Paris Hilton 'working hard'

Socialite Paris Hilton has insisted that she has put her wild ways behind her and is working "all day" long on her new footwear collection.

Hilton has hit out at critics who think she is nothing but a lazy, partying princess, insisting she is busy designing shoes and meeting with buyers.

She told Foxnews.com: "I am meeting all the buyers, showing them all my favourite styles and taking orders.

"We have monthly meetings where the design team comes in or I fly into New York, and we go over different designs and I'll send them drawings or inspirations.

"It is my line, so I do it all, but it's a lot of fun to actually draw something and then actually see it here today."

It appears Hilton's acting career could be at an end, after her latest movie 'The Hottie and the Nottie' was slated by critics, and made only $25,000 (€16,853) on its opening weekend in the US.