Heidi Montag lands 'View' guest gig

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. reality television personality Heidi Montag has signed up to be a guest co-host on "The View," ABC said Thursday.

Montag, best known for her work on "The Hills" and "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here," is set to be a panelist on "The View" Oct. 1.

She is the latest celebrity scheduled to sit in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is on maternity leave until mid-October.