- 2006
The Skinny on Thin
After months of media attention that her dramatic weight loss was the result of a serious problem, Richie declares on The Tyra Banks Show, ''I am not anorexic. I am not bulimic. I do not have an eating disorder." She admits to being very thin, and says she's seeing a nutritionist and therapist to deal with what she described as stress-related weight loss.
Why Can't We Be Friends?
After two years of feuding, it appears as if Richie and Paris Hilton have reconciled when the two dine together in West Hollywood. Spotted again sitting side by side at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the heiresses are set to begin the fifth season of The Simple Life.
Weight Issues Resurface
After the New York Post runs a blind item stating that a Hollywood starlet had undergone gastric bypass surgery, only to have lost too much weight and have the gastric band removed, many point fingers at Richie. She firmly denies the rumors. By the end of the month, her recovery efforts for her weight issues begin to look successful. On top of gaining five pounds, she also reportedly splits from two-year stylist Rachel Zoe.
Wrong Way
Officers stop Richie after receiving 911 calls that a black Mercedes SUV was driving the wrong direction on the highway. She's arrested in Burbank, Calif. and released on $15,000 bail. In February, Richie pleads not guilty to a misdemeanor for DUI. She faces mandatory jail time of 90 days up to one year if she is convicted for this second DUI (her first conviction was in June 2003).
- 2007
New Beginnings with Joel Madden
Richie rings in the new year with her new guy Joel Madden, who recently split from girlfriend of two and a half years Hilary Duff. The couple also vacations together in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
A Bump & Jail Time
In the wake of Richie's rumored pregnancy and bump watch, she is sentenced to four days in jail and three years of probation at her DUI hearing, where boyfriend Madden was at her side (left). Days later, Richie announces that she is four months pregnant with her and Madden's first child. In January 2008, they welcome a daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Madden.
- 2008
Harlow's Big Reveal!
Richie unveils her and Madden's latest addition, infant daughter Harlow Winter, on the cover of PEOPLE. "I feel like she's an extension of me," Richie tells PEOPLE. "Everything I do, I think about how it will benefit her or hurt her. She's never out of my mind. I stop doing things for me anymore. Everything is for her."
'We're So Blessed!'
Richie appears on her second PEOPLE cover with baby Harlow, where she reveals how she purees her own green beans and records Harlow's every smile. "She's the best mom I've ever seen," Madden says. "She and I do everything together," Richie says of her 9-month-old daughter.
- 2009
And Then There Was 4
Richie and Madden welcome their second child, a baby boy named Sparrow James Midnight Madden. "I couldn't be happier," she tells PEOPLE. "The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I'm right where I belong." In the New Year, Madden announces his engagement to Richie on Twitter. "Yeah we've been engaged for a while so your all kind of late on that," he Tweeted.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Kevin Mazur/WireImage; RAMEY; Frazer Harrison/Getty; Most Wanted/Flynet; Splash News Online
- Name
- Nicole Richie
- Date of Birth
- September 21, 1981
- Birth Place
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Relationships
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Joel Madden, fiancé (Dec. 2006 to present)
Brody Jenner, ex-boyfriend (Aug. 2006 to Oct. 2006)
DJ A.M. (Adam Goldstein), ex-boyfriend (2003 to May 2006, engaged)
- Children
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Harlow Winter Kate Madden, daughter (1/11/08)
Sparrow James Midnight Madden, son (9/09/09)
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