Paris Hilton is so desperate to keep her romance to Stravros Niarchos secret that she hasn’t told her family about him – not even her mum, Kathy. The mother of the 24-year-old hotel heiress confessed she knew nothing about the relationship when interviewed by a magazine. Kathy said, “What relationship? Are you sure? I don’t know about that. oh God! Are there pictures of them together?”. In an another magazine interview, Kathy said she was to blame for Paris’ love of partying, saying she was too strict with her at home. She also dismissed her daughter’s sex tape scandal as an “unfortunate incident”, and added: “I’m so proud of Paris. People think of her as this sexy goddess but she’s just a sweet girl. She works very hard.” [10 November 2005]