Paris Hilton says she?s finally all grown up

Paris Hilton says she’s finally all grown up. Even though she’s been starring in sex tapes and baring her breasts for years (something most of us consider pretty “grown up” – though certainly not mature), Paris says she only recently started feeling like an adult. And you can guess why – because of a guy. Boyfriend of six months Benji Madden, no less. Apparently they’re super-mature relationship has rendered Paris a real and true adult. As far as she’s concerned.

Paris Hilton may have been surrounded by adults dressed as superheroes and Star Wars characters at San Deigo's Comic-Con International, but the heiress-turned-actress says "I just feel like a grown-up now," thanks to her current romance with musician Benji Madden and their more low-key lifestyle.

"I think my whole life I was kind of living as a teenager and not really taking responsibility," Hilton, who visited the Con to support her new film – and well-received performance in – Repo! The Genetic Opera, told PEOPLE. "Now I realize that I'm an adult and I'm running a huge company and I'm in love. I'm in a great relationship. I have my family. I'm just excited for life."

When the notion of tying the knot with Madden (whose brother Joel is the paramour of Nicole Richie) was broached, Hilton was cautiously optimistic. "I don't know," she mused. "We're so in love and so happy right now and it's only been like six months. So we'll see what happens, but we're so in love and so happy and things have never been better. I finally have a nice guy."

[From People]

For a minute I was almost impressed, thinking Paris Hilton had learned to stop yapping to everyone about how much she wanted to get married and have babies right away. But then she started talking about Benji’s niece Harlow Madden, and how cute she is and how much she loves babies. I’m pretty sure the People reporter was just nice enough to cut her off before she started clutching her ovaries and talking about her infamous baby deadline.

Either she’s getting a tad better at interviewing, or she really has matured a hair. Because Paris doesn’t sound quite as asinine as usual. And maybe for some of us being a real grownup just means being less dumb than you used to be.

Here’s Paris Hilton Hits Comic-Con 2008. Images thanks to Fame.