Nicole Richie is a reality star, fashion icon...and professional matchmaker?
The 32-year-old socialite is taking responsibility for Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz getting together. During "Watch What Happens Live" on Tuesday, Richie, who is married to the Good Charlotte rocker's twin brother Joel Madden, was asked by a viewer if she approved of the couple's new relationship.
"I approve of anything that's going to make Benji happy," Richie said of her brother-in-law. "I am a devoted sister-in-law. I'm happy for anyone who is happy, and I want everyone to be surrounded with love."
Show host Andy Cohen later asked Richie if she was the one who set up the new couple up and the mother of two replied, "Yes, I'm going to take responsibility for everything!"
Diaz and Benji reportedly began their romance in May, according to Us Weekly. The pair has been spotted spending quality time together over the past few weeks. The "Sex Tape" actress introduced her new boyfriend to her family in Florida over the Fourth of July weekend.
A source recently said that ''Benji is madly in love with Cameron, but she wants to take it slow -- he isn't her usual type. He has dated a lot of Nicole's friends in the past but Nicole really wants this one to work.''
Cohen also asked the blue-haired fashion designer if she was still friends with former "The Simple Life" co-star Paris Hilton. The two have been close friends since they were teenagers, but have reportedly drifted apart in the past few years, leading media outlets to believe the two might be feuding.
"Paris is somebody that's been in my life since day one," Richie said. "I haven't spoken to her in a while technically, but, if you really want to get into it, my view of a friendship is someone that you don't necessarily have to talk to you every day. It's somebody that you can call when you need them, and they're just going to be there. So, time as whether I've spoken to somebody is really... it doesn't really matter in my opinion,."
Richie has been hard at work promoting her new reality show, "Candidly Nicole," which premieres July 17 on VH1.
