A close friend of the Simple Life star Nicole Richie reportedly told Britain’s More magazine that Nicole Richie used hoodia.

This would explain her rapid weight loss.

The quote from Nicolas was - “Hoodia makes you look hot in low-cut tops and backless dresses. It is good for me - the bushmen have sworn by it for hundreds of years and that’s good enough for me.”

If you’ve seen Nicole Richie latly you know that the amount of weight she has lost is very unhealthy. I’ve written an article about celebraty weight loss that you can read here: Hoodia and Nicole Richie