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“She’s from New York,” Paris said of her sister.

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton from The Simple Life

With Nicky not willing to participate, Paris said she was given the opportunity to seek out a replacement.

Additionally, she “was in on the joke” while filmingThe Simple Life.

“They said, ‘Nicole, you be the troublemaker.'”

Ava Gabor and Eddie Albert in Green Acres

Of course, Nicole didn’t shy away from that role in real life.

She eventually used that voice to manipulate others.

I didn’t mean to.'"

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton from The Simple Life on the red carpet

Then they’d almost always forgive her.

When developing herSimple Lifecharacter, Paris decided that she’d once again use the voice, this time consistently.

She raised eyebrows again a few years later, whenE!

Paris Hilton on The Simple Life in a police outfit

Newsreported that Nicole required medical attention while filming.

There they spent the entire season guiding youngsters as counselors at Camp Shawnee.

Camp Shawnee might not be the only fabrication onThe Simple Life.

Nicole Richie from The Simple Life on the red carpet, smiling

However,Deseret Newspointed out that episode featured a disclaimer, declaring that no human bodies were used.

That’sproof that reality TV is completely fake.

“Remember that line when she was like, ‘What’s Walmart?’

Paris Hilton from The Simple Life wearing Texas-themed clothing

According to Vorias, Paris came up with that particular exchange knowing it would get people talking.

The following January,Reutersshared she was sentenced to three years probation after pleading no contest.

However, the next month, Paris was pulled over again, this time for driving without headlights.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from The Simple Life at an award show

Paris subsequently wound up serving just23 days.

Meanwhile, Nicole had similar issues at around the same time.

According toPeople, Nicole pled guilty to DUI in July 2006, receiving three years probation.

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton on The Simple Life

That second arrest landed her a four-day jail sentence.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s relationship had deteriorated to the point that Paris addressed it publicly.

After shopping the show around to various networks,E!

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from The Simple Life with their arms around each other

announcedit was picking up the series.

The Simple Lifelasted two seasons on E!

before the show wascancelleda second time.

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton from The Simple Life, smiling, looking left

Prior to that cancellation, E!

As he toldTV Week (viaTV Guide).

It’s not doing well.”

Paris Hilton from The Simple Life on the red carpet in 2020

Unfortunately for fans, the spinoff ofThe Simple Lifenever got off the ground.

“Remember, we’d leave our lives for a month and we didn’t have any phones.

No phones in this day and age just doesn’t work!”

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from The Simple Life in front of a pick background

Additionally, Richie said that she wouldn’t want to leave her children alone for that long.

“We’ve got real jobs now,” she continued.

“We were 20 or 21 when we did it.

Paris Hilton from The Simple Life with Kelly Osbourne

In fact, she even views episodes on occasion.

I love that show, it’s so hilarious.”

In fact, she said that she’d “watched every season like a couple times each.”

Nicole Richie from The Simple Life at an event, wearing white

“And he was like, ‘Yeah!’

That is some tea.

I am so shook about that.”

Paris Hilton from The Simple Life wearing red on the red carpet

“I love 2000s fashion!

I love the bedazzled, sparkle fabrics and all the Juicy Couture tracksuits,” she exclaimed.

“We would plan outfits a lot of the time,” she shared.

Kesha, Paris, and Nicole

“There’s just so many looks that I really love.”

Interestingly enough, Hilton also told the magazine that she kept all the clothes she wore on the show.

“I still have everything,” she divulged.

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton

She also explained that she occasionally wore some of those items and still does.

As for her former love of the brand Von Dutch, she likely won’t be wearing it anymore.

“I never got back into that trend,” she laughed.

Paris and Nicole in 2018

In 2005, Hilton toldPeoplethat she and Richie were “no longer friends.”

The well-documented animosity between the two didn’t last.

Even though Hilton was a no-show at Richie’s 2010 wedding, a previous report fromE!

Newsindicated the two had buried the hatchet and had rekindled their friendship, and they’d maintained it.