Paris Hilton set for a reality TV comeback

She made her name on The Simple Life - and now Paris Hilton is set to make her reality TV comeback searching for a "cool" new best friend.

"The show is going to be about her searching for a new best friend," said a source close to the 27-year-old hotel heiress.

"Paris is tired of the haters and she's looking for someone new. She's looking for someone new and cool who she can trust."

The project, which remains unnamed - is expected to be picked up by either MTV or VH1 in the US.

The new show is "going to be full of good chick drama and you will see a side of Paris not seen on Simple Life," the source tells Us Weekly magazine.

Hilton starred in The Simple Life with pal Nicole Richie, where cameras chronicled their lives as they struggled to do manual, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, doing farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants and working as camp counselors. It aired from 2003 to 2007.