Paris Hilton reveals becoming a mom has helped her find ‘balance’ and learn ‘how to say no’ in order to prioritize spending time with her baby boy Phoenix, eight months
Paris Hilton has opened up about how motherhood has helped her find “balance” in her life.
Reflecting on how her life has changed since the birth of her eight-month-old son, Phoenix, the 42-year-old reality star explained that she has become an expert at turning down invitations and being able to enjoy quality time with her boy.
“I always put Phoenix first, and I’ve learned how to say no,” she told People.
The businesswoman continued: “I keep saying no to things because I just want to spend as much time as possible with him, and I just don’t want to miss any of these special moments in his life and all these milestones. ‘
New chapter: Paris Hilton has opened up about how motherhood has helped her find ‘balance’ in life
She went on to describe Phoenix as her “everything” and revealed that she “always” puts him first.
She revealed in March that she is looking forward to having more children just months after welcoming her first child via surrogate.
While signing her book Paris: A Memoir, she told TMZ that motherhood is “amazing” and that she was already eager to have another.
When asked how many more there are, she praised ‘a few of them.’
In January, Paris shocked fans when the star revealed that she had become a mother for the first time.
Hilton said People that she and her husband had a son through a surrogate.
“It’s always been my dream to be a mother and I’m 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 bursting with love for our little boy,” Paris said.
Mum life: Reflecting on how her life has changed since the birth of her eight-month-old son Phoenix, the reality star, 42, explained that she has become an expert at turning down calls and being able to enjoy quality time with her boy (seen earlier this month)
“Phoenix is always my first priority and I’ve learned how to say no,” she told People
Hilton was born in 1981 in New York to Rick – Richard Hilton – and Kathy Hilton, a former child actress whose sisters are Kyle and Kim Richards from RHOBH.
Paris’ paternal great-grandfather was Conrad Hilton, who founded the Hilton Hotels.
The model grew up between New York and the Hamptons and Beverly Hills.
In Los Angeles, she attended Buckley School and St. Paul the Apostle School. She went to Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California.
At the age of 15, she attended the Vocational Children’s School.
She said she was brought up in a ‘conservative’ way with no dating or make-up. She described it as ‘very proper, very prim, almost like a Stepford woman’ to be introduced to the high society lifestyle.
When she returned to New York as a teenager, she partied often.
At age 16, to a series of boarding schools for emotionally troubled teenagers, including Provo Canyon School, where she says she was mentally and physically abused by staff.
In her documentary This Is Paris, Hilton and other former students at Provo Canyon School recall the abuse they faced, including solitary confinement, forced medication, restraints, abuse and strangulation.
She attended Provo for 11 months and was released in 1999 when she turned 18.