Paris Hilton reveals she had an abortion in her early 20s: ‘I was not ready for that’
Paris Hilton and Carter Reum welcomed their first child together last month — but the socialite says she almost entered motherhood over 20 years ago.
During a recent interview with Glamour, the 42-year-old revealed she had an abortion in her early 20s but didn’t feel comfortable talking about it at the time.
“This was also something that I didn’t want to talk about because there was so much shame around that,” she said. “I was a kid and I was not ready for that.”
While Hilton has kept the secret for decades, it wasn’t until Roe v Wade was overturned last year that she felt the need to speak out on the matter.
“I think it is important,” she says. “There’s just so much politics around it and all that, but it’s a woman’s body … Why should there be a law based on that?”
She continued, “It’s your body, your choice and I really believe in that. It’s mind-boggling to me that they’re making laws about what you do with your reproductive health, because if it were the other way around with the guys, it would not be this way at all.”
Although Hilton is primarily known for her role in “The Simple Life” and her self-described “dumb blonde persona,” the socialite has since become an activist against institutionalized child abuse.
From 16 to 18, Hilton moved around from different behavioral modification programs — specifically the Provo Canyon school in Utah — where she was sexually, physically and emotionally abused.
She detailed the experience in her 2020 documentary “This Is Paris” and went on to work with lawmakers to push through legislation, such as the “Troubled Teen” Industry Law — known as SB127.
While Hilton has been able to use her pain to help others, the trauma still impacts her day-to-day life.
In fact, the hotel heiress says she decided to have her son, Phoenix, via surrogacy because she feared pregnancy would bring back all the bad memories.
“I’m just so scared, I think, again, leading back to Provo of even being in a doctor’s office, just all of that,” she explained. “The shots, the IVs that they put in [she claims they used to regularly take samples of her blood].”
“When I was in ‘The Simple Life,’ I had to be in a room when a woman was giving birth and that traumatized me as well. But I want a family so bad, it’s just the physical part of doing it. I’m just so scared … childbirth and death are the two things that scare me more than anything in the world.”
Despite always knowing she wanted to have her children via surrogate, the “Stars Are Blind” singer kept the decision hidden from the public — and her closest friends and family.
“I felt my life has been so public, I really wanted to keep it private,” she said. “Of course, it was hard not to tell anyone, because it’s such an exciting time. But I also loved being able to share this with just Carter.”
“Real Housewives of Miami” star Adriana de Moura is “deeply sorry” for comparing her foot injury to the near-fatal car accident survived by Alexia Nepola’s 26-year-old son, Frankie Rosello, in 2011.
“I regret using the analogy,” the “Feel the Rush” singer, 57, says on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast, describing her remarks as “unfortunate.”
She adds, “It wasn’t correct and if I could take those words back, I would.”
During the Feb. 16 episode of “RHOM,” de Moura’s foot was hurt after castmates Guerdy Abraira and Kiki Barth fell on top of it during an oceanside “Rage and Release” exercise in the Bahamas.
De Moura suspected her foot was broken, while a handful of her co-stars — including Nepola, 55 — opined that her reaction to the incident was attention-seeking.
Despite the tension, a subsequent boat ride to a private beach provided an opportunity for the “Miami” ladies to let loose and get along, as they danced to de Moura’s new song “Fyah.”
“We had that beautiful moment on the boat where everybody is just enjoying ‘Fyah’ and everybody’s happy,” she recounts.
“And when we finally got to the beach, I was telling Julia [Lemigova], ‘I’m so happy that this song has this power to unite us and we all can have fun, even if it’s for a minute.’”
Inspired by the semblance of peace, de Moura thought she’d tell Nepola and the rest of the group how their collective response to her foot injury made her feel dismissed.
“It was an accident. It could have happened to any of us,” Nepola told de Moura during the conversation.
“But accidents have consequences, as you know with Frankie,” she then replied.
“Now when I look back at that time, I see that it was wrong to use the analogy. Obviously, the accident didn’t compare to Frankie’s — obviously — and I wasn’t trying to compare,” she tells Page Six.
“I was trying to get some empathy from her and that was the point I was trying to make. I was like, ‘Please give some empathy.’”
Needless to say, de Moura’s comments only infuriated Nepola, who called her new adversary a “bitch,” a “clown” and a “bad person” as the conflict played out on Thursday’s all-new episode.
“Frankie’s accident changed my life, changed all of our lives, changed his brother Peter’s life,” Nepola tearfully said in a confessional. “It’s been 11 years. It’s so hard.”
Frankie was riding in the passenger seat of a friend’s car at the time of the life-altering crash, resulting in permanent brain damage and years of recovery.
De Moura eventually apologized to Nepola after their cast trip via text, claims she reiterated her remorse off-camera and even said sorry once more at the recently taped Season 5 reunion.
However, she says Nepola — who shares Frankie and 30-year-old son Peter Rosello with ex-husband Peter Rosello Sr. — seems unwilling to move forward.
“It doesn’t matter how much I apologize and I’ve apologized profusely, like, pretty much down on my knees and she would not accept my apology,” de Moura insists.
“I have nothing but love and respect for Frankie and for her and all the things that they’ve accomplished together and this terrible journey that they were in,” she elaborates. “I just would not have done it.”
“The Real Housewives of Miami” is available to stream on Peacock.
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Shamea Morton shared a promising update after her newborn daughter had to undergo surgery for breathing issues.
“Hey Bestfriends! I have a praise report! Shiloh’s 1st surgery went well @childrensatl ,” Morton captioned an Instagram Reel of her and her husband Gerald Mwangi’s baby girl in the hospital Thursday.
The Bravolebrity, 40, then went on to tag the “amazing” doctor who has been helping her family through this tough time.
“I just thank God for her,” she continued. “She drilled through the tissue and bone that was completely blocking her nasal passages! Shiloh now has stents in her nose but she’s been extubated (no more tubes in her throat). She now has a nasal cannula and she’s in her mommy’s arms! 🥹.”
“Giving God the praise for this victory! We will know how successful it was once the stents are removed,” Morton concluded.
Several of the reality star’s “RHOA” co-stars sent love in the comments section of her post.
Cynthia Bailey wrote, “praise God!!!,” while Kenya Moore added, “Told you!!!! .”
Sheree Whitfield, meanwhile, commented, “God is good .”
Morton’s update comes a week after she announced the arrival of her and Mwangi’s second child via surrogacy. At the time, the former professional dancer said their baby girl was born prematurely on Valentine’s Day, weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces.
Moments after her birth, Morton said Shiloh began having trouble breathing and had to “be put on 100% oxygen.”
“A few hours later she was intubated and placed on a ventilator,” she added. “That’s where we are now. I’ve been a mess, heart palpitations, anxiety etc…but Shiloh is a fighter.”
Morton and Mwangi, 60, tied the knot in July 2017 and welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Shya, in November 2018.
“I’m officially a MOM!” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I have a whole new respect for women and our bodies. Childbirth is nothing short of a miracle. I feel so blessed to have had this experience.”
Paris Hilton is officially introducing the world to baby Phoenix.
The hotel heiress, 42, unveiled her newborn son’s face for the first time in a series of new portrait pics released on Thursday.
Hilton – who welcomed the little one via surrogate with husband Carter Reum – planted a sweet kiss on Phoenix’s head in one of the adorable snaps.
The “Stars Are Blind” singer wore a white robe while cradling her son, who bundled up in a white romper and a tiny matching hat.
Another image from the photo session showed Phoenix napping on his mom’s shoulder, with his face directed toward the camera.
Proud dad Reum, also 42, even joined the mother-son duo for one of the pics, planting a kiss on his wife’s forehead while she closed her eyes blissfully.
“I’m so obsessed with my little angel and when he looks into my eyes, I just melt,” Hilton gushed in an interview with Glamor UK published Thursday. “He’s such a good baby.”
The “Simple Life” alum also spoke about her decision to keep her surrogacy journey hidden from the public.
“I felt my life has been so public, I really wanted to keep it private,” she said. “Of course, it was hard not to tell anyone, because it’s such an exciting time. But I also loved being able to share this with just Carter.”
The new photos were released just one day after Hilton unveiled her son’s unique moniker.
“My beautiful baby boy’s name is Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum. And Carter and I are so proud to welcome him into the world,” she said on her “This Is Paris” podcast Wednesday.
“I’ve been planning my children’s names for years and years.”
Paris also explained the significance of his middle name, which honored her late grandfather, Barron Hilton.
“He was always my mentor, and I looked up to my grandfather so much, and we were so close, and I miss him every day, so I really wanted to honor him by having his name in my first son’s name,” she said.
Hilton and Reum started dating in late 2019, and the entrepreneur proposed to the socialite in February 2021.
The couple tied the knot nine months later.
