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Lauren Conrad Reveals True Story Behind Single Black Tear on ‘The Hills’

She knows what she did! As the cast of The Hills continues to celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary, our favorite characters are revealing secrets behind the show’s most memorable scenes.

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Take, for example, Lauren Conrad’s single black tear during the MTV series’ fourth season. The seconds-long moment, spurred from a showdown with then-BFF Audrina Patridge after Lo Bosworth moved into their home, resulted in GIFs and memes aplenty. But the story behind The Tear is, well, more than meets the eye.

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“I don’t think it was the mascara — I think it was the eyeliner that was running,” the Paper Crown designer, 30, told MTV News in a Thursday, July 28, story. “I still wear the same mascara, and it doesn’t run like that.”

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But that isn’t the only secret behind The Tear. Conrad admitted that producers edited the moment for maximum impact. “They slowed it down for dramatic effect!” Conrad tells Us Weekly

Cast members (L-R) Brian, Whitney, Heidi, Audrina, Lauren and Jason attend the viewing party for the MTV Music Television documentary/drama show “The Hills” on May 31, 2006 Vince Bucci/Getty

Conrad, who’s returning to MTV for The Hills: That Was Then, This is Now anniversary special on Tuesday, August 2, shared that those tear-inducing moments are less frequent since the cameras stopped rolling when she left the show in season five. “I rarely cry these days,” she continued.

In a sneak peek of the anniversary show, Conrad also admitted that many of her confrontations were, umm, coaxed. “I don’t want to say it was forced, but it was definitely encouraged. Because, typically, if you have a fight with your friends, you don’t pick up your phone for a few weeks,” Conrad, who’s married to lawyer William Tell, said. “But when you have a scene scheduled with them two days later, you kind of have to talk about it.”

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