Nicole Richie Fan

A pregnant Nicole Richie refused to pose for photographers in Brisbane with rock star boyfriend Joel Madden saying her unborn baby “doesn’t like the flash”.

The couple were pursued around the city yesterday, fresh from a few spa treatments at their luxury hotel, according to The Herald Sun.

Richie avoided the television cameras waiting outside II Centro restaurant, by sneaking in a back entrance.

Clearly in no mood to be photographed, the Simple Life star even resisted the charm of radio producers Chris Hague and Bruno Bouchet who tried to sweet-talk her with flowers.

“We felt bad for following them, and Nicole seemed a bit put out, so Bruno threw his credit card over the counter at a florist and bought her a huge bunch of flowers,” Hague told The Herald Sun.

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Joel Madden kept his hands off his girl Nicole Richie – instead pushing their mountainous cargo of suitcases — when they landed in Australia a few days ago.

As familiar with stirring controversy as she is with high fashion, Richie – who is six months pregnant – combined the two when she disembarked at Brisbane airport wearing a pair of silver stilettos.

Clad in the obligatory celeb outfit of oversize sunnies, leggings and a grey hoodie, Richie did her best to keep a low profile as she tottered out of the terminal, head down.

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Pregnant Nicole Richie has checked into an 18-month anti-drinking program in California.

The 26-year-old signed up for the SB 38 Alcohol Program on Sept. 26, according to documents obtained by People.com.

The course is for people convicted of driving under the influence more than once within seven years–according to the Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

Richie was arrested for DUI on Dec. 11 after she was spotted driving the wrong way down Highway 134 in southern California. She admitted to smoking marijuana and taking the painkiller Vicodin.

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