Nicole RichieNicole Richie has been offered the chance to perform on Broadway over the summer, starring as Roxie Hart in Chicago.

The socialite is said to have been working on a debut album since 2005 and has long harboured dreams of performing on the stage in New York - but the timing of the offer, so soon after her baby daughter Harlow arrived, has made the decision more difficult for her.

A source told Us Weekly: “She’s definitely interested and weighing it out with the timing of the baby. It is in the super early stages of discussions and no decision has been made yet.”

“It would give her a reason to really show her talent and to stay in the new place in New York [that] Joel just got.”

“It also shows people are really excited about Nicole right now.”

“She is also weighing some other amazing offers but 2008 is going to be really exciting for her. She just working it all out and keeping Harlow in mind with everything she does, of course!”