Who Is Kathy Hilton's Husband? All About Rick Hilton

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Frazer Harrison/GettyKathyandRick Hiltonare noted American entrepreneurs, philanthropists and socialites who have somehow managed to keep their private life fairly private — even after Kathy joined the season 12 cast ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.The couple are parents toParis, Nicky, Barron and Conrad, and have several grandchildren. They’ve long encouraged their children to build their own businesses and personal empires, just as the pair have done throughout the course oftheir decades-long marriage.In September 2024, Kathy shared the secret of her long-lasting marriage to Rick with PEOPLE.“We havenot been away from each otherfor two weeks in 43 years of marriage,” she said. “I don’t think you go to bed without saying, ‘I love you,’ and giving each other a kiss and never in a fight or anything. If you have had a disagreement, you always make up before you go to sleep and keep a little mystery and always keep it exciting and fun.”From his professional life to his growing family, here’s everything to know about Rick Hilton.He has been married to Kathy since 1979Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyKathy and Rick met as teenagers and wed on Nov. 24, 1979.“Happy 44th Anniversary to the most wonderful husband in the world. I love you more today than yesterday. Forever yours, Kathy,” the reality star wrote onInstagramin November 2023 alongside a photo of the couple kissing on their wedding day.He has four children with KathyPascal Le Segretain/GettyTheir first daughter, Paris, was born in 1981, while their second daughter,Nicky Hilton Rothschild, was born in 1983. Kathy and Rick also have sonsBarron Hilton II, who was born in 1989, andConrad Hughes Hilton, who followed in 1994.In a 2007 interview withAccess Hollywood, Kathy discussedparentingand the line between being a friend and a mother: “You know what? We are very, very close. We are on the phone, but I am their mother you know. There is that fine line.” The mother of four continued, “I am very strict. I call my daughter up and say, ‘That is enough now, stop, I don’t want to hear any more. You better stay home.’ ““My children were not overly spoiled,” Kathy said in a 2011 interview withTooFab. “They had to make their beds. They had to line up their shoes.” She added that Paris and Nicky each paid for half of their cars, which they didn’t get until they were 19 and 20, respectively.He has eight grandchildrenRichard Hilton InstagramKathy and Rick’s second daughter, Nicky, has three children: daughterLily Grace Victoria(born in 2016), daughter Teddy Rothschild (born in 2017) and son Chasen (born in 2022).Their sonBarron and his wife, Tessa, have three children —Milou Alizée, who was born in March 2020,Caspian Barron, who was welcomed in September 2022 andApollo Winter, who arrived in March 2024.Paris and her husband,Carter Reum, welcomed theirfirst child, son Phoenix, via surrogatein January 2023, and theirdaughter, London, arrived via surrogate in November 2023.He has seven siblingsBorn on Aug. 17, 1955, toBarron Hilton and Marilyn June Hawley, Rick is the sixth of eight children. The hotel mogul has two sisters — Hawley Hilton McAuliffe and Sharon Constance Hilton — and five brothers — William Barron Hilton Jr., Steven Hilton, David Hilton, Daniel Hilton and Ronald Hilton.He started working for himself at 12years oldSonia Moskowitz/GettyRick revealed in a 2014 interview with theWall Street Journalthat he started selling stationery door-to-door when he was just 12 years old. TheHilton & Hyland co-founderadded that his father told him, “You’re going to make much more money as an entrepreneur than working for others.“He studied the family businessStefanie Keenan/GettyHis grandfather,Conrad N. Hilton, founded Hilton Hotels, and Rick worked in the family business as a teenager. In 1978, the real estate entrepreneurgraduated from the University of Denverwith a degree in hotel and restaurant management.He runs a powerful real estate agencyAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicRick opened Hilton Realty Investment in 1984. Nine years later,he partnered with Jeff Hylandin Beverly Hills to form their luxury real estate brokerageHilton & Hyland. According to thecompany website, Hilton & Hyland had annual sales of $4 billion in 2021 as well as a 31% market share of sales priced at $20 million or more.In September 2019, Rick posted aYouTube videoabout Hilton & Hyland saying “We’ve created a brand that’s globally recognized, which didn’t happen overnight.” He continued, “My father told me it takes 30 years to build a reputation, but it’ll take you five minutes to ruin it, so we try to be very ethical in all of our dealings. We teach our agents the same thing.“Hilton & Hyland broke records when it soldHugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansionfor $100 million. The luxury brokerage also transactedCandy Spelling’s estate, whichsold for $85 million in 2011, and then again for$119.75 million in 2019. Sadly, Hylandpassed awayin February 2022 following a battle with cancer.He watches Kathy onRHOBHDuffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImageThough Rick doesn’t film with his wife, the famous businessman has been supportive ofKathy being onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.“He likes it,” the socialiterevealedduring a September 2021 appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Kathy thought it was “very cute” when he actually gave her a bit of coaching after seeing his wife’s reaction toGarcelle BeauvaisandDorit Kemsleyarguing at a table: “He goes, ‘You’re sitting all the way down at the table. You’ve got to get a little more aggressive.’ "

Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty

KathyandRick Hiltonare noted American entrepreneurs, philanthropists and socialites who have somehow managed to keep their private life fairly private — even after Kathy joined the season 12 cast ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.The couple are parents toParis, Nicky, Barron and Conrad, and have several grandchildren. They’ve long encouraged their children to build their own businesses and personal empires, just as the pair have done throughout the course oftheir decades-long marriage.In September 2024, Kathy shared the secret of her long-lasting marriage to Rick with PEOPLE.“We havenot been away from each otherfor two weeks in 43 years of marriage,” she said. “I don’t think you go to bed without saying, ‘I love you,’ and giving each other a kiss and never in a fight or anything. If you have had a disagreement, you always make up before you go to sleep and keep a little mystery and always keep it exciting and fun.”From his professional life to his growing family, here’s everything to know about Rick Hilton.He has been married to Kathy since 1979Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyKathy and Rick met as teenagers and wed on Nov. 24, 1979.“Happy 44th Anniversary to the most wonderful husband in the world. I love you more today than yesterday. Forever yours, Kathy,” the reality star wrote onInstagramin November 2023 alongside a photo of the couple kissing on their wedding day.He has four children with KathyPascal Le Segretain/GettyTheir first daughter, Paris, was born in 1981, while their second daughter,Nicky Hilton Rothschild, was born in 1983. Kathy and Rick also have sonsBarron Hilton II, who was born in 1989, andConrad Hughes Hilton, who followed in 1994.In a 2007 interview withAccess Hollywood, Kathy discussedparentingand the line between being a friend and a mother: “You know what? We are very, very close. We are on the phone, but I am their mother you know. There is that fine line.” The mother of four continued, “I am very strict. I call my daughter up and say, ‘That is enough now, stop, I don’t want to hear any more. You better stay home.’ ““My children were not overly spoiled,” Kathy said in a 2011 interview withTooFab. “They had to make their beds. They had to line up their shoes.” She added that Paris and Nicky each paid for half of their cars, which they didn’t get until they were 19 and 20, respectively.He has eight grandchildrenRichard Hilton InstagramKathy and Rick’s second daughter, Nicky, has three children: daughterLily Grace Victoria(born in 2016), daughter Teddy Rothschild (born in 2017) and son Chasen (born in 2022).Their sonBarron and his wife, Tessa, have three children —Milou Alizée, who was born in March 2020,Caspian Barron, who was welcomed in September 2022 andApollo Winter, who arrived in March 2024.Paris and her husband,Carter Reum, welcomed theirfirst child, son Phoenix, via surrogatein January 2023, and theirdaughter, London, arrived via surrogate in November 2023.He has seven siblingsBorn on Aug. 17, 1955, toBarron Hilton and Marilyn June Hawley, Rick is the sixth of eight children. The hotel mogul has two sisters — Hawley Hilton McAuliffe and Sharon Constance Hilton — and five brothers — William Barron Hilton Jr., Steven Hilton, David Hilton, Daniel Hilton and Ronald Hilton.He started working for himself at 12years oldSonia Moskowitz/GettyRick revealed in a 2014 interview with theWall Street Journalthat he started selling stationery door-to-door when he was just 12 years old. TheHilton & Hyland co-founderadded that his father told him, “You’re going to make much more money as an entrepreneur than working for others.“He studied the family businessStefanie Keenan/GettyHis grandfather,Conrad N. Hilton, founded Hilton Hotels, and Rick worked in the family business as a teenager. In 1978, the real estate entrepreneurgraduated from the University of Denverwith a degree in hotel and restaurant management.He runs a powerful real estate agencyAxelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicRick opened Hilton Realty Investment in 1984. Nine years later,he partnered with Jeff Hylandin Beverly Hills to form their luxury real estate brokerageHilton & Hyland. According to thecompany website, Hilton & Hyland had annual sales of $4 billion in 2021 as well as a 31% market share of sales priced at $20 million or more.In September 2019, Rick posted aYouTube videoabout Hilton & Hyland saying “We’ve created a brand that’s globally recognized, which didn’t happen overnight.” He continued, “My father told me it takes 30 years to build a reputation, but it’ll take you five minutes to ruin it, so we try to be very ethical in all of our dealings. We teach our agents the same thing.“Hilton & Hyland broke records when it soldHugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansionfor $100 million. The luxury brokerage also transactedCandy Spelling’s estate, whichsold for $85 million in 2011, and then again for$119.75 million in 2019. Sadly, Hylandpassed awayin February 2022 following a battle with cancer.He watches Kathy onRHOBHDuffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImageThough Rick doesn’t film with his wife, the famous businessman has been supportive ofKathy being onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.“He likes it,” the socialiterevealedduring a September 2021 appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Kathy thought it was “very cute” when he actually gave her a bit of coaching after seeing his wife’s reaction toGarcelle BeauvaisandDorit Kemsleyarguing at a table: “He goes, ‘You’re sitting all the way down at the table. You’ve got to get a little more aggressive.’ "

KathyandRick Hiltonare noted American entrepreneurs, philanthropists and socialites who have somehow managed to keep their private life fairly private — even after Kathy joined the season 12 cast ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

The couple are parents toParis, Nicky, Barron and Conrad, and have several grandchildren. They’ve long encouraged their children to build their own businesses and personal empires, just as the pair have done throughout the course oftheir decades-long marriage.

In September 2024, Kathy shared the secret of her long-lasting marriage to Rick with PEOPLE.

“We havenot been away from each otherfor two weeks in 43 years of marriage,” she said. “I don’t think you go to bed without saying, ‘I love you,’ and giving each other a kiss and never in a fight or anything. If you have had a disagreement, you always make up before you go to sleep and keep a little mystery and always keep it exciting and fun.”

From his professional life to his growing family, here’s everything to know about Rick Hilton.

He has been married to Kathy since 1979

Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Kathy and Rick met as teenagers and wed on Nov. 24, 1979.

“Happy 44th Anniversary to the most wonderful husband in the world. I love you more today than yesterday. Forever yours, Kathy,” the reality star wrote onInstagramin November 2023 alongside a photo of the couple kissing on their wedding day.

He has four children with Kathy

Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Their first daughter, Paris, was born in 1981, while their second daughter,Nicky Hilton Rothschild, was born in 1983. Kathy and Rick also have sonsBarron Hilton II, who was born in 1989, andConrad Hughes Hilton, who followed in 1994.

In a 2007 interview withAccess Hollywood, Kathy discussedparentingand the line between being a friend and a mother: “You know what? We are very, very close. We are on the phone, but I am their mother you know. There is that fine line.” The mother of four continued, “I am very strict. I call my daughter up and say, ‘That is enough now, stop, I don’t want to hear any more. You better stay home.’ "

“My children were not overly spoiled,” Kathy said in a 2011 interview withTooFab. “They had to make their beds. They had to line up their shoes.” She added that Paris and Nicky each paid for half of their cars, which they didn’t get until they were 19 and 20, respectively.

He has eight grandchildren

Richard Hilton Instagram

Kathy and Rick’s second daughter, Nicky, has three children: daughterLily Grace Victoria(born in 2016), daughter Teddy Rothschild (born in 2017) and son Chasen (born in 2022).

Their sonBarron and his wife, Tessa, have three children —Milou Alizée, who was born in March 2020,Caspian Barron, who was welcomed in September 2022 andApollo Winter, who arrived in March 2024.

Paris and her husband,Carter Reum, welcomed theirfirst child, son Phoenix, via surrogatein January 2023, and theirdaughter, London, arrived via surrogate in November 2023.

He has seven siblings

Born on Aug. 17, 1955, toBarron Hilton and Marilyn June Hawley, Rick is the sixth of eight children. The hotel mogul has two sisters — Hawley Hilton McAuliffe and Sharon Constance Hilton — and five brothers — William Barron Hilton Jr., Steven Hilton, David Hilton, Daniel Hilton and Ronald Hilton.

He started working for himself at 12years old

Sonia Moskowitz/Getty

Rick revealed in a 2014 interview with theWall Street Journalthat he started selling stationery door-to-door when he was just 12 years old. TheHilton & Hyland co-founderadded that his father told him, “You’re going to make much more money as an entrepreneur than working for others.”

He studied the family business

Stefanie Keenan/Getty

His grandfather,Conrad N. Hilton, founded Hilton Hotels, and Rick worked in the family business as a teenager. In 1978, the real estate entrepreneurgraduated from the University of Denverwith a degree in hotel and restaurant management.

He runs a powerful real estate agency

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Rick opened Hilton Realty Investment in 1984. Nine years later,he partnered with Jeff Hylandin Beverly Hills to form their luxury real estate brokerageHilton & Hyland. According to thecompany website, Hilton & Hyland had annual sales of $4 billion in 2021 as well as a 31% market share of sales priced at $20 million or more.

In September 2019, Rick posted aYouTube videoabout Hilton & Hyland saying “We’ve created a brand that’s globally recognized, which didn’t happen overnight.” He continued, “My father told me it takes 30 years to build a reputation, but it’ll take you five minutes to ruin it, so we try to be very ethical in all of our dealings. We teach our agents the same thing.”

Hilton & Hyland broke records when it soldHugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansionfor $100 million. The luxury brokerage also transactedCandy Spelling’s estate, whichsold for $85 million in 2011, and then again for$119.75 million in 2019. Sadly, Hylandpassed awayin February 2022 following a battle with cancer.

He watches Kathy onRHOBH

Duffy-Marie Arnoult/WireImage

Though Rick doesn’t film with his wife, the famous businessman has been supportive ofKathy being onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

“He likes it,” the socialiterevealedduring a September 2021 appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Kathy thought it was “very cute” when he actually gave her a bit of coaching after seeing his wife’s reaction toGarcelle BeauvaisandDorit Kemsleyarguing at a table: “He goes, ‘You’re sitting all the way down at the table. You’ve got to get a little more aggressive.’ "

source: people.com