Nicole Camille Richie is an American television personality, fashion designer, socialite, musician and actress. She came to prominence after appearing in the reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007), in which she starred alongside her childhood friend and fellow socialite Paris Hilton.
Richie’s personal life attracted media attention during the series’ five-year run and thereafter. Following the conclusion of The Simple Life, Richie continued her career in television, appearing as one of the three judges on the reality competition series Fashion Star (2012–2013).
She later starred in the unscripted comedy series Candidly Nicole (2014–2015), which ran for two seasons. From 2017 to 2018, Richie starred in her first series of regular acting roles as Portia Scott-Griffith in the sitcom Great News.
In 2020, she became a judge on the reality competition series Making the Cut. In fashion, she is the founder of the lifestyle brand House of Harlow. Richie has also published two novels.
Are Nicole Richie and Paris still friends?
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are still friends 20 years after The Simple Life.
The stars reunited at Hilton’s fairytale Bel Air wedding to venture capitalist Carter Reum Thursday, with Richie posing for a pic with the blushing bride. The pair made their reality TV debut on The Simple Life in 2003, where the socialites worked minimum-wage jobs while living on a dairy farm in Arkansas. The show went on for five seasons, ending in 2007.
The pair shares a laugh at the reception, as Hilton, 40, poses in a strapless Ghalia Lav bridal gown and jewelled tiara. Richie, 40, wears a black sleeveless dress with a tiered skirt and green drop earrings.
While the childhood friends had a rough spot in their friendship during the show’s run, they have kept in touch over the years. They had even publicly hung out a few years ago, when they were photographed chatting at the 2018 The Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in L.A.