Summary
Holly Wilson (née Montag) (born September 15, 1983)[1] is an American founder and CEO of an addiction rehabilitation center for women, and former television personality and actress. After moving to Los Angeles, California in 2008, Montag developed a supporting position on the reality television series The Hills, on which her younger sister Heidi Montag was a primary cast member. In 2009, she replaced Heidi and Heidi's husband Spencer Pratt on the second season of the American version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, both of whom had quit after generating controversy on the series. Holly placed sixth on the show.
Holly Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Holly Montag September 15, 1983 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Boulder (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Women's Recovery |
| Years active | 2008–2010 (as actress) |
| Television | The Hills I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
| Spouse |
Richie Wilson (m. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Heidi Montag (sister) |
Early life and education edit
Montag was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. When she was four years old, her family moved to Crested Butte, Colorado.[2]
After her parents were divorced, Montag's mother married Tim Egelhoff and they had a son, Sky. The Egelhoffs owned The Timberline restaurant in Crested Butte for twenty-one years until its closing in 2010.[3]
Her father Bill Montag remarried to Terri O'Hara. Montag's step-brother Eric O'Hara died in 2008 after falling from an icy roof.[4]
In 2002, she attended the University of Colorado Boulder on an academic scholarship and graduated with a bachelor's degree in film studies.[2]
Montag moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue a career in acting, writing and directing.[2]
Career edit
Television edit
In 2009, Montag was a contestant on the reality series I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here! as a replacement for her sister Heidi Montag and brother-in-law Spencer Pratt.
Stage edit
In 2008, Montag appeared in the small stage production of Fame in Los Angeles. She began pursuing a career as a comedian in early 2010.
Personal life edit
Montag married Richie Wilson in September 2014. They live in Boulder, Colorado. Montag is the founder and CEO of Women's Recovery, a women's drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Colorado.[5]
Montag and Wilson have one child, Isaiah Hawk Wilson born May 3, 2015.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Holly Montag Gives Birth to Baby Boy Isaiah Hawk Wilson: Details!". Us Weekly. May 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Holly Montag". I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! official site (NBC). Archived from the original on June 12, 2009.
- ^ Alford, Ryan (12 December 2011). "Crested Butte Nordic Features a New Season Of Fine Dining at Their Backcountry Yurt". Snowshoe Magazine. Denver CO. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
Tim Egelhoff, formerly of Crested Butte's Timberline restaurant... Returning to Crested Butte in 1989, Tim opened the Timberline Restaurant, and for 20 years he and wife Darlene served gourmet foods in a refined but comfortable atmosphere.
- ^ Stephen M. Silverman (March 3, 2008). "Freak Accident Claims Heidi Montag's Stepbrother". People. Time Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ "Holly's Story". 16 July 2020.
External links edit
- Holly Montag at IMDb