Paris Hilton's family is delighted she split from Doug Reinhardt, insisting The Hills star was "riding on her coat-tails".

The hotel heiress ended her six-month romance with baseball player Reinhardt earlier this month and has since been linked to soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

And The Simple Life star's relatives were ecstatic when they heard about the break-up - because they were suspicious of Reinhardt's motives for dating Hilton.

Her aunt, Kyle Richards, tells E! Online, "The stories out there about our family not approving of their relationship are completely true. Doug was riding Paris' coat-tails. The break-up affected me in a good way. It's definitely time for Paris to move on."

And Paris' mum Kathy wholeheartedly supports her daughter's decision to ditch Reinhardt: "I think Paris needs to be with someone who is a bit more mature, older and has their own thing."