Michael Jackson's daughter Paris finally has some 'girls time' at the mall

With two brothers, Paris Jackson spends most of her time surrounded by the opposite sex.

But it looks like the 13-year-old finally got some 'girl time' as she headed to a mall with a young friend.

The brunette hit the shops in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas as she enjoyed the long Memorial Day weekend.

Girls' day out: Paris Jackson enjoys a shopping trip to the mall in Calabasas, Los Angeles, with a friend

The tomboy daughter of the late Michael Jackson appeared to be enjoying some time away from her brothers Prince, 14, and Blanket, nine.

Of course, walking around a mall freely is something Paris wasn't able to do when her father was alive.

 

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Paris and her siblings used to wear masks or headscarves to cover their face when out and about with their famous father, who died in June 2009.

Just a regular teen: Despite her upbringing, Paris looked like a normal teenager hanging at the mall

Hidden: Paris (left) and her brother Prince used to wear veils when their father was alive

Since moving in with their grandmother Katherine Jackson, the Jackson children no longer have to cover their faces and have more freedom.

They have signed up for a host of after-school activities, including acting classes and karate.

Although some of the children has expressed a wish to become famous like their father, the Jackson family are making sure they have as normal a childhood as possible.

However, Katherine, 80, and their aunt La Toya, 54, who is closely involved in their upbringing, want them to get an education before any attempt to launch themselves fully into the public eye.

La Toya said in March: ‘They have gone to school and they really like it, so I’m very happy for them. It’s taught them something totally different about people and life.'

Earlier this month, the siblings were spotted on a playdate with Will Smith's children Jaden and Willow.

Blue-eyed girl: Paris is growing up a pretty young woman

The Only Way Is Essex producer lashes out at 'snobbery' over show's Bafta win

A former producer behind the Bafta award-winning reality show The Only Way Is Essex has criticised the 'snobbery' surrounding the show's Bafta win.
Daran Little, who was in charge of bringing out the 'drama and comedy', said the show followed on naturally from the likes of Big Brother and that its 'scripted reality' format was here to stay.
The ITV2 show won the viewers' choice category at the TV awards this month.

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Mr Little told the Radio Times: 'I was surprised by the snobbery surrounding the triumph of TOWIE (as it's called by its fans), a series about a group of Essex 20-somethings.
'If fans want to show their appreciation by voting for it, what's the problem? Maybe it's because it seems that viewers want to wallow in the lives of "ordinary" people, to laugh at their stupidity and shout out their catchphrases.

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'After all, isn't this the next evolution of Big Brother? To film fame-hungry but seemingly talentless young people in their natural environment rather than in one big house?'
TOWIE follows the lives of a group of perma-tanned Essex residents who have brought vajazzles and phrases such as 'well jel' and 'reem' to the masses.
It has drawn audiences of nearly one million viewers in the second series which saw long-time lothario Mark Wright ask his on-off girlfriend Lauren Goodger to marry him.

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Little, who picked up a Bafta for penning drama The Road To Coronation Street, said: 'Maybe, just maybe, in 50 years' time it'll be just as hard to imagine life without structured reality shows.'
He left The Only Way Is Essex after the first series but went on to story-produce E4 show Made In Chelsea, which follows socialites on and around London's King's Road.
He said: 'For me, Chelsea is a different show to TOWIE.
'Last week a guy broke the news to his girlfriend that things weren't working out and he wanted to finish it.
'She had no idea it was coming and it was horribly real - and I couldn't drag my eyes away.'
Little, who has worked on soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders, said: 'I've written lots of break-ups but here was something completely different. No acting, no script.
'I was watching emotion, heartbreak and drama. Is the reason that viewers love shows such as Made In Chelsea so much because the truth is more compelling than fiction, and these characters, circumstances and consequences live on once the credits have rolled?
'And if these programmes speak to the audience, isn't it possible that structured reality and drama can inhabit the same space? The same ballroom at the same awards ceremony?'