Paris and Nicole are back - The Simple Life is the revival we didn't know we needed

We look back at the 10 most chaotic Paris and Nicole moments from the show. That's hot!

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Friends is turning thirty, And Just Like That is—for better or worse—filming a third season and now, Paris and Nicole are reuniting. The noughties TV revival is almost complete.

It’s been over 20 years since the It Girls first donned dungarees à la American Gothic and changed the face of reality TV and, dare I say it, farming with their frankly deranged show The Simple Life, which brought us such dumbstruck moments as when they threw shade on a—then relatively unknown—Kim Kardashian, or when Nicole described her “type” as “really skinny and pale and look like they’re dying.”

The pair teasingly posted a collage of throwback photos with the shared caption, “From Day 1: Sill and Bill,” - the girls’ nicknames for each other. The details of the show’s revival are scant, so what else is a girl to do than look back at some of the duo’s most chaotic moments. That’s hot! Talking of which, honourable mention goes to that time Paris tried to trademark the catchphrase.

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Paris and Nicole: the 10 most chaotic from The Simple Life

Paris is reading the weather forecast: "Bye, gorgeous, here's traffic."

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Paris frying bacon on an iron

Paris and Nicole "working" as cops

Sanasa!

Paris and Nicole prank the vet

The Sonic sign

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Nicole's "type"

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The Kim K shade

The cow scene

Paris eats dog food

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Mischa Anouk Smith is the News and Features Editor of Marie Claire UK, commissioning and writing in-depth features on culture, politics, and issues that shape women’s lives. Her work blends sharp cultural insight with rigorous reporting, from pop culture and technology to fertility, work, and relationships. Mischa’s investigations have earned awards and led to appearances on BBC Politics Live and Woman’s Hour. For her investigation into rape culture in primary schools, she was shortlisted for an End Violence Against Women award. She previously wrote for Refinery29, Stylist, Dazed, and Far Out.