Aside from her public life, Richie is also a wife and mother. She married Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden in December 2010 and the couple have two children, daughter Harlow and son Sparrow. Together they created the charity "The Richie Madden Children's Foundation” which works alongside UNICEF to bring water to poorer countries.

Nicole Richie with husband Joel Madden Nicole Richie with husband Joel Madden

Nicole is now set to return to the genre which first made her famous, with her new reality show #CandidlyNicole on VH1. Taking inspiration from her twitter musings, it originally debuted as a web series on AOL but now it’s getting the full television treatment with eight half-hour episodes beginning on  July 17th. The show will draw on Nicole’s unique wit and observational skills, which have earned her over 4 million followers on the social media site. Everything from fashion to family life will get the Richie treatment as she muses on pop culture and invites us into her life as a mother and fashionista. While we all remember Nicole for her no nonsense attitude back her Simple Life days, she’s now older wiser and from the looks of things, has even more to get off her chest. Be prepare for Richie to reclaim her reality crown this July when #CandidlyNicole debuts.

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