Paris Hilton dating history: OG reality star welcomes first child with husband Carter Reum
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA: Paris Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, recently welcomed their first child, a son, via surrogacy. Posting a photo on Instagram where Hilton held her newborn’s hand, she wrote, “You are already loved beyond words.”
Hilton also confirmed the news to PEOPLE, saying, “It’s always been my dream to be a mother and I’m so happy that Carter and I found each other. We are so excited to start our family together and our hearts are exploding with love for our baby boy.” During an interview with PEOPLE in December 2022, the 41-year-old 'Simple Life' star shared how she and Reum began the IVF process during the Covid-19 pandemic. "We started going and doing it like a few months in because the world was shut down. We knew we wanted to start a family, and I was like, 'This is perfect timing. Usually I'm on a plane 250 days out of the year, and let's just get all of the eggs stocked and ready,' and we have tons of them just waiting," she reportedly said.
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Paris Hilton and Carter Reum's fairytale wedding
Hilton wed venture capitalist Reum in Beverly Hills, at her late grandfather Barron's Bel-Air estate on November 11, 2021. Speaking about the wedding on her website, she wrote, "I finally got to kiss my Prince and begin the happily ever after I’ve been dreaming of since I was a little girl. It was a true fairytale wedding.” Reum proposed to Hilton on a private island in February 2021.
The couple knew each other since their twenties but reconnected in 2019 via Reum's sister, Halle Hammond. Hiton told PEOPLE, "I've known him for 15 years. Then [Hammond] invited us to Thanksgiving and we just had this incredible chemistry. We had our first date and haven't spent a night apart since. It's pretty amazing."
She added, "After my last breakup, I thought I was going to be alone forever. I was like, I give up. I'll just focus on myself. I don't need anyone. So to have actually fallen in love, I just feel so grateful."
Who has Paris Hilton dated in the past?
Chris Zylka
Hilton and Zylka, who first met at an Oscars afterparty, began dating in 2017, and in January 2018, they announced their engagement, as per Cosmopolitan. However, in November 2018, they ended their relationship.
River Viiperi
Viiperi, a Spanish model, was in a relationship with Hilton for almost two years, from 2012 to 2014. Around the same time, he shared a since-deleted post on Instagram that read, "At some point you will realize that you have done too much for someone or something, that the only next possible step to do is to stop. Leave them alone. Walk away. It's not like you're giving up, and it's not like you shouldn't try. It's just that you have to draw the line of determination from desperation. What is truly yours would," stated Cosmpolitan.
Cy Waits
Hilton and Waits, a clubowner, had a tumultuous relationship between 2010 and 2011. Following their breakup, Waits told PEOPLE, "I don’t want to speak for Paris, but this breakup is something I knew for a number of months needed to happen—and we finally saw eye to eye. I need to get back to focusing on my career. In my next relationship, I expect honesty, strong values, true communication, commitment, mutual trust, and respect, something I didn’t necessarily have recently. At the end of the day, I want my partner and I to have the same ethics.”
Doug Reinhardt
'The Hills' star Reinhardt dated Hilton for a year before April 2010, as per Cosmopolitan. Speaking about her relationship with him, Hilton said, as quoted by US Weekly, "I am, like, so past that—I don’t even care! I don’t even remember that time in my life. I am over it! I just realized that I’m better off without him. So I ended it because I deserve something much better! He wasn’t right for me and I will eventually find somebody who loves me for who I am.”
Benji Madden
Hilton dated Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden until splitting up in November 2008. Their romance, that started in March 2008, was short-lived. A source at that time told PEOPLE, “She is saddened by the breakup but they’re just too different and they wanted different things in life. He was loyal and sweet but it was time to take a break.”
Paris Latsis
Hilton and Latsis began dating in 2004, got engaged, and finally called it off in the fall of 2005. Speaking about their split, Latsis told PEOPLE, “Right now is a very tough time for me. I love Paris very much. This was the best experience of my life.” Meanwhile, Hilton said, “I will always love him. He treated me like a princess the entire time. I love how he’s handling this like a gentleman. I really respect that.”
Nick Carter
Hilton dated the Backstreet Boys singer for seven months, from January 2004 to July 2004. In his 2013 autobiography, Carter wrote, as quoted by Cosmopolitan, “Paris was the worst person in the world for me to hook up with. [She] fed my worst impulses as far as partying." To which, Hilton responded by saying, "I don’t believe I was a negative influence on Nick. We dated for a very short period of time almost 10 years ago and when we met, he was already a successful pop star, I’m pretty sure that was the only thing influencing him at the time. I’m glad he got help for his problems and wish him all the best.”
Jason Shaw
Shaw was Hilton's first fiancé, and the two shared a close romance from 2002 to 2003. Not much is known about their relationship but a source told E! News at the time, “Paris has always loved Jason and cared about him deeply. But when they were together, she was just a kid and not ready for such a commitment.”