Paris Hilton wants to become a mother like her friend, Nicole Richie.  Why?  The hotel heiress tells People magazine, “Nicole and I have been playing together since we were two years old. I was just telling her, ‘I want a baby so that our babies can play together.’

“I don’t have a boyfriend right now. But I would love to start a family.”

Nicole’s due early next year.  The father is Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden.