Séamas O'Reilly: The Simple Life's return harkens back to the weirdness of the mid-2000s

"We were meant to love and hate Paris and Nicole — indeed to love hating them; to find their guileless hauteur sometimes hilarious, sometimes repulsive, but always compelling."

Paris Hilton arrives at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton were seen filming scenes for a reboot of The Simple Life last week, amid news that the mid-00s reality show that made their names was staging a comeback. 

This has been warmly received by fans who miss the show, as well as those who’ve backed Hilton during the reappraisal of her reputation we’ve seen in recent years.