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Paris Hilton’s love of animals has been passed down to her two children.
“I’ve been an animal lover all my life, and I think it’s so important to really instill that in our kids,” the multihyphenate star, 44, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.
Hilton, who has son Phoenix Barron and daughter London Marilyn with husband Carter Liam, said her children “have been around animals since they were born.”
“They love animals so much, they’re so gentle with them, they’re so kind and loving,” she continued, adding that introducing children to animals “really teaches them love, responsibility, empathy, and even kindness and how to take care of things.”
“I love that my kids love animals as much as I do,” says Hilton, who recently released a new children’s TV show, “Paris and the Paps.”
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Hilton is a longtime animal lover and has a special appreciation for dogs. Her first work was Tinkerbell, a teacup Chihuahua who appeared alongside the star in The Simple Life.
“Tinkerbell was my first love, my best friend, my sister, my sidekick, my family, my everything,” Hilton said of the animal, who died in 2015 at age 14.
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The “Stars Are Blind” singer now looks back on how having a pet prepared her for motherhood. “My dog is my first baby before I had kids,” she says.
“They’ve brought so much happiness into my life and they’ve brought so much love into your life,” Hilton added of her pets.
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Hilton and Reum, 44, welcomed son Phoenix in January 2023, followed less than a year later by daughter London in November.
Hilton says her life as a mother of two goes by in the blink of an eye. “Wow, they’re growing up so fast. They’re both so tall and so smart,” she tells People.
The Parivi founder emphasizes that Phoenix is the “best big brother.” Because “he loves his sister very much and is very cute and very protective of her and always looks after her.”
“And I share that feeling with London,” Hilton added. Because she “really respects London so much, so much respects it.”
“They are best friends,” the proud mother said, adding that the siblings are “inseparable” and “always together.”
