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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie admit their parents urged them NOT to do The Simple Life before it turned them into household names - as they prepare to enter the world of OPERA in new three-part reunion

It was the show that kickstarted their careers, but Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie admit their parents warned them against signing up for The Simple Life.

Launching on Fox in 2004, the show turned childhood friends Paris and Nicole into Y2K era icons with its depiction of the pair as hopelessly spoiled socialites who try their hand at a variety of low paying, menial and frequently thankless jobs - with hilarious results. Reflecting on its original concept with the digital December edition of Glamour UK, Paris - the daughter of businessman Richard Hilton and his TV personality wife Kathy - and Nicole - legally adopted by Motown legend Lionel Richie as a baby - admit their respective families vetoed the idea as soon as they heard it. Launching on Fox in 2004, the show turned childhood friends Paris and Nicole into Y2K era icons with its depiction of the pair as hopelessly spoiled socialites who try their hand at a variety of low paying, menial and frequently thankless jobs - with hilarious results

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