Paris Hilton says she was ‘misunderstood’ due to ‘playing a character’ in a candid new interview
Paris Hilton has said she was “misunderstood” after years of “playing a character” while discussing her life in the BBC’s Woman’s Hour spotlight.
The 42-year-old reality star wore three outfits in one day while promoting her new tell-all book, Paris: The Memoir, in London on Thursday.
Arriving at the BBC studios for a new candid interview, Paris looked chic in a brightly colored floral afternoon gown with stiletto heels.
Speaking to Anita Rani in the chat, she said it was “time people got to know the real me” as she opened up about her “traumatic experiences”.
Her appearance comes after she was seen chatting with BBC staff on picket line this morning and also spoke on Magic FM, wearing different outfits.
Chic: Paris Hilton has said she was “misunderstood” due to “playing a character” while discussing her life in the BBC’s Woman’s Hour spotlight
In style: The reality star wore three outfits in one day while promoting her new tell-all book, Paris: The Memoir, in London on Thursday
Paris styled her bright blonde locks into classic curls and shielded her eyes with oversized sunglasses.
About the series, the heiress explained: “It is time that people know my true self, I have been underestimated for so long and misunderstood and I can understand, I was representing a character for so many years.”
“I didn’t even realize until recently that it was a traumatic response to what I went through that was later magnified by the media.
“It’s something that I think I’ve experienced because people don’t know the real me. In the early 2000s it was all about pitting women against each other and taking women down.
Adding in her life in the spotlight growing up, Paris explained that “the paparazzi were constantly following her around.”
She continued, “I thought, ‘You might as well smile and look good in photos instead of fighting it.'”
“If you do that, throw something or give the middle finger like other people have done, it just makes you look bad.”
Earlier in the day, Paris wore an elegant navy blue velvet gown as she left Broadcasting House, where smiled at members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Chic: Arriving at the BBC studios for a new candid interview, Paris looked chic in a brightly colored floral tea dress with stiletto heels
Busy: Earlier in the day, Paris wore a chic navy velvet gown as she left Broadcasting House, where she beamed at members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
The TV personality later changed into a sophisticated red and black floral number while discussing her new book on Magic FM.
Paris was seen chatting with BBC employees on the picket line as they continued their strike, while teachers, train workers and Amazon staff also walked out.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said some 1,000 BBC journalists began the 24-hour strike at 11am on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing dispute over the corporation’s plans to cut local radio.
BBC journalists outside Broadcasting House in London yesterday chanted ‘save local radio’ and ‘keep local radio local’. Others held banners reading ‘stop the cuts’ and ‘save the local news’, while a homemade sign read ‘keep BBC radio local’.
Socialite Paris joined strikers outside the BBC Radio 2 studios this morning as she prepared to promote her new book on The One Show tonight, and the union offered her a banner so she can “show solidarity” with those who They are on strike.
Out and About: The TV personality then changed into a sophisticated red and black floral number while chatting about her new book on Magic FM
Tell-all: In the series, the heiress explained: “It’s time people got to know the real me, I’ve been underestimated for so long and misunderstood, I was putting character on myself.”
The NUJ tweeted a video of Paris with striking workers, writing: “Hello @parishilton, we can send you a flag to help you show solidarity with striking journalists in their fight to save BBC Local radio services.”
Susana Mendonca, NUJ representative for BBC Radio London, who was campaigning against planned cuts to local radio stations, described the moment as “the most amazing picketing experience ever”.
“We were surprised that he crossed our picket lines,” Ms. Mendonca said.
“I think this is the most amazing piquetero experience I’ve ever had.
“We didn’t expect to see Paris Hilton, but we wanted to see if we could get her support.”