'For us only': Here's why Paris Hilton didn't reveal baby news to mom Kathy Hilton and kept his name a 'secret'
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA: Paris Hilton can sure keep a secret! Paris has revealed the name of her recently born son, on her podcast 'This is Paris,' and via an Instagram post. Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum, the 42-year-old socialite's son, was born last month via surrogate but she waited a week to inform her mother Kathy Hilton about it.
Paris hadn't even revealed the name to her mother, or sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild yet. Earlier Paris took to Instagram to share with the world the name of her son and captioned it, "Baby Phoenix. Our whole entire world. 💙"Since so much of her "life has been so public" the new mother had previously decided to keep the news to herself and her husband Carter Reum.
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Why did Paris keep her newborn a secret?
Last month, Paris and her husband Reum shared that they had welcomed a baby boy through a surrogate. The couple kept the news quiet and didn't share it with anybody until a week after the baby was born, including Paris' mother, her closest family members, and friends, she admitted on her podcast. Given how much of her life has been made public, she said it was a treasured moment for her and Carter to experience together in private, away from prying eyes. She added that because of her notoriety and the chance that it would be revealed to the public, she had to keep her son's name a secret.
'The Simple Life' star said, "When we were talking about it, I really felt that I wanted this journey to be for us only. Because we were so excited and wanted to tell our families, but we were just nervous because if you tell a person, then they tell someone, and all of a sudden, it's in TMZ or Page Six, and I've had enough of my life like that. So Carter and I literally made a pact together that we would not tell anyone, and no one knew until just recently."
Though when 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Kathy finally did meet her grandson, it was a "priceless" moment. "When I introduced my mom to our baby boy, it was amazing to see the look on her face," Paris shared. "She was so surprised just the look on her face, it was priceless."
Paris also revealed on her podcast that they named their son, Phoenix. She even explained the significance of the name by reading an excerpt from her upcoming book 'Paris: The Memoir,' and detailed that the name Phoenix is connected to a bird that, after burning out, rises from the ashes, representing hope and the cycle of failure and success in life.
'Beautiful baby boy!'
After the star shared the name of her son, the internet showered the new family with good wishes and lots of love. They have expressed how 'precious' the newborn is as one user said, "Oh what a beautiful photo. Congratulations again Paris and Carter. I love the name. Welcome to the world baby Phoenix. You have the best parents @parishilton @carterreum_official ❤️. Another one added, "So beautiful 😍 congratulations. One more user said, "So precious ❤️ congratulations you two."
The internet has congratulated the new mother and prayed for a happy future for the little family. One user commented, "Congrats Paris you deserve all the happiness in the world." Another one said, "beautiful baby boy! 🤩" One more user added, "Beautiful you three! Sending so much love."
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