Paris and Nicole "to continue" with 'Simple Life'

Contractual obligations may force former friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie to appear together on the next season of The Simple Life.

Earlier this year Hilton announced that her 'bitch' had been ditched from the show as the pair were "no longer friends." Their fallout was said to come after Richie broadcast the hotel heiress' famed sex tape to friends at a private gathering.

According to E! News, Hilton may now not get her wish after all, as both parties are thought to be contracted to one more season of the FOX show.

Ideas being touted to surmount the rift include the duo filming scenes separately. One proposal would follow the girls as they prepare individually for their nuptials while another would explain their fallout and attempt to reconcile them.