The nostalgia train keeps chugging along, and the next stop is a new Paris Hilton/Nicole Richie show. Yup, that’s right! I guess this is great news for anyone out there who really misses The Simple Life. Paris and Nicole both announced the series with a little teaser on their Instagram accounts that merely showed a staticky TV screen that played their voices doing their old “Sanasa” chant over and over again. I would have found that really confusing on its own, so thankfully they also included a caption that read, “New Era. Same Besties. Coming soon to Peacock.”
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, the dynamic duo behind the iconic reality TV show, The Simple Life, are set to make a comeback on the small screen. After nearly 17 years since the conclusion of their hit series, the two best friends announced their reunion in a nostalgic Instagram post on Monday.
Hilton and Richie teased their upcoming project with the Instagram caption, “New Era. Same Besties. Coming soon to Peacock.” Despite the static on a TV screen in the clip they shared, fans could hear the familiar voices of Hilton and Richie uttering their famous catchphrase, “Sanasa,” from their days on The Simple Life.
Details of the series have not yet been revealed, but the new show will reportedly not be an exact duplicate of The Simple Life, though it will star the pair together, TMZ reports. Speculation regarding a potential reunion first sparked on Wednesday, when Richie, 42, shared a collage of photos of herself and Hilton, 43, from different points in their life dating all the way back to childhood.
“From Day 1: Sill and Bill” Richie captioned the post. In the comments, Hilton remarked, “Sanasaaaa .”
The Simple Life — which ran for five seasons from 2003 to 2007 — followed Hilton and Richie as they tried to do different jobs, including working on a farm, as waitresses, and various other tasks that they were unfamiliar with. The show hit a speedbump when the pair had a falling out in 2005, which led to it being canceled by Fox. However, it was picked up by E! where it aired for two more seasons.
Richie previously expressed her deep connection with Hilton on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in 2014, stating, “Paris is somebody that’s been in my life since day one. An idea of a true friend is somebody that’s going to be there for you through and through.”
Despite not having spoken in a while, Richie emphasized their strong friendship, stating, “I haven’t spoken to [Paris] in a while, but we are very good friends, and I love her and love her family, and have a lot of respect for her.”
I don’t know, guys. I’m sure there’s a market for this somewhere but I’m not sure who is clamoring for another Paris/Nicole reality TV show, especially if it is just a sequel of The Simple Life in a different setting. Do you think they’re trying to get a piece of the Real Housewives or Kardashian market share? Because I don’t think the people who were rooting for Ke Huy Quan’s, Brendan Fraiser’s, or even Lindsay Lohan’s comebacks are holding up “Bring Back Paris and Nicole” banners, but what do I know. Paris already has Paris in Love, a reality TV show based on her personal life. Will she be replacing that one with this one, with the two of them focusing more on mom life? What other kind of reality TV show could they do? I feel like their dynamic and vibe in The Simple Life was reflective of that era and if they can’t come up with something new and different that’s updated with the times, they just should let it rest.
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