Stephanie Pratt  out and about in Santa Monica (10/28)

Stephanie Pratt is going on vacation -- to rehab. And I don't mean the Sunday pool party at the Hard Rock in Vegas. Oh no, how will The Hills ever replace h -- LOL! I almost got that sentence out without laughing. From In Touch Weekly:

Stephanie Pratt’s recent arrest for suspicion of DUI may have finally scared the troubled Hills star straight. Just hours after Stephanie was released on bail on October 18, she confided to a pal that she was going to rehab. “Stephanie is going to enroll in an outpatient program in LA to deal with her use of alcohol,” her pal explains. “Getting a DUI was the wake-up call that she needed to get professional help for her drinking problem. Like a lot of people, she needed something to shake her up. She realizes it could have been a lot worse.” Stephanie, 23, was at Holly Montag’s birthday party with Hills co-star Stacie Hall just before her DUI arrest.

Wait a second, I thought this whole DUI arrest was a set-up by Spencer to get higher ratings for The Hills? If it actually wasn't planned, then maybe it's a good thing Stephanie's seeking professional help. Because if there's one thing I know about Hollywood, it's that once you go to rehab, you're guaranteed to come out a better person. Just ask Britney, Lindsay, Amy, Mischa, etc. etc. etc.

[WENN]