FilmingThe Hills: New Beginningswas hardly the bonding experienceKaitlynn Carterhoped it would be.
During a live taping ofWhitney Port‘s podcast,With Whit,on Thursday in Los Angeles, Carter said she andBrody Jennerdecided to sign on toThe Hillsrebootin hopes that it would bring them closer together as a couple.
“The decision really was about whether for us to be able to spend more time together,” she continued. “Because he was always on the road deejaying and I was always on the road with for work withForay. So this was like a project together.”
While Carter, 30, said she was excited about the idea of working with her then-husband, a source previously told PEOPLE the show had a negative impact on their already fragile relationship.
“Brody and Kaitlynn have had issues for years,” the source said. “It is no secret amongst those who knew them. And the show was not good for them.”
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While the reboot is still airing and shows Carter and Jenner, 35, as a couple, the twoannounced their splitearlier this month, just over a year after theirintimate Indonesian wedding. (Which, according to a source, wasn’t an official union.)
“It got so bad that Kaitlynn had actually moved out before they started filming, but then moved back in,” the source said. “DoingThe Hillsmagnified a lot of things in their marriage and it became clear that it wasn’t going to work. They both knew it.”
Last week, Carter embarked on an Italian vacation withMiley Cyrus, 26, and the two werephotographed kissingnear Lake Como on Saturday. Cyrus and her husbandLiam Hemsworth, 29,announced their splitjust hours later.
In addition to the kiss, Carter shared a number of photos together on Instagram throughout the trip.
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“Kaitlynn just wants to piss off Brody,” an insider told PEOPLE on Thursday. “She and Miley aren’t dating, but they’re both separated from their husband and bonding over everything that’s going on. They’ve joined forces.”
Jenner, meanwhile, hasalso moved on. Earlier this week, PEOPLE confirmed that the reality star is dating 22-year-old modelJosie Canseco.
“He and Josie are hooking up, and he’s living it up,” the source said. “His relationship with Kaitlynn was toxic, and he hated his life with her.”
source: people.com
