Paris Hilton became a mom (two times over!) in 2023. Meet her adorable kids she shares with her husband, Carter Reum.
Being a mom? That's hot. Especially when you're Paris Hilton. Over the years, fans have had the pleasure of witnessing the multi-hyphenate entrepreneur take so many worlds by storm. Now, she's the mom of two extremely cute babies — and sliving parenthood every day.
Over the years, Paris has spoken regularly and at length about her desire to start a family. In January 2021, she confirmed undergoing IVF during a podcast appearance. Later that year, after rumors began to swirl that she was pregnant with triplets (!), she took to her own This Is Paris podcast to comment on the news, noting that she wasn't pregnant ... but hoped to welcome children soon.
"[Parenthood is] just the true meaning of life. It brings you so much joy and so much love that you could never even have imagined before," she later explained in an interview with ET. "So I just can't wait for that day one day."
During Season 1 of her reality TV show Paris In Love, she also shared her desire to be a mom, noting that the reason she and her then-fiancé, now-husband Carter Reum were rushing to the aisle was that they were so excited to be parents. Though they waited a little bit after their November 2021 wedding to expand their family, it didn't take long for their wishes to come true. In January 2023, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum was born. His little sister, London Marilyn Hilton Reum, joined the family less than a year later in November 2023.
What are Paris Hilton's babies' names?
And yes, they're both cute as can be.
Ahead, learn everything there is to know about Phoenix and London — including the meaning behind their names and Paris's journey with surrogacy.
Paris Hilton's Baby Son Phoenix
Paris's son, Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum (an elegant name, but we can just call him Phoenix!), was born on January 16, 2023.
"So, I just got home and Carter told me that I'm going to be a mom in less than 48 hours," shared Paris in Season 2, Episode 1 of Paris In Love. "His name is going to be Phoenix. I always wanted to name my children after cities or states or countries. When I told Carter the name he loved it."
Phoenix was born via surrogate at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Ahead of his birth, Paris and Carter told absolutely no one that he was coming — their friends and family included. The surprise was so under wraps that they didn't even have a nursery set up.
"I was in shock, I was in complete shock,” Paris's mom, Kathy Hilton, told Extra in March 2023 about the surprise, which Paris shared at her family's belated Christmas celebration. “We didn’t have our Christmas together because she was working out of the country. [Paris] said, ‘I have a surprise for you,’ and it was my Christmas present. Then she waited a few minutes and goes, ‘I have one more surprise for you.’ I thought maybe it’s a puppy because my husband and I lost my dog.”
But no, there was baby Phoenix.
Paris Hilton defended her son Phoenix against internet trolls
Since his birth, Phoenix has made plenty of headlines of his own — and his mom has defended him every step of the way. In October 2023, Paris's Instagram comment section was flooded with hurtful messages about the size of Phoenix's head in one of her photos. In true Paris fashion, she responded that he "just has a large brain" (like mother, like son!) and went on to issue a statement about the "unacceptable" nature of the comments.
“If I don't post my baby, people assume I'm not a great mother and if I do post him, there are some people who are cruel and hateful I'm a proud working mom and my baby is perfectly healthy, adorable and angelic,” she said. “I've dreamt of being a mom for as long as I can remember [and] every day with him is a reminder of what truly matters.”
Paris Hilton's Son Phoenix's First Birthday
Phoenix celebrated his first birthday in January 2024 with a perfectly themed backyard party: "Sliving Under the Sea."
"A magical day for the most magical smiley boy. My life is forever changed thanks to you Phoenix!" she wrote via Instagram to mark the occasion. "Thank you for making me the luckiest."
Paris Hilton's Baby Daughter, London
Paris announced the birth of her second baby, daughter London Marilyn Hilton Reum, on Thanksgiving 2023. London was born at 11:43 a.m. on November 11 (her parents' wedding anniversary!) via surrogate, about two weeks before her arrival was shared with the world.
“My princess has arrived!!” Paris commented on a video announcing the birth. While slightly surprising for fans, London's arrival was no surprise to the couple — they'd been undergoing IVF treatments to conceive their second baby while Phoenix was in utero; the babies are around nine months apart.
When London was five months old, Paris finally shared her face with the world.
"Introducing London Marilyn Hilton-Reum. I’ve dreamed of having a daughter named London for as long as I can remember. I’m so grateful she is here," she wrote via Instagram alongside plenty of heart emojis. "I truly cherish every moment I spend with her. Together with Phoenix, my angel babies have shown me a love that I never even knew could run so deep before I became their mother."
Paris Hilton was planning her baby girl London's name for a long time
In her book, Paris: The Memoir, the socialite discussed how she always knew London would be part of her life someday.
“We planned to name our girl London because I’ve always had this vision of myself with a daughter named London,” she wrote. “Not just a whim, like, ‘Oh how cute would that be?’ This was more than that. It was a key part of my vision of my perfect life. My daughter London. She would look like me. I would love her to the moon and back. She would be everything.”
Paris Hilton's IVF Journey
During Season 2 of Paris In Love, Paris shared more about her IVF experience. The first episode showed her giving herself a shot — a process she was not a fan of due to her hatred of needles. Later, she noted that she'd first heard about IVF from Kim Kardashian, who introduced her and Carter to their IVF doctor.
"Last year, we came back from the honeymoon and started the process. We interviewed a handful of surrogates, and have just kind of figured it out as we've gone," noted Carter.
Did Paris Hilton use a surrogate?
Yes, Paris used a surrogate for both of her babies.
"The surrogacy process, it was definitely a difficult decision to make because I would've loved to have that experience of growing a baby in your tummy and feeling the kicks and just all of those exciting moments," she explained during Season 2, Episode 1 of Paris In Love. "But my life has just been so public. So even though the baby is biologically mine and Carter's, we decided to have a surrogate carry him."
Later in the episode, she explained how incredibly grateful she was to the surrogate for making her dreams of parenthood come true.
"She's been there every step of the way with us," added Carter.
Does Paris Hilton want more kids?
Paris opened up about the future of her family during a November 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
“We’ll see,” she said. “I’m just loving having my little boy and girl right now. But I’m probably going to want a little sister for London.”
Who is Paris Hilton's husband and her babies' dad, Carter Reum?
Paris's husband, Carter, is a venture capitalist. They wed in November 2021, less than a year after announcing their engagement. (They'd began dating around February 2020.) Their entire trip to the aisle was documented in Season 1 of Paris In Love, which you can watch in its entirety on Peacock.
To see more of Paris embracing life as a mom, watch Season 2 of Paris In Love on Peacock. All episodes are streaming now.
