Nicole Richie’s teenage daughter Harlow Madden is celebrating her 18th birthday with a new look and name.
The natural brunette has dyed her hair a shade of jet black – and is now going by her middle name, Kate Madden.
While it’s unclear how long Kate – whose full name is Harlow Winter Kate Madden – has been embracing her middle name, she has been rocking the new hairstyle for at least a few months.
The look and name were fully put in the spotlight as Nicole celebrated her daughter’s birthday on Instagram on Sunday with a photo of the teenager.
In the photo, Kate – who was last seen on the red carpet with honey-hued hair – was now rocking jet black tresses that cascaded past her chest.
The socialite tagged her daughter’s Instagram account, @katemaddenn.
Nicole Richie’s daughter Harlow is now going by her middle name and embracing a new hair color
Kate – pictured far L – is the daughter of Nicole and rocker Joel Madden; pictured with her brother Sparrow and mom in 2024
‘My favorite person in the world is now 18. Happy birthday @katemaddennn. I (heart emoji) you,’ Nicole wrote in the photo.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Kate’s mother for comment but have not yet heard back.
Both Nicole and her husband Joel Madden also jointly shared a sweet photo carousel of their birthday girl over the years. ’18 years of you,’ the post was captioned.
The former reality show star, 44, shares Kate and son Sparrow, 16, with husband Joel Madden, 46.
In 2024, Nicole said raising her kids as teenagers was her ‘favorite stage’ of parenting so far.
She said on the Today Show: ‘I just so clearly remember being 16 that it’s actually surprising how quickly I can go back there.
‘When my daughter’s telling me drama with her friends, I go, ‘I remember. Laila Heckmath did that to me.
‘I remember first and last names, so it’s fun. It’s wild. And just the best.’
Nicole previously said raising her kids as teenagers has been her favorite part of parenting thus far
The birthday girl has been rocking the jet black hair color for at least a few months
Nicole and Joel tied the knot on December 11, 2010. They welcomed Kate two years prior, on January 11, 2008. Meanwhile Sparrow was born on September 9, 2009.
The teens made their red carpet debut at the premiere of their mother’s film Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead in 2024.
Discussing her teens’ appearance at the premiere of her film, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, she said on Today: ‘Everyone came, the whole fam came. It was very sweet,
‘They are teens, so they’re pretty chill about it, but they were happy to be there, and they did tell me I did a good job [in the movie]. So I was like, ‘I will take that. Thank you very much.”
Nicole and her husband jointly shared a carousel of photos of their daughter in honor of her birthday
The heartwarming photos showed their teenager over the years
Richie, who had a reputation as a party girl during the noughties, previously said she intended on being ‘transparent’ with her children about her past.
‘They know everything I did. I knew before I had them that I was going to have to be transparent with them about who I was,’ she told Glamour. ‘And I’ve actually found freedom in that.
‘I didn’t want my kids having some big discovery about me. And I’ve always been very open and honest with my kids and hope that they are open and honest with me.’
