cHe keeps asking to go home and I\u2019m like, it\u2019s not there. He says, \u2018I\u2019ll push it back up. I\u2019m strong.\u2019 Every animal he sees, he says their house burned down. So it\u2019s really continuing to affect him a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The devastating fires, which broke out Jan. 7, 2025, destroyed thousands of homes and claimed the lives of 31 people, according to official records.<\/p>\n
The two largest blazes \u2014 the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire \u2014 ripped through entire communities, razing hundreds of properties, many of which remain nothing more than empty lots.<\/p>\n
Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena were all heavily impacted by the blazes, which erased an estimated $8.3 billion (AUD $11.44 billion) in home value from these areas, according to a data analysis by Realtor.com\u00ae.<\/p>\n
Pratt has been an outspoken critic of the way in which the wildfires were handled by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Bass, revealing in January that he felt he had been forced into politics by his desire to bring about change for the victims of the blazes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never wanted to be mayor,\u201d Pratt said during an interview with \u201cFox & Friends\u201d. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be in politics. I want to be back in my house with my family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese people in charge should have resigned January 7, January 8, and I was waiting for somebody to step up and go after these people and nobody did, so I was like, \u2018OK, well, it\u2019s my job to do that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Pratt, a Republican, first revealed his mayoral ambitions during an event called \u201cThey Let Us Burn!\u201d that was held in L.A. in early January to commemorate the first anniversary of the wildfires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Picture: Getty Images Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag made a very emotional return…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-423094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}