Nicole Richie Sets Hair on Fire While Blowing Out Candles for 40th Birthday

Nicole Richie is certainly looking hot on her 40th birthday…maybe a little too hot!

The Simple Life star shared a very shocking video on her 40th birthday on Tuesday (September 21).

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In the clip, Nicole can be seen blowing out a birthday cake, as the candles suddenly set her hair on fire and she yells, while party attendees start to hurriedly put out the growing flames.

“Well… so far 40 is 🔥,” Nicole captioned the video.

“That’s hot,” Joel Madden, her husband, amusingly commented on the post.

Other stars also chimed in: “My heart just dropped!!!!” said Kelly Rowland. “Omg,” added Zooey Deschanel. “Happy birthday, baby! Welcome to your 40’s, where the party really gets started. Xx,” Chelsea Handler said.

Just recently, she shared her thoughts about her kids potentially doing reality TV.