Paris Hilton’s split-second voice change leaves people absolutely stunned

Paris Hilton wowed social media users this week by perfectly switching her vocal register mid-sentence while speaking before Congress.

The hotel heiress, reality TV pioneer and DJ testified Wednesday about the abuse she witnessed and experienced at the troubled teen centers she was sent to as a youngster. Hilton urged lawmakers to reauthorize child welfare legislation that expired in fiscal 2021 and pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a measure designed to strengthen oversight of youth residential programs.

A clip of Hilton’s powerful testimony has gone particularly viral on X, formerly Twitter.

When Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) asked Hilton what she thought about including mental health care in the new legislation, Hilton first responded by complimenting the lawmaker’s outfit.

“I love your jacket. The sequins are amazing,” Hilton said.

Tenney joked, “I had a little gem here for today,” to which Hilton replied, “Yeah, I wanted to know who made it later.” »

Hilton delivered her fashion comments in a relatively high voice with plenty of vocal fry. However, as she continued speaking and began discussing mental health care, her voice became noticeably deeper.

“But I think the most important thing is that they need access to therapeutic counseling, mentoring and other community programs,” she said, her voice low on the word “but.”

Hilton has spoken out in recent years about her plans to move away from her iconic “baby voice.” The voice was an integral part of her “dumb blonde” character on the 2000s reality show “The Simple Life” and was parodied on the sitcom “30 Rock” with a “hot baby” character in 2011.

But Hilton has since revealed that’s not how she resonates in her day-to-day life.

“I actually have a low voice in real life,” she said on the “Today” show in 2016.

Hilton, who also demonstrated her voice-changing abilities in the 2020 documentary “This Is Paris,” told ITV’s “This Morning” last year that her baby voice character functions like ” a sort of mask” for her, since she is “naturally shy”. .”

Still, footage of Hilton’s congressional testimony has sparked a number of strong reactions this week, both from those who have never heard her real voice and from longtime fans impressed by her rapid change of register.