Nicole Richie is addicted to sending sexy text messages. The star - who has a 10-month-old daughter Harlow with partner Joel Madden - can't resist telling Joel all her steamy bedroom fantasies when they are apart.

Nicole's former bodyguard said: "She is a pistol who says exactly what is on her mind. When she is not with Joel, she is constantly sending sexy text messages, telling him what she is wearing and what she wants to do with him when she gets home."

Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden want to adopt. Joel - who already has an 11-month-old daughter, Harlow, with Nicole - has revealed the pair would love to extend their family.

The Good Charlotte rocker said: "I'm definitely not against adopting. I went to the Central African Republic and fell in love with the place. If I was going to adopt, it would probably be from there."

Nicole Richie has denied she will be making an album with Rihanna. The mother-of-one - who is the adopted daughter of "Hello" singer Lionel Richie - insists reports claiming she is teaming up with the "Umbrella" singer and Kelly Osbourne to make an LP are not true, but admits she would like to launch a music career.

She said: "Although I think Rihanna and Kelly are very talented, the rumors are completely false."

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's daughter Harlow Winter Kate has been voted the best baby girl name of 2008, according to website BabyNames.com.

According to over 5,000 members of the infant-friendly site, Harlow, born January 11, 2008 to her socialite mom and rocker dad, has the best girl name given to a celebrity baby born this year.

Nicole Richie says becoming a mother was the "best thing ever." The 27-year-old star - who gave birth to daughter Harlow, her first child with boyfriend Joel Madden, in January - revealed welcoming her first child into the world was a momentous occasion.

She said: "Obviously, the birth of my daughter is the best thing ever. Just in general, it's been a really great year for me. Everything is coming together. All of my dreams are becoming a reality."