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PARTY girl Paris Hilton is set to sign for Celebrity Big Brother after being offered more than £300,000, The Sun can reveal.

Ex-con Paris, 26, is desperate to raise her profile in the UK — and is prepared to be locked up for another three weeks in the Channel 4 house.

A Big Bro source said: “We told Paris, ‘Name your price’.

“We’re in firm talks, and it would be a fantastic coup to get her.”

An insider said Paris is aiming to show she is more than an “heirhead socialite”.

They added: “She wants people to see that she’s not a bimbo or a wildchild.

Ex-con Paris, 26, is desperate to raise her profile in the UK — and is prepared to be locked up for another three weeks in the Channel 4 house.

A Big Bro source said: “We told Paris, ‘Name your price’.

“We’re in firm talks, and it would be a fantastic coup to get her.”

An insider said Paris is aiming to show she is more than an “heirhead socialite”.

They added: “She wants people to see that she’s not a bimbo or a wildchild.

“The only time anyone hears about her is when she’s been up to no good — or saying something ridiculous.

“She’s actually smart and funny, with lots of interesting things to say.

"She would easily be the star of the show — but obviously she won’t do it unless the money is right.”

Paris would become the highest paid celeb on the show to date, with chiefs set to offer her a sum to dwarf Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s £300,000.

There is no hint yet which other celebrities will be go into house and share the Diary Room with Paris in January.

But appearing on Big Bro would cap a tumultuous year for the hotel heiress.

Her reality show The Simple Life was axed after the pair fell out.

Then in June she was thrown in jail for 23 days for driving offences.

Meanwhile Celeb Big Bro bosses are anxious to get the show back on track after the race row earlier this year.

The Sun