NICOLE RICHIE RETURNING TO CHUCK

Socialite Nicole Richie is heading back to TV - she's set to rejoin the cast of Chuck two years after making a guest appearance on the comedy.

The former reality TV star will reprise her role as Heather Chandler, the high school nemesis of Sarah Walker - the character played by Yvonne Strahovski - in October (10) in a scene involving a prison transfer gone wrong.

According to EW.com, Richie won't be the only returning guest star - wrestler 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin is also set to appear in the same episode as Hugo Panzer.

Richie originally appeared on the show in 2008.