showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterNicole Richie was surrounded by friends and loved ones when she celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday.
But Paris Hilton's pal endured a serious accident when her hair caught alight, which left friends and fans with their hearts dropping to their stomachs.The Hollywood star turned 40 at the start of the week and posted a video to social media of her blowing out the candles on her celebration cake.She was handed the cake by friend Kelly Sawyer, Baby2Baby co-CEO, who placed it in front of Nicole as the group surrounding the star began to sing to her.The joyous moment came to a sharp halt when The Simple Life star accidentally set alight to her hair as she leaned over.
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