In a brand new interview with Access Hollywood, Paris Hilton revealed that the public have had her all wrong and she wants to be taken more seriously now.

She blames her time on the reality TV show The Simple Life with Nicole Richie for the public misconception, saying,  “They said ‘Nicole you play the trouble maker, Paris you play the ditzy airhead.’ We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into or what a huge success it would be and that I’d have to continue playing this character for five years.”

She added, “You kind of just get trapped in that character when you have to continue doing it on a TV show.”

Hilton and Richie starred on the show from 2003-2007.

While some may laugh at Paris, they may want to think twice as she’s done very well for herself. Playing the ‘ditzy airhead’, and more importantly being ‘in’ on it the whole time has done her well, “I don’t mind because I feel like I really parlayed it into a huge business and it was a lot of fun…I think if I was my serious self on the show it wouldn’t have been such a huge success.”

She concluded, “I am a very hardworking businesswoman and entrepreneur, and that’s what I want to be known as now”. ”

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