Paris Hilton In 20 Years: ‘A Mom With A Couple Of Kids’

First Published: September 18, 2008 11:24 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Paris Hilton arrives at the Grand Opening of LAVO Restaurant and Nightclub at The Venetian Hotel and Casino ResortDespite being portrayed as just a wealthy heiress with nothing to do but sit by the pool and work on her tan, Paris Hilton says she’s the exact opposite — in fact, that’s just the beginning of the misconceptions the young woman who is famous for just being famous must contend with.

Though she is launching a new TV show, “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF,” promoting a documentary about her empire, “Paris, Not France,” along with managing a slew of products that carry her name, Paris sat down with Reuters to talk about the false impressions the public has about her.

“The one that ‘she doesn’t work’. I am literally running a huge corporation,” Paris told Reuters when asked about the public’s most popular misconceptions. “I have my clothing lines, my champagne, my watches, shoes and purses and dog clothes — every sort of product you can imagine. I am doing movies. I am doing my record right now, producing, starring in a TV show. So it is a 24 hour, seven day-a-week job. I work all the time, so I laugh when I hear people say that.”

Of course, much of her round-the-clock work involves being taped or photographed, which has become second nature to her.

“I am basically always on camera. From the moment I leave my house in the morning, the paparazzi are waiting there until I go to bed at night. So it is natural to be doing this TV show. I don’t even know the cameras are there. I still have my private life. When I go home I have my pets and my boyfriend,” she said.

And when Paris looks ahead to the future, she says family will be her first priority.

“I’ll probably be a mom with a couple of kids,” she said of where she sees herself in 20 years. “I’d love to have a big family. Running my business and not traveling so much. I’ll be in a lot of real estate businesses and hotels then. I’ll be running my business from home.”

And regardless of the fame, fortune and glamorous life, Paris says she leads a normal life and will always remember her roots.

“Sometimes when I go to random places and I’ll be in a baseball cap with sunglasses — still people recognize me. But I try to do normal things. I like doing things myself, like going to the market or shopping,” she told Reuters. “Some celebrities become famous and they forget who they are or where they came from and hide out like some recluse. I’m not going to do that.”

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