How Reality TV's Biggest Stars Spend Their Millions

With reality television fame can come pretty major paydays ... just look at the Kardashians! We've watched them rise from relative obscurity to boasting net worths in the billions. From the ladies that found fame on Bravo as "Real Housewives" to the OG reality legends like Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag to a former reality star-turned President of the United States, these celebrities can always be counted upon to keep us normal folk entertained at home. As we watch their lavish lifestyles unfold on TV, one of the most fascinating elements to track is what these famous faces choose to spend their money on ... and we fortunately have a front row seat to see it all!

From absolutely drool-worthy real estate and expensive private jets to never-ending closets and over-the-top glam squads, we're taking a look at some of the wildest ways our favorite reality TV stars have dished out a lot of dough. 

Reality stars need to be camera ready often. So what's a star of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" to do? Hire a glam squad, of course! The phenomenon has become so popular, it's even referenced on the series, as the wealthier housewives employ teams of hair and makeup artists to doll them up around the clock ... and sometimes even travel with them. One reality star who most famously kept her glam squad paid round the clock is Erika Jayne.

In 2019, Jayne famously accrued a $40,000 a month tab on her glam squad alone. The Toronto Star reported that she'd spend two hours in the makeup chair each morning, and asked her about that glam squad price tag. Jayne replied, "That number is a little low, really. It's the cost of doing business!" Her co-star, Dorit Kemsley, weighed in to "Entertainment Tonight" about her own glam budget, and while she wouldn't give specific numbers, she shared it wasn't as much as Jayne's. Though she wouldn't give an exact amount, Kemsley shared, "You know, I do spend money on glam, and I love it... We have lots of parties and events to go to, so I do spend money. But I couldn't even put a price tag on it."

One of the more outlandish reality TV splurges comes from none other than one of the original villains of the genre, Spencer Pratt. The star, who gained fame on MTV's "The Hills" in the '00s, frequently talks about his time in the spotlight, even revealing that he made up to $175,000 per episode at the height of the show's popularity. And though he hasn't been on our small screens in quite some time, he was candid about how he spent that chunk of change back in 2018 while speaking to CNBC.

Pratt shared, "It's really easy to spend millions of dollars if you're not careful and you think it's easy to keep making millions of dollars. The money was just coming so fast and so easy that my ego led me to believe that, 'Oh, this is my life forever.'" Since he assumed the money would keep rolling in, some of the wildest items he purchased included wines that cost $4,000 per bottle, and enough crystals to amount to around $1 million. Fortunately, Pratt revealed to the outlet that his wife and fellow reality star Heidi Montag eventually stepped in to budget their money, revealing, "I love to spend money, and she loves to not spend money. If we had her as the accountant back in the day, we would have $20 million in the bank account right now."

It's a given that reality stars purchase themselves big mansions to live in ... but did you know they sometimes buy them for their dogs too? Yep, stars like Paris Hilton's gaggle of tiny pups don't just live in the lap of luxury — they live in their own gigantic two-story dog house. Hilton had a mansion constructed for her pups that consists of an impressive 300 square feet and reportedly has a price tag of $325,000 according to Curbed Los Angeles. Among the dog house's amenities? A balcony, a chandelier made of black crystals, glamorous designer furniture, and clay roof tiles. 

The over-the-top doggy home has been featured on Hilton's social media often, like in this video of the reality-star-turned-DJ returning home to see her pups happily running out the door. She also gave fans a tour of the impressive property that same year on her YouTube channel.

When you're a multimillionaire, spending money on things like mansions and luxury cars must get old. Maybe that's why "The Kardashians" star Kim Kardashian decided to purchase something not many people would ever be able to get their hands on ... a necklace worn by the late Princess Diana. Kardashian purchased the sentimental piece, an amethyst cross called the Attallah cross, at a Sotherby's Royal and Noble Sale in January 2023. And since the jewelry item carried pretty impressive significance, it came with a very hefty price tag.

Kardashian reportedly outbid other buyers at auction to snag the amethyst necklace for a whopping $197,453. The piece was originally created back in the 1920s by one of Princess Diana's favorite jewelry designers, Garrard. It reportedly features a total diamond weight of 5.25 carats. The owner of the necklace before Kardashian told Veranda, "Princess Diana and my father were friends and I remember that she often came to see him at the historic Garrard store on Regent Street, where his office was, and she would ask to borrow the pendant on several occasions—she really loved the piece."