Paris 'joins space race'
Phil Kemp
A waste of space?
MegaStar says: 'She's a real blast is Paris.'
Paris Hilton is dead keen to have a ride on Richard Branson's space rocket.
Ooh er. Bet Sir Dickie boy thought his luck was in there for a minute.
But apparently she means it. Literally.
The airy-fairy heiress has reportedly splashed out a shedload - nearly 200,000 dollars, according to reports - on booking a place on Branson's as-yet-unbuilt Virgin Enterprise spacecraft.
One tinseltown blabber told Teen Hollywood showbiz snoopers: "She (Paris) was a fan of the Star Wars films and the idea of blasting into space thrills her, but I don't think she's done the research - the reality may not be her idea of fun."
Fair point. If a few days down on some backwater farm with ex-mucker Nicole Richie gave Paris the, er, willies, imagine what the unfamiliar setting of outer space would do to her, without a stylist or a branch of Gucci for, well, miles.
Not to mention the concept of no atmosphere. Perhaps she should start going to Nick Lachey gigs as part of her preparation.
There must be a fund out there making sure this definitely happens. If not, we recommend you set up your own PayPal accounts, smartish.
Oh, and take anyone else you can think of - such as Noel Edmonds, off the top of our heads - with you.