Rachel Bilson Reveals That She Was Asked to Star in ‘The Hills: New Beginnings’ Before Mischa Barton

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Different O.C energy. Season 1 of The Hills: New Beginnings could have had a completely different look according to Rachel Bilson, who revealed that she was almost cast in Mischa Barton‘s place.“I was actually asked to be on The Hills.

That, I graciously passed,” Bilson, 39, shared during the “Welcome to the OC, Bitches!” podcast on Tuesday, August 3. “And then, who they wound up casting was Mischa.”The Hart of Dixie alum admitted that she wasn’t familiar with any of the cast members when she was asked to take part in the reality series.“I’ve met Lauren Conrad before, but she’s not even on that [new] show … I like Lauren a lot,” Bilson added. “I know her a little, tiny bit and she’s cool.