Nicole Richie celebrated the high school graduation of her 18-year-old daughter, Kate, on June 4, 2026. This milestone comes amid a wave of 2000s nostalgia, highlighted by her recent appearance alongside Paris Hilton on Call Her Daddy. Host Alex Cooper welcomed the duo to the studio, saying, "Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton, welcome to Call Her Daddy." During the episode, Richie shared her upcoming holiday plans to host Thanksgiving and travel to Maui, while warmly describing Hilton as tender, sentimental, and fun.
Richie also reflected on the darker side of her early fame, describing the intense paranoia of the paparazzi era. "Well, just when I used to live on Kings Road, like, right above Sunset Plaza, they would just wait outside my house from morning till night and just follow me from the second I woke up till I went home at night," Richie recalled, explaining how simple tasks like wanting to visit a friend became logistical nightmares under constant surveillance.
Transitioning to her present-day domestic life, Richie gushed about her husband, Joel Madden. "Like, Joel is so sweet," she noted, praising his loyalty and sweetness. While she admitted she still does not watch sports, she surprised listeners by revealing her personal hobby of playing ice hockey.
With her daughter Kate transitioning into adulthood and her marriage to Joel Madden stronger than ever, Nicole Richie seems to have successfully traded the chaotic glare of Sunset Plaza for domestic stability—even if she still hits the ice for a hockey game now and then.