Kristin Cavallari Says “Wild” Nick Lachey Romance Made Her Lose Trust

Kristin Cavallari Details “Wild” Nick Lachey Romance “Made Her Lose Trust”

Kristin Cavallari is providing insight into one of her headline-making romances.

The Very Cavallari star opened up about her past romance with Nick Lachey, who she dated shortly after his 2006 divorce from Jessica Simpson.

“This was a wild time in my life, because I was, overnight, on the cover of every tabloid,” the 37-year-old said on the Nov. 26 episode of her Let’s Be Honest podcast. “I had so many paparazzi following my every move, waiting outside of my house.”

According to Kristin, she was 18 or 19 when she began dating the 98 Degrees frontman, and his newly single status at the time put a major spotlight on her.

“He had just gotten a divorce from Jessica Simpson,” she said. “So this was, like, the biggest thing in 2006. It was a wild ride.”

Nick—who is married to Vanessa Lachey—and Jessica divorced in June 2006 after four years of marriage. Kristin noted that at the time, media and photographers would compare her to the “With You” singer and accused her of stealing her style and red carpet poses.

“There are like four f–kng poses you can do on a red carpet,” Kristin quipped. “like, my hand on my hip? You think I’m stealing her poses? Like, what?”

Kristin’s brief encounter with the Love Is Blind host also taught her a big lesson about Hollywood and the people that are around you. In particular, she recounted a time when a friend sold a picture of her and Nick to the tabloids.

Before going into the story, Kristin—who shares kids Camden, 12, Jaxon, 10, and Saylor, 9, with ex Jay Cutler—noted, “This was when I really started to kind of lose trust in some people.”

Jason Davis/Getty Images

The Hills alum went on to detail the moment a former friend leaked a picture of her and Nick while hanging out at the club.

“I was out one night with my friend, and Nick was there, and we were all sitting together. We were at a club,” Kristin said. “She acted like she was taking a photo of just me and her, right?  Nick is in it next to me, but he’s not looking at the camera because everyone thought it was a picture of me and [my friend], but Nick is actually in it a little bit.”

She continued, “So [she] sold this picture for $2500 and it’s not even a good picture. It’s an awful photo, in fact it doesn’t even look like we’re together. It looks like they took two pictures of us and put them together.”

Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage

In the end, the mishap with the friend taught her a life lesson.

“That was kind of the first real sense of betrayal I felt,” Kristin said. “Like wow, I’m not even safe with people I think are my friends. That was my introduction to shadiness.”

Kristin hasn’t held back about her past. On the same episode of Let’s Be Honest, she detailed a DM she received from Scott Disick. And earlier this month, Kristin confirmed her brief romance with Morgan Wallen and explained why she believes her friendship with Kelly Henderson ended because of Jay Cutler rumors.

Keep reading to look back at Kristin’s star-studded dating history…

Jason Merritt/FilmMagic

Stephen Colletti

You never forget your first love…especially when MTV’s cameras are around to document every high and low in the dramatic relationship. Viewers got to see Kristin and Stephen’s love story play out on Laguna Beach for two seasons, with the pair, who began dating the year before the show began filming, and Lauren Conrad delivering one of TV’s great love triangles.

“We loved hard and fought hard. My relationship with Stephen went from our own high school romance to the fodder of a hugely successful television show,” Kristin wrote in her 2016 book, Balancing in Heels. “Stephen was the most important thing in my life, and there was nothing I cared about more. I hated fighting with him on camera because it felt like I was airing all our dirty laundry.”

While their romance couldn’t make it out of high school intact, the two have remained friends, with Kristin once telling E! News he was down to make an appearance on Very Cavallari.

J. Vespa/WireImage

Matt Leinart

In the season two premiere of Laguna Beach, Stephen is devastated when he learns Kristin has moved on after he left for school, dating “Matt, this guy at USC.”

This guy at USC would turn out to be Matt Leinart, USC’s star quarterback who would go on to play in the NFL. Matt never ended up appearing on the MTV hit and his romance with Kristin was short-lived.

The pair briefly sparked reconciliation rumors when they were spotted together in Vegas in 2008, but Kristin and Matt never got back together.

John Sciulli/WireImage for Angeleno Magazine

Brody Jenner

While they would later fake a romance for The Hills’ later seasons, Kristin and Brody did date years prior shortly after her tenure on Laguna Beach ended when they were introduced by her co-star Talan Torriero. 

“I dated Brody when I was 18, right after Laguna Beach, actually, and that’s it,” she spilled on Bethenny in 2012. ” And then on the show, on The Hills, they had us ‘dating’ for a few episodes.”

The pair dated on and off for almost a year before calling it quits in 2006. “It’s just hard right now because I am working all the time,” she told People at the time. “We’re still good friends though.”

Getty Images

Nick Lachey

Kristin and the 98 Degrees singer sparked romance rumors when they were spotted together in early 2006, a year after his high-profile split with Jessica Simpson.

But Kristin shot down the rumors, telling People, “There’s nothing to talk about, there’s nothing going on. He’s a nice guy, but I’d have to say we’re just friends.”

Years later, when Nick interviewed Kristin for VH1’s Big Morning Buzz, they joked about their sons sharing the same name, Camden.

Chris Polk/FilmMagic

Nick Zano

Shortly after her romance with Brody fizzled out, Kristin began dating actor Nick Zano, best known for the WB sitcom What I Like About You.

Things were pretty serious between the two, with Kristin even getting his initials tattooed on her wrist. 

But when the pair called it quits in December 2007 and they were officially dunzo, Kristin had the tattoo removed.

Jamie McCarthy/WireImage

Chris Evans

Back in 2008, Kristin was reportedly dating the future Captain America after The New York Post claimed they were spotted “hooked up” at the opening of Cabana One at the Mayfair Hotel in Miami.

Once again, Kristin had to shoot down rumors about her own dating life, telling Us Weekly, “I hear that too! No, we’re just friends. I’ve known Chris for awhile, just through mutual friends. I’ve known him for a few years, actually.”

SplashNews.com

Miguel Medina

While Kristin was faking romances on-screen with Brody Jenner and Justin Bobby, she was actually secretly dating someone behind-the-scenes during her time on The Hills.

In 2010, Kristin was dating MTV camerman Miguel Medina, managing to keep their relationship a secret even from her co-stars Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge.

“We dated for a few months and nobody knew,” she revealed to her former co-stars in a recent episode of Very Cavallari. “And I was dating Brody on the show and like, meanwhile, Miguel was, like, filming it.”

She then went on to say their relationship was exposed toward the end of their time working together because “paparazzi got us at the airport a week before we wrapped the show. That’s how we got caught.”

After their romance ended, Kristin began dating Jay. 

Watch E! News weeknights Monday through Thursday at 11 p.m., only on E!.