Spencer Pratt Reacts to Gayle King Calling Him a ‘Douche Canoe,’ Says He’s Been ‘Called Everything at This Point’

Spencer Pratt is reacting to being called a “douche canoe” on CBS Mornings by host Gayle King.

The reality TV villain, who is currently promoting his memoir The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain, isn’t new to insults. But he admitted that he was surprised by King’s comment during his appearance on Jan. 26. 

“You know, I’ve been called everything at this point [but] I haven’t been called that,” Pratt, 42, shared on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio on Jan. 28. “But my reaction [to] being called everything is pretty good.” 

The Hills alum, who is currently running for Mayor of Los Angeles, shared that King’s comment did catch him off-guard after a very different pre-show interview. 

“She threw me off because we had a 30-min pre [interview] and she had notes, my whole book, all these quotes,” he shared. “So I don’t know if she did it to get me soft, you know? If it was a bait and switch, like she’s like a pro or once she gets in front of the camera? But I was expecting to get gassed up and just be like, ‘Oh, this book is like Robert Frost, it’s so poetic,’ and then she was like, ‘You’re a douche canoe!’ ”

Ultimately, Pratt wasn’t bothered by the comment, noting, “I’m very humble these days. I’m grateful to be sitting with lights in a studio and not just filming myself. You can get away with calling me anything with good lighting.”

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During the interview, King began by talking about The Hills, saying, “Spencer, there were so many times where really you were just a douche canoe on that show. And you just seemed to amp it up, amp it up, amp it up. Was there ever a time when you got home, and you’d go, ‘I can’t believe I just did that or just said that’? Or were you aware of how you were coming across at the time?”

“Oh, I was well aware. If anything, I probably should have been a bigger douche canoe,” Pratt quipped in response. “I think the rest of the cast should have all tried to be bigger douche canoes.”

Pratt’s newly released memoir covers his time in the spotlight alongside his now-wife, Heidi Montag. He also detailed the couple’s fall from grace when they lost all their money and had to move in with Pratt’s parents for a time. 

He also opened up in the book about his family’s tragic loss of their home and possessions in the Pacific Palisades fire in January 2025, which has inspired his political campaign.