Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are out of a job after news their hit reality show The Simple Life has been axed. The wealthy socialites proved a huge hit trying their hand at manual labor on the program - which spawned five series - but The Insider reports network E! has dropped the show from next year's line-up.

Rumors of an imminent end began when Fox dropped the series in 2005 and Hilton and Richie became embroiled in a mystery feud.