Nicole Richie bonds with daughter Harlow, 16, about ‘drama with her friends’
Nicole Richie has been traveling down memory lane thanks to her two children, Harlow and Sparrow.
The “Simple Life” alum revealed to Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show Monday that being a mom to teenagers has been her “favorite stage” of parenthood.
“I just so clearly remember being 16 that it’s actually surprising how quickly I can go back there,” Richie, 42, shared.
Nicole Richie gushed about parenting her two teenagers, Harlow and Sparrow, on the “Today” show. Today/NBC
She says the teen years have been her “favorite stage” of parenthood because she can bond with her daughter about “drama.” Getty Images
“When my daughter’s telling me drama with her friends, I go, ‘I remember. Laila Heckmath did that to me.’ I remember first and last names, so it’s fun. It’s wild. And just the best.”
Harlow, 16, and Sparrow, 14, whom Richie shares with husband Joel Madden, made their red carpet debut last week alongside their parents for the premiere of “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.”
“Everyone came, the whole fam came. It was very sweet,” Richie told Kotb.
“When my daughter’s telling me drama with her friends, I go, ‘I remember. Laila Heckmath did that to me.’ I remember first and last names, so it’s fun. It’s wild. And just the best.” Today/NBC
The “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” premiere marked the teens’ first red carpet. nicolerichie/Instagram
“They are teens, so they’re pretty chill about it, but they were happy to be there, and they did tell me I did a good job [in the movie]. So I was like, ‘I will take that. Thank you very much.’”
Richie stunned in a black Schiaparelli minidress with a gilded neckline featuring a surreal eye detail, while the Good Charlotte rocker, 45, paired a graphic tee and baseball cap with a jacket and slacks.
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The couple’s elder child styled a strapless corset with flared leather pants and sneakers and styled her blond locks with a middle part.
Sparrow, meanwhile, sported black tennis shoes with a black polo and jeans.
Richie shares her kids with husband Joel Madden. Getty Images
“They are teens, so they’re pretty chill about it, but they were happy to be there, and they did tell me I did a good job,” she said of her kids attending the premiere. Getty Images
Richie’s famous father, Lionel Richie, was also on hand for his daughter’s big night. The “Easy” singer, 74, attended with his longtime girlfriend, Lisa Parigi, and his ex-wife, Brenda Harvey-Richie.
Nicole’s sister, Sofia Richie, did not pose for photos on the red carpet, but she did snap shots from inside the event.
Sofia, 25, is pregnant with her and her husband Elliot Grainge’s first child.
