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(CNN) –– According to Paris Hilton, she has played the role of herself all these years.
Hilton, one of the first celebrities to simply be famous, shared her story in a new documentary titled “This Is Paris.”
In the production trailer, she talks about being Paris Hilton. And she says that although she feels that “the whole world thinks they know me,” sometimes she doesn’t even think she knows herself.
“I’m so used to liking playing a character that it’s hard for me to be normal,” says Hilton in the trailer.
It also refers to an inexplicable childhood trauma, before which he reveals his emotions.
I’ve never been this open about my life before, but I’m finally ready to share my truth. Click link in my bio to watch the full trailer for my new documentary #ThisIsParis coming to @YouTube 9/14. https://t.co/idK6J9a4n7 #YouTubeOriginals ???? pic.twitter.com/ClXJd9R0Lj
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) August 17, 2020
“Something happened in my childhood that I have never talked to anyone about,” Hilton can be heard saying.
His sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, also appears in the trailer and says, “I just heard an impressive scream.”
Paris Hilton says she couldn’t tell her family because “every time I tried, they punished me.”
I still have nightmares about it. The only thing that saved my sanity was thinking about who I wanted to become when I got out of there, ”he says. “I just created this brand, and this person, and this character and I’ve been stuck with her ever since,” she added.
The documentary will premiere in YouTube on September 14.
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