Lauren Conrad on friends, fame and her pretty, pretty hair

Lauren Conrad may have left "The Hills," but she's not disappearing any time soon. This month, she's ... well, just about everywhere. She's been on a book tour to promote her new novel "Sweet Little Lies" (about a reality TV star, what else?),she just released her Spring 2010 collection for Kohls, and she's on the cover of Glamour's friendship issue.

On BFFs Lo Bosworth and Whitney Port: They're my support system. When I'm upset they build me up, and if I'm getting a little too involved, they bring me back.

On writing: I didn't realize that you had to do an overview, then a chapter outline. Then it comes down to filling in the blanks. At night I can write for hours.

On fame: I get very uncomfortable with people watching me. [Now] when [I'm] in a movie theater and [I] can hear the whispers, it's like that really bad dream where you go to school naked. You feel so self-conscious.

On her fashion staples: A sky-high black heel. Skinny jeans -- mine are BDG from Urban Outfitters. They're affordable and I go through them so quickly; I rip and stain and spill on them. I'm like a five-year-old!

On extensions vs. her own hair: I consider it mine because I own it. [Laughs.] But these are all extensions. I chopped all my hair off to my shoulders. I thought I was doing a chic bob. It was so bad. I have the taped-in ones, which are great because they lie flat when you pull your hair into a ponytail. I couldn't do the individual ones; they felt like bugs!

We're till hoping Lauren will make a surprise appearance in "The HIlls" final season. It hasn't been the same without her!

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Photo Credit: Glamour