Rod praises "polite" Paris

Showbiz

09:30 11 October 2006

Rod Stewart has praised Paris Hilton - insisting she is very "polite".

The singer has described Paris - who is a good friend of his daughter Kimberly - as an "extremely polite" girl and nothing like the hellraiser she is often made out to be.

He told US TV chat show host Ellen DeGeneres: "I've always found Paris to be extremely polite, at least she is when she's around me. She's a very nice girl. I think sometimes she gets a bad rap."

The 61-year-old rocker has also offered Paris a piece of advice - to stay away from the paparazzi.

He said: "She enjoys her publicity. But she'll grow out of it, I think. When she finds the right guy in her life she'll get everything in perspective and leave the press alone, and the press will leave her alone hopefully."

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