She’s never backed down from a challenge, and Nicole Richie took her physical regimen to the next level on the new installment of “#CandidlyNicole.”

This time around, Ms. Richie paid a visit to Cirque School to find out how hard it really is to swing through the air while looking elegant.

Nicole explained, “As far as exercising I always like to try new things, but I’ve never been to Cirque school. I definitely feel like I’ll fit right in because I know that they have to be limber and that’s what my nickname was in college.”

And after working with experts Sagiv Ben Binyamin and Aloysia Gavre, the “Simple Life” star admitted that the wire walk was pretty tough. “It was actually very emotional. If your brain isn’t telling your body, ‘You can do this,’ it just straight up will not do it.”

In the end, Richie raved, “This was a lot harder than I expected. It’s a lot of core work. I’m down to come back if that guy’s the teacher!”