Undeveloped Continuations
Producers originally indicated that the they planned to build My New BFF into a global franchise, with Hilton searching for BFFs around the world.
Hilton expressed interest in doing further versions of the show in Canada, Australia, Germany and Russia.
During an interview in July 2009, Arika Sato, who was a contestant on the U.S. My New BFF second season, said she had been in touch with Hilton since shooting wrapped and had been made aware Hilton would be doing further versions of the series beyond the one that was currently shooting in Dubai.
While promoting the second season in Dallas, Hilton told fans she is definitely shooting a third U.S. season for MTV.
During an interview in July 2009, Season 2 runner-up Tiniecia Goldsmith told fans to expect a third U.S. season, saying the ratings for Season 2 had been much higher than Season 1.
On September 30, 2009, Hollyscoop.com reported Hilton is currently busy prepping to shoot the new season of My New BFF.
On October 1, 2010, it was announced that Hilton will star in a new reality series, The World According to Paris, on Oxygen in 2011. The new series will showcase her real life more closely and will not be a part of the My New BFF franchise.
Hilton has emphasized she no longer wishes to "play the dumb blonde character" she portrayed herself as in My New BFF and The Simple Life, suggesting that the My New BFF franchise is finished for the foreseeable future.
Later, Hilton went on to clarify that it’s “probable” that her BFFs from each series will all be brought together, for a "showdown series" of sorts. While emphasising that other countries across the world have still asked her to film further versions, she's said “I’ve really enjoyed doing it, but I have enough BFFs”.
Hilton has since given the final word on the future of the franchise by stating; “ call almost every single day, from every country around the world, wanting me to do BFF shows. Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan; I've been offered to do it everywhere. But I feel like I've really grown up and the show is something that was really fun, but I'm 30 years old now and I feel like I've moved on from that show.”
Hilton added that she is still in touch with former winners from the series and contestants who didn't make it to the final.
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