Paris Hilton: I could have been like Princess Diana

Paris Hilton believes she "could have been like" the late Princess Diana if it wasn't for the release of her sex tape.
The late royal - who tragically lost her life in a car crash in Paris, France, in 1997 at the age of 36 - was nicknamed the People's Princess prior to her passing because of her popularity with the general public.
And socialite Paris believes she could have been viewed in a similar light if the infamous tape - which involved Paris and her ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon, who, at the time, were aged 18 and 33 respectively - had not been released by Rick without her consent.
She said: "It's really hurtful, because my whole life I really looked up to Princess Diana, all these elegant, amazing women, and I feel like [Rick] just took that all away from me. I could have been like that, but because of that tape, I will always be judged and thought of as whatever they say about me because of a private moment between my boyfriend and me."
The blonde beauty now wishes she'd "never met" the poker player, now 48, and says starting up a relationship with him has been the "one regret" in her life.
She added: "I wish I had never met him. That is actually the one regret in my life. I wish that I had never met that guy. I could not leave my house for months. I was so depressed, humiliated. I didn't want to be seen in public."
And despite still being judged for the contents of the tape, 36-year-old Paris - who is now in a relationship with actor Chris Zylka - says she enjoys being able to change people's perspective of her once they meet her.
Speaking to Marie Claire magazine, she said: "People love to talk s**t. I'm used to it, over the years. I love how, anyone I meet, I always change their mind right away. I'm not what people think. It's fun to kind of laugh with it and say I'm in on the joke."