Paris Hilton insists she is ‘not a dumb blonde’ but is ‘very good at pretending’

Paris Hilton has defended her character in The Simple Life (Tyler Kohlhoff/Glamour/PA)

Socialite Paris Hilton has said she is “not a dumb blonde” and has insisted she is “just very good at pretending to be one” ahead of a reboot of the show which brought her international stardom.

The Simple Life, which sees Hilton and her friend Nicole Richie ditch their phones and live with normal families and try out different careers, is to return set in Los Angeles where they grew up as the two visit locations from their lives before the show.