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Momé July 2026 cover — Heidi Montag in a black corseted mini dress and long black gloves against a burnt-orange backdrop, beneath the cover line 'She Signed Up For This Life. Her Sons Didn't.'

Heidi Montag Made Her Most Personal Album Yet—All While Raising Her Boys and Keeping Them Out of the Spotlight

Photographed by Jon Premosch · Styled by Tumas Zarskus · Hair by Mylan Medrano · Makeup by Ty Sandersonn

Photo courtesy of Heidi Montag

Heidi Montag lost her home in the 2025 Los Angeles fires, released Masterpiece—the most personal album of her career and is raising two boys she'd rather keep out of the spotlight. Between rebuilding after the fire, returning to music, and balancing motherhood with life in the public eye, she's been rethinking what's truly worth holding onto.

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My kids get scared, and they don't like photographers. They deserve the chance to just be kids.
— Heidi Montag

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