Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag react to backlash over LA fires donations: ‘We’re not rich’

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are defending themselves after fans donated more than $100,000 to them because their family home burned down in the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles last week.

“There’s nobody with a brain [who] thinks we’re rich celebrities. It’s like these are just hater people trolling,” Pratt, 41, told Us Weekly in an interview published Friday.

“The people [who] are supporting us and have been following our lifestyle on social media, they see we’re not rich celebrities. They see what we do every day.”

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag defended themselves for receiving donations after they lost their home in the Palisades Fire last week. Snorlax / MEGA Pratt argued to Us Weekly in an interview published Friday that he and Montag are “not rich celebrities.” Snorlax / MEGA

“We have been posting our life on Snapchat for the last 11 years, all day long,” he reasoned. “Our audience knows we’re not rich celebrities, they know we just eat Mexican food and we get organic eggs and they know we do it. We film everything.”

Pratt also aired out his frustration that people never called him a “rich celebrity” until he lost his home.

“Nobody thought we were rich celebrities until three days ago and it’s getting frustrating. Like if you Google ‘Spencer,’ it literally [says] ‘Broke, no net worth,'” the former MTV star noted. “My net worth on that site that you search for the last 15 years … has been $1,000.”

Pratt, seen checking out the ruins of his home above, even claimed they were called “broke” until their home was destroyed. APEX / MEGA The reality and social media star further argued that neither he nor Montag asked for handouts and that fans came to them wanting to help. APEX / MEGA

The “Hills” alum further explained that he and Montag, 38, live “check to check” and that all their money was tied up in their destroyed house and food for their family.

The pair share sons Gunner, 6, and Ryker, 2.

After the couple’s home was destroyed in the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, Pratt said fans immediately asked how they could help.

He made sure to mention that neither he nor Montag explicitly asked for handouts.

Pratt said he and his family live “check to check” and that most of their funds were funnelled into their home. Snorlax / MEGA Fans raised $134,000 and counting through a GoFundMe page for the couple and their two sons. Snorlax / MEGA

“When this first happened, that first day, [fans] created a GoFundMe on their own and it just kept on doing great and so amazing,” Pratt recalled to Us Weekly. “We’re so thankful for them doing that and they set up the Amazon wishlist.”

The “Marriage Boot Camp” alums’ GoFundMe has raised more than $134,000.

“If people want to send their own money to whoever they want, it’s the equivalent to buying a celebrity’s merch, buying their movie tickets,” Pratt added.

“People can do whatever they want with their own money and, thank God, there’s people who want to support and send us whatever.”

Fans have also rallied behind the “Hills” alums by streaming Montag’s 2010 album, “Superficial.” ABC Montag called the “overwhelming support” from fans “amazing” while speaking to Us Weekly. ABC

Fans have also been supporting Pratt and Montag by streaming her 2010 album, “Superficial.” It reached the No. 1 spot on the iTunes chart this week, beating out Bad Bunny’s new project, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”

Fans of the couple, who have lovingly been nicknamed “Speidi,” have also been spreading the word about Pratt’s crystal shop, Pratt Daddy.

“The overwhelming support of these people using their platforms to help us when they know how influential their platforms are, and how important every single post is to them and their brands and to ask the people who follow them to rally behind us and to help us — it’s amazing,” Montag raved to Us Weekly.

Montag and Spencer lost their home along with more than a dozen other stars. Getty Images They have been documenting their journey on social media to be transparent with fans. Getty Images

“We’ve never experienced that kind of support or kindness or acknowledgment even and for something that’s so important has just been really heartwarming.”

The Palisades Fire that consumed Pratt and Montag’s home, as well as that of multiple other stars, erupted on Jan. 7 and has burned more than 23,000 acres. It was 43 percent contained as of Saturday morning, per the Los Angeles Times.

In addition to fans donating to the cause, celebrities such as Jamie Lee Curtis, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Garner have donated funds or their time to help those in need.