Uh oh, well, that was close.
Nicole Richie celebrated her 40th birthday with an unexpected twist.
In a video she posted on Instagram, the 40-year-old can be seen leaning over a cake that is decorated with a childhood photo. But after she got closer to blow out her birthday candles candles, the ends of her hair caught on fire.
While the scary incident is happening, friends and family of the actress can be heard yelling in the background of the video. Richie was able to move away, and with the help of her friend patting her head, the flames instantly vanished.
Luckily Richie was alright and captioned the video, “well…so far 40 is [fire emoji].”
Since posting the video to her page, Richie has received over 15,000 comments.
Celebrities quickly commented on the post, asking if Richie was alright. They also offered warm birthday wishes.
“HBD!!! I hope you’re okay!” “Grey’s Anatomy,” star Ellen Pompeo said.
While Zooey Deschanel wrote, “Omg.”
“WAIT NO WAY WAIT OMG,” added Katy Perry.
Her younger sister Sofia Richie commented while joking on the post and said, “OH MY F****** GOD!!!!!!!!!! That’s hot.”
Richie is currently married to Joel Madden.
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