What is Kristin Cavallari's net worth? How 'The Hills: New Beginnings' star amassed fortune with $90K per episode
Kristin Cavallari was still in high school when she got her first taste of money, fame, and success. The 34-year-old reality star made her debut on television after appearing on MTV's hit reality series 'Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'. While on-screen Kristin was portrayed as a villain who kept stirring the pot and causing trouble, off-screen 'The Hills' star was laughing her way to the bank.
Over the years Kristin managed to amass an impressive fortune that has been estimated to be $30 million! If you're curious to know how the reality star managed to retain such a fat bank balance and her many sources of income then we got you covered.
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Early life
Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari was born in 1987 in Denver, Colorado. Her parents divorced when she was still a child, following which she lived with her mother in Barrington, Illinois. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the reality star reportedly got into a lot of trouble as a young teenager which pushed her mother to send Kristin to live with her father in Laguna Beach, California. She graduated from Laguna Beach High School in 2005, where MTV's hit reality show 'Laguna Beach' was filmed, which made Kristin an overnight celebrity.
Reality television and business ventures
Kristin's life took a complete turn when she got cast on 'Laguna Beach' while she was still a high school student. The show helped her financially and made her very wealthy. In an interview with InStyle Kristin revealed how she could afford to buy a BMW X5 and a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes with her paycheck from the show. She said, "[Before Laguna Beach], I was a hostess at a restaurant in Dana Point, California, called the Salt Creek Grille and that was a really big deal for me. I got that job when I was 15. I want to say I made $8 an hour. The second season [of that show], I used my paycheck to get a BMW X5. That was a really big moment for me, especially because the car that I got when I was 16 was an 11-year-old Isuzu Trooper that broke down on me all the time. I hated it, especially being in Laguna Beach where all of my friends had brand-new Mercedes. And when I was 18, I bought my first pair of Christian Louboutin shoes.”
It was Kristin's stint on 'The Hills', a spinoff show of 'Laguna Beach' that set her on the path of financial success. Kristin joined the show during Season 5, and according to The Daily Beast, she was paid a whopping $90,000 per episode! Kristen has since then managed to branch out and appeared on several independent movies and even landed her own TV show called 'Very Cavallari'.
Aside from her thriving career in media, Kristin also is making some big money off her business venture called Uncommon James which sells jewelry and home goods. According to Celebrity Net Worth, as of July 2019, the company was bringing in $20 million in revenue and had ninety employees. She is also a best-selling author.
Kristin Cavallari's net worth
It's clear from her many media appearances and business ventures that Kristin is a go-getter when it comes to her work and finances, which explains her impressive $30 million net worth. But it hasn't been all peachy for the reality star, she also faced her own share of highs and lows. Unfortunately, Kristin and her ex-husband Jay Cutler experienced a major financial blow when they tried selling one of their real estate properties in 2020. According to Observer, the couple tried selling their Nashville home for $7.9 million. They bought the home for $5.3 million in 2012. They were forced to sell it off at a "major loss: for $3.7 million.
That wasn't the end of the couple's financial hiccups. In April 2021, the former couple was sued over an alleged dog bite. According to Nicki Swift, a "satellite and cable" technician who visited their property for some installation claimed that the couple's German Shepherd bit his thumb. He sued them over "bodily injury ... medical expenses, loss of wages, and permanent impairment" and, as a result, is demanding $500,000 from the couple. Despite these minor setbacks, it looks like Kristin's finances will be just fine and continue to see an upward trend.
You can catch Kristin Cavallari on season 2 of 'The Hills: New Beginnings' premiering on May 12 at 9/8c only on MTV.
