Read the original article on Best Life. On Sept. 21, Richie turned 40 years old. Throughout the day, she shared posts from her friends and family about her birthday on her Instagram Stories, including a photo of her birthday cake. It featured a photo of her when she was little, wearing a tutu and holding a rose. Little did she know that that cake—or specifically, the 10 candles—would cause her a serious problem! It appears that Richie had a small outdoor birthday celebration, based on the video she posted on Instagram. It shows her leaning over a table to blow out the candles, and things take a turn when her hair brushes into the candles near both of her shoulders.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb She lets out a scream, and while it looks like the flames go out as she starts moving back, on one side of her head, the flame grows bigger. At the end of the short video, the fire is finally out on the left side, but on the right, it’s moving pretty far up her hair. Seemingly though, she wasn’t seriously hurt since she captioned the video jokingly, “Well… so far 40 is [fire emoji].” RELATED: Nicole Richie’s Teen Daughter Looks Just Like Her Now. As of Monday morning, Richie’s video had nearly 2 million views, and it’s no surprise considering how shocking it is. The former Simple Life star and designer’s post also received a number of comments from other celebrities with some joking about the situation and others wondering how she is doing. Katy Perry wrote, “WAIT NO WAY WAIT OMG.” Kelly Rowland commented, “My heart just dropped!!!!” Ellen Pompeo wrote, “HBD!!! I hope you’re okay!” Richie’s old friend and Simple Life co-star Paris Hilton posted, “Happy Birthday Bill! Hope your ok! love youuuuu.” Several commenters also couldn’t resist quoting Hilton’s old catchphrase “That’s hot,” including Richie’s sister, Sofia Richie, and Richie’s husband, Joel Madden. For more celebrity news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. One comment on Richie’s post that stands out is from hairstylist Gregory Russell, who posted, “STOP!!! AGAIN?!?!” In response, fans questioned whether he meant that Richie’s hair had caught on fire in the past. Though she didn’t address that directly, she did respond to Russell, writing, “I’ll start a Pinterest board for new haircuts. Start thinking of cute curly bobs.” RELATED: This Is the Biggest Star Who Shares Your Birthday.
