Think Paris Hilton, think wild party girl. When we meet the heiress, it's in the wake of the publication of saucy pics of her canoodling with footie star Cristiano Ronaldo - with Paris claiming the pair are "getting to know each other" - and in the aftermath of even raunchier shots of her dancing provocatively with her recent ex Doug Reinhardt at a party in Cannes. But when we hook-up with Paris for an exclusive chat, she's not dancing on some table top at a Dubai club as rumoured, instead, she's sitting quietly in her hotel room, dressed demurely in an embellished flowing green abaya, with not an glimpse of flesh on show.

And Paris is the first to admit that what you read in the papers is not necessarily what you get. "I play with my image; have fun with it," she admits.

This is not the girl you'd associate with family values, but, she explains, that is exactly what drew her to the Middle East - " I know the people here are really into family values and into just being more real and very down to earth and I just want to find a friend that is completely different than anyone I've ever met."

Outrageous party girl or shy homebody? Will the real Paris Hilton please stand-up?

  

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