Spencer Pratt announces run for LA Mayor one year after wildfires destroyed his and Heidi Montag’s home

Spencer Pratt has revealed he will run for Mayor of Los Angeles – one year after wildfires devastated California and destroyed his home.

The reality star, 42, who is wed to Heidi Montag, 39, made the bombshell announcement as he attended the They Let Us Burn! protest in the Palisades on Wednesday. 

Pratt told the New York Post: ‘The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling, it’s fundamentally broken. It is a machine designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action.

‘That’s why I am running for mayor. And let me be clear, this just isn’t a campaign, this is a mission, and we’re gonna expose the system.

‘They intentionally let us burn before, during and after. There was no accountability. It was gross negligence. They let this happen. 

‘It wasn’t a natural disaster or something that was unavoidable. It was their fault, and we need the accountability we deserve.’ Pratt did not reveal which party he was running for.

The home Pratt and Montag lived in with their two sons in Pacific Palisades was incinerated in the devastating blazes.

Pratt was later seen rifling through the debris at the home he shared with Montag for crystals or other personal artifacts that might have potentially survived the blaze.

The reality TV star also took photos of a burnt tricycle belonging to one of his two children.

The Hills alum was clad in a black T-shirt and khaki shorts as he surveyed the damage of his home, which had a few walls standing in the aftermath.

The couple’s home was flattened to the ground after the raging fire took over the LA landscape and wreaked fiery havoc on Tuesday evening, and photos obtained by DailyMail.com on Wednesday showed the severity of the devastation.

The only parts of the home still standing were the charred entry gate and the front portion of the home’s stucco perimeter wall. Large piles of debris were seen throughout the property as well as burnt foliage that once decorated the home’s front yard.

Not only was the couple’s residence destroyed, but Pratt’s parents also lost their home to the fire. 

Pratt shared a photo of the little that remained of his parent’s house to his Instagram Stories. 

‘My parents house gone,’ he wrote along with a string of crying emojis. 

The couple, who rose to fame on The Hills, were in state of disbelief and devastation as they opened up about the loss on TikTok. 

In various TikToks, Montag grew emotional about the blaze as she processed the stunning loss. 

While sitting on the couch with one of her children, Montag sobbed: ‘Sad our house is gone’ she cried, later saying, ‘Everything you worked so hard for…’

Her child served as a comforting distraction as he periodically touched her face, making her smile. ‘Thank you,’ she ended the video with a giggle.

confirming the loss of their home.

‘While we ended up losing our house in the fire and thank God we are safe, so thank you to everyone who’s checking, thank you for all your prayers, thank you for your thoughts. It’s,’ she said, emotion growing on her face. ‘No words.’ 

Pratt attempted to cheer himself up on Wednesday with some bagels. 

The reality alum, who was seen Tuesday watching the flames move towards his home, admitted he was in a state of shock and conceded his video was quite ‘unhinged.’  

‘When your house burns down and you have nothing and your parents house burns down and they have nothing. There’s only one thing that can maybe make you feel better – a bag of bagels!’ he said gleefully. 

‘Obviously I’m in shock and my brain’s not functioning, so think is the most unhinged post you’ve seen.’

Sources told TMZ that Pratt and Montag’s home was completely destroyed after catching fire on Tuesday.

Luckily, the couple and their two sons were able to safely evacuate earlier in the day before the flames got too close.

Other stars who lost their homes in the blaze include Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Anthony Hopkins, Tina Knowles, John Goodman, Candy Spelling, Milo Ventimiglia and more. 

The devastating Pacific Palisades fire destroyed 7,000 homes and businesses in what was one of LA’s most exclusive suburbs, killing 12 people and displacing nearly 100,000 residents. The cost of the wildfire has been put at $28 billion.

The Pacific Palisades fire — one of the wildfires that struck Los Angeles County in January 2025 — burned for about 31 days before it was contained. 

The 2026 Los Angeles Mayoral election will be held on June 2, 2026, Karen Bass is the city’s current mayor.