Singer Lionel Richie admits that he frequently asks daughter Nicole to eat with him in a bid to fatten her up. The Simple Life' star, who has been battling accusations she is dangerously thin, denies having an eating disorder. But her father is clearly worried for his 24-year-old's health. He says, "She's going to be alright, but of course I'm all over her every day, you know, 'oeet me for lunch, meet me for dinner'. She's getting the weight on but she's just got to figure how to get more on her." Meanwhile, Nicole has found new love since splitting with former fiancé Adam Goldstein in oay. Friends think her romance with reality TV participant, Brody Jenner, is promising, especially as Nicole is worlds apart from his ex - Kristin Cavallari from
Laguna Beach’. A pal claims, “He really likes her. Brody is really easy-going and Kristin was very high-strung. He likes that Nicole is so laid-back and that she’s older and more mature.” [30 August 2006]