Paris Hilton surprised her fans and followers on Tuesday night when she revealed that she had welcomed her first child via surrogate.
The latest twist in the 41-year-old heiress’s life came after she reinvented herself multiple times.
Having been born into the Hilton Hotels fortune and bubbly as a headline-stealing socialite, Paris burst into public consciousness with the leak of her 1 Night In Paris sex tape in late 2003.
The sex tape leak happened just as she was introduced to audiences across the country via her reality series The Simple Life, and Paris would go on to refine her image by focusing on her business ventures in the years that followed, while most recently reshaping herself. as an activist. .
What evolution! To mark Paris Hilton’s announcement on Tuesday that she had welcomed her first child, DailyMail.com takes a look at her rise to fame, from the leak of her first sex tape and stardom on The Simple Life to her reinvention as a successful businesswoman and activist; seen with Nicole Richie in 2003
Dulce: Made the announcement via Instagram, which included a photo of the new mom holding her baby’s hand.
Paris, who was born in New York City on February 17, 1981, spent much of her early years touring the shores with her parents and four siblings.
The family spent time in Beverly Hills, along with East Coast locations in the Hamptons on Long Island and Manhattan, though she spent most of her time on the West Coast.
But in 1996, when he was around 15 years old, the family moved back east, which coincided with his most rebellious teenage years.
At the end of her trials, her parents, Kathy and Richard, eventually sent her to the Provo Canyon School in Utah, which served troubled children.
But in her 2020 documentary This Is Paris, the socialite claimed she was physically and mentally abused at the school, and several other people who were enrolled in the school said they were abused there.
Paris alleged that she was restrained when she was sent to school and claimed that she was drugged while there.
The future reality star also said she was subjected to strip searches and at one point was forced to stay in an isolation room for 24 hours.
Bicoastal heiress: Paris, who was born in 1981, initially divided her time between New York and Los Angeles; seen in 2001
Bad days: After troublesome behavior when her family moved back to New York City in 1996, she was sent to a boarding school in Utah, where she claimed she was abused; seen in 2003 in New York
Paris was forced to stay at the school for 11 months, until she turned 18 in 1999.
After returning home, she began to establish herself as a model, even as she earned a reputation with her party ways.
In 2001, she appeared in a sex tape filmed by her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, which leaked online in 2003.
The tape, which was made privately, came out just as she was preparing to launch her reality series The Simple Life, which paired her with friend Nicole Richie after her sister Nicky Hilton passed away.
The show had the two privileged stars living with rural families and exposed to blue-collar jobs that were far from the coastal enclaves Hilton and Richie were used to.
Paris also proved a natural performer, becoming a pop culture icon thanks to her deadpan and clever humor.
Controversy: A 2001 sex tape featuring her ex-boyfriend leaked online in 2003, before being officially released in 2004
Change of scenery: The controversy coincided with the December 2003 premiere of her hit reality series The Simple Life, in which she and Nicole Richie went to rural communities and worked blue-collar jobs; seen in 2004
In 2004, Salomon distributed the sex tape himself, raising its profile while trying to make money from it.
Salomon sued his ex after she claimed she had failed to fully consent and did not approve the release, as he argued that she had smeared him by suggesting he was exploiting her.
She also sued him for invasion of privacy and eventually settled with Salomon paying him $400,000 and a share of the proceeds.
Meanwhile, The Simple Life ran for three seasons on Fox before problems with her relationship with Richie led to its cancellation and subsequent revival for two more seasons on E!, though the two later revived their friendship.
But Paris’s reputation was temporarily tarnished by a series of run-ins with the law over his dangerous public behavior.
She received a DUI in 2006, and multiple subsequent driving violations led to her being sentenced to 45 days behind bars in 2007.
Troubled: Beginning in 2006, Paris’s reputation was tarnished by his partying, a DUI, and multiple legal battles over his dangerous driving, ultimately earning him a 45-day jail sentence; seen in 2007
Reinvention: But she revived herself and her career later in the 2000s by focusing on modeling, her fragrance lines, and small acting roles.
But after her wild years, Paris reinvigorated her image by focusing on her business and taking small acting roles.
She also returned to reality television with Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, which ran for two seasons and launched spin-offs in the UK and Dubai.
The reality star changed her image by focusing on her fragrance lines while also showcasing her musical chops as a DJ after a brief attempt at pop stardom years earlier.
She also changed her relationship with fashion, opting for more elegant and refined ensembles compared to the outfits she exhibited during her party years.
In 2020, she gave her fans the most in-depth look of her life yet with her documentary This Is Paris, detailing her abuse at the Utah boarding school, while also giving fans a glimpse of her real voice, as it had done before. a higher, goofier tone on his reality shows and many public interviews.
Throughout her career, Paris had a varied love life that saw her in relationships with Leonardo DiCaprio, Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, reality stars, and business moguls.
In 2005, she and Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis became engaged, before calling it off later that year.
Actor Chrisy Zylka proposed to her in early 2018, but they called off the engagement in November of that year.
Finally: But her longest-lasting romance was with businessman Carter Reum, whom she began dating in 2019; seen in 2021
Beloveds: The two got engaged on February 13, 2021 and were married in a lavish multi-day ceremony in November 2021; seen in 2022
But her longest-lasting romance was with businessman Carter Reum, whom she began dating in 2019.
The two got engaged on February 13, 2021, and married in a lavish multi-day ceremony in November 2021.
On Tuesday, Paris revealed that she and Carter had welcomed their first child together.
she confirmed People that she had welcomed a baby through a surrogate.
“It has always been my dream to be a mother and I am so happy that Carter and I found each other,” she told the publication. “We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are exploding with love for our baby.”
New mom: On Tuesday, Paris revealed that she and Carter had welcomed their first child together She confirmed to People that she had welcomed a baby boy via surrogate.