Audrina Patridge

Audrina Patridge wasn’t a hit with the girls in high school.

“I got picked on,” the L.A. native, 23, tells Fox News. “Girls were always rude and catty to my sister and I. They will say anything to put you down and make themselves feel better.”

Their beef with Patridge: She had guy friends.

“Girls didn’t like it, so they would call me names and spread terrible rumors,” she says. “You just have to hold your chin up and take it as a compliment that certain people dedicate that much time and effort to talk about you. I don’t think I’ll ever stop experiencing that. I have just gotten better at understanding and dealing with it.”

See shocking photos of more stars who were bullied.

In school, The Hills star says, “I I was committed to doing well. I took a few semesters of college with child psychology in mind, but eventually dropped out and moved to L.A. to pursue my dreams to model and act.

She says “people are always surprised” that she is on a hit reality show “because I was on the shy side when I was younger.

See Audrina’s baby photo.

“People assume they know me from what they see in the media and on television: that I am just full of blank stares and another painted face in Hollywood, riding that 15 minutes of fame on a reality show,” she says. “It’s hard to be judged when the public is only seeing a teeny tiny bit of what I am all about. I love music, my family and my friends with everything I have, and I am very dedicated to my dreams.”

Patridge is currently embroiled in Hills drama: Lauren Conrad is denying rumors that she hooked up with Patridge’s on-and-off beau Justin Bobby.

Patridge recently told Ellen DeGeneres that Conrad “hung up” on her when she called and asked her about it.

Audrina Patridge and sometimes boyfriend Justin Bobby hit up Crown Bar last night with ex-roomie and The Hills co-star Lauren Conrad. Also joining them were actress Emmanuelle Chriqui, actor Chris Evans and singer Jesse McCartney (who apparently felt the need to party after performing on Dancing with the Stars).

I guess Audrina’s really beginning to make her own decisions- what roles to take, where to live and who to date. Looks like she’s really doing well for herself! However, her fashion selection would not have been my first choice.

….will make a special guest appearance NEXT Saturday night (Sept. 20th) on FOX’s MADtv. In the sketch “Audrina Brings the Drama,” she visits the set and within a matter of minutes, turns the MADtv cast members against each other and raises late-night drama to new levels.