Nicole Richie

The Simple Life star Nicole Richie has been diagnosed with blood disorder hypoglycemia.

The condition means the skinny socialite’s blood sugar levels are often too low to provide an adequate amount of energy for her body.

A spokesperson for Richie tells America’s People magazine, “In her ongoing effort to focus on her well-being, Nicole has recently been diagnosed with hypoglycaemia.

“She is taking steps to manage it.”

The diagnosis comes less than a month after Richie was hospitalised for dehydration after falling ill while filming the new season of her hit reality show, in which she and pal Paris Hilton have been counselling children at a health camp.

A source says, “Four or five times she’s felt really faint and almost passed out and then she has to go into her trailer for a good part of the day.”

Richie has spent the last year battling reports she has an eating disorder and recently confessed she called in a therapist and a nutritionist to help her figure out why she was so thin.

Source: Teen Hollywood

Nicole Richie and rocker boyfriend Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) are getting serious about their romance - they’ve exchanged rings.

The socialite-turned-reality TV star has taken to wearing her ring on her wedding finger, but friends insist the couple isn’t engaged.

A source says, “They are not engaged but they did exchange rings. It wouldn’t be surprising if they are engaged in six months.”

Richie was recently engaged to Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein, while Madden ended a long romance with pop star Hilary Duff last year.

Source: Starpulse

Nicole Richie has been bouncing back and forth for most of her career.

The socialite has been in rehab for heroin addiction and was recently arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and prescription drug Vicodin.

To make the situation worse, Richie has also lost a substantial amount of weight since she debuted on “The Simple Life” with her BFF Paris Hilton. Now, reports are suggesting that the stylish star has moved away from illegal drugs and on to Adderall, the drug given to ADD suffers.

Sources confirm that Richie uses the drug to stay awake and curb her appetite.

One friend told In Touch Weekly magazine, “She loves Adderall because she stays awake, and it makes her not want to eat… and she takes it even more when she’s filming.”

While Richie no longer looks as sickly thin as she did last summer, her weight at the time of her December arrest was 85 pounds.

An insider said, “She’s taking more and more lately.”

Richie’s rep denies that the star is using drugs.

Many of Hollywood’s ‘It’ girls have been linked to drugs lately. Lindsay Lohan has spent time in rehab, Britney Spears is currently undergoing treatment and Mischa Barton’s younger sister, Hania, has admitted to using drugs and was shipped off to a facility.

Is Hilary Duff firing back at ex Joel Madden and new gal pal Nicole Richie on her new album?

In the title track of Duff’s new album, “Dignity,” the preening pop star appears to take some pot shots at the pair, who were romantically linked after Joel’s split from Hilary.

According to an online report, the song includes lyrics such as:

“Where’s your dignity? I think you lost it in the Hollywood Hills…Can’t buy respect but you can pick up that bill…Always with Mr. Right, but then you have a fight / Run into your friend’s ex, he’s happy to be your next / Tomorrow’s paper’s coming out so kiss him fast, watch the cameras flash.”

In another track on the album called “Gypsy Woman,” Duff reportedly fires off at Richie, saying:

“She lets you think that you found her first / That’s how she works her sick and twisted gypsy curse. / Talks with a grin ’cause she’s got no shame / Enjoy the fame, bringing down the family name.”

However, Nicole and Joel aren’t the only ones to feel the wrath of Duff. On the song “Dreamer,” she reportedly sounds off on her alleged stalker from 2006.

“Don’t you have better things to do with your life / Than hang around and stare at me and complicate mine?,” Hilary reportedly sings.

Source: Access Hollywood

Rocker Courtney Love has sparked concern about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie’s plans to work as camp counselors for children in a TV series, after claiming drugs were readily available at Hilton’s recent birthday party.

In a posting on her website, the former Hole singer has spoken out about the “white powder” she discovered in the toilet at Hilton’s 24 February party.

And now the head of Foundations For Jewish Camping is worried about the pair’s stint as camp counsellors in the upcoming fifth season of their reality show The Simple Life.

Jerry Silverman tells the New York Daily News, “Counselors are trained, recruited and tested. We take (it) very seriously.”

The latest season of the show has already made headlines after Richie was taken to hospital on Friday suffering from dehydration on set.

The Simple Life star Nicole Richie was treated for dehydration Friday while working on the E! reality series.

Richie apparently felt ill, was examined by an on-set doctor and then taken to a nearby hospital. She received intravenous fluids for 15 minutes and was released.

“Nicole is home resting and will return to work this evening,” her rep said in a statement. “We are proud of the weight that Nicole is gaining and her focus on her health.”

Last October, Richie announced she was undergoing diagnostic treatment to help determine why she was having trouble putting on weight. Her rep said that Richie was focusing on nutrition and that she was determined to “achieve this goal in a healthy way.”

The upcoming fifth season of The Simple Life features Richie and Paris Hilton pulling duty as camp counselors. (E! Online is a division of E! Networks.)