Jessica Simpson: I'm Glad I Don't Look Like "Daisy Duke" Anymore
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Jessica Simpson says she wanted to disappear last year after her weight was widely criticized following those now-infamous 2009 chili cook-off pics.
"I was embarrassed. I didn't want to show my face," she said on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show Tuesday. "I was touring with the Rascal Flatts at the time and had to get on stage every day and kind of just face it and hope to God I wasn't wearing an unflattering outfit ... Obviously, I didn't look like Daisy Duke."
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She said the experience inspired her new reality show, VH1's The Price Of Beauty, which premieres March 15. On the show, she travels around the world to explore other cultures' notions of beauty.
After visiting everywhere from Uganda to Paris, the 29-year-old singer -- who fluctuates between a size 4 and 6 -- says: "I just feel comfortable in my own skin."
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As for her recent Oprah Winfrey interview, Simpson said she still stands by her remarks that she was "disappointed" ex John Mayer blabbed to Playboy about their sex life.
"You can only just hope that somebody that you have cared about for a really long time can keep the intimate things intimate," she told Seacrest. But she added: "Like I said on Oprah, it could've been a lot worse."
Despite the incident, Simpson said she still trusts guys. "I am not as guarded as you would think," she said.
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She didn't confirm that she dated Billy Corgan, who helped her pen part of "Who We Are," the theme song to her new reality show.
But she said she "can't find good enough words to speak about Billy. He's a very, very dear friend."
Recording with him was "a great experience," Simpson said, "and I hope we can more music together."
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I'd be glad too if I were her... maintaining that Daisy Duke figure would have meant cutting back on the dozen or so orphan babies she feasts upon every day.
Victoria, at 4:16 pm, If you condone Jess rule's bad language and basically her putting down every woman in America, then you are just as bad as Jess rules is. You are wrong. Jessica brings it up in every magazine article, and, on every talk show she does, because that is all she has been about. By most of the comments on here, the public wants her to drop it, but she won't because that is the way she gets her publicity. I didn't say one hurtful thing except Catherine Bach was a better, and sexier Daisy Duke.
March 10, 2010 - 3:08pm fiona Says: To whoever wrote Jessica Rules at 11:34am, You've got some nerve coming on here spewing your garabage. You are a horrible human being, and are way to obsessed with Jessica. Seek help, you really need it. By the way, don't blame people for coming on here and spewing their venom against Jessica. Jessica has been making public all her weight issues just to keep her name in the spotlight. Jessica is the one who needs to back off and get over it. We are all sick of hearing about her weight, which she brings up herself. Jessica is not the real Daisy Duke. The real Daisy Duke is Catherine Bach, who was way sexier and better looking than Jessic could ever hope to be. --------------------In defense of Jess Rules... Apparently they thought Jessica was the person to play the part of Daisy Duke or she wouldn't have been casted for it. As for the weight issue, the public is the one making all the stupid remarks and this stupid site. Jess is only defending herself as any human being would do if you were being called fat all the time. No one on this site has see her up close and personal to know if she is a size 4 or 6. I agree, Jess is a real person. If all of you people hate her, then why do you visit her sites regularly? So you can bash her and make fun of her? I'm sure none of you are perfect. Someone else said on here, there are far more important things going on in the world than worrying about Jessica being fat. Write about that people and forget about Jess. The sooner you stop feeding into this, the sooner she'll go away. In the meantime, why can't you just leave her alone???? You say mean and hurtful things, how would you like poople saying that about you? I don't think you would.
To whoever wrote Jessica Rules at 11:34am, You've got some nerve coming on here spewing your garabage. You are a horrible human being, and are way to obsessed with Jessica. Seek help, you really need it. By the way, don't blame people for coming on here and spewing their venom against Jessica. Jessica has been making public all her weight issues just to keep her name in the spotlight. Jessica is the one who needs to back off and get over it. We are all sick of hearing about her weight, which she brings up herself. Jessica is not the real Daisy Duke. The real Daisy Duke is Catherine Bach, who was way sexier and better looking than Jessic could ever hope to be.
Jessica, get over your weight issues already. Is this the only way a talentless hack like Jessica can be in the spotlight. These weight issues have been published for about a year already. Women in America, you need to get over her weight issues too. Why are you women so obsesses with how much this hack weighs? If Jessica can't get over her weight issues or the John Mayer comments, then Jessica needs a shrink. Get over it people. I don't care if she is fat, thin, hairy, ugly, old, wringkled, just get over the weight issues already and maybe this talentless hack will stop talking about it
March 09, 2010 - 7:14pm Nobody cares Says: @SICK AND TIRED- What are you on? What's with the annoying tirade that has nothing to do with Jessica Simpson being a fatty? Go b!tch somewhere else because nobody cares you dumb sh!t.-------------- OH DID I HIT A NERVE??? MY POINT EXACTLY, YOU'RE ON HERE RAGGING ON HER ABOUT HER FARTING, HER BELCHES, HER FAT, SHE'S A CHEATER, SHE CAN'T KEEP A BOYFRIEND, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HER EVERYDAY, SHE LOOKS LIKE A MAN, A TRANNY, BLAH BLAH BLAH, OVER AND OVER AND OVER WHEN THERE ARE FAR BIGGER PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE ONES WITH THE F UCKING PROBLEMS, NOT JESS. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND IS FAMOUS, SOMTHING YOU WILL NEVER BE. YOU'RE ALL JUST PISSED CUZ YOU'RE NOT THE ONES IN THE HEADLINES DAILY.......WAKE THE F UCK UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AND LAY OFF WHAT JESSICA LOOKS LIKE. I'M SURE YOU'RE NO PRIZE WHICH IS WHY YOU HIDE YOUR FAT UGLY A$$ BEHIND YOUR COMPUTER MONITORS. BUNCHA FREAKS. AT LEAST SHE'S REAL AND CAN LAUGH AT HERSELF, SOMETHING YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T. I HOPE YOUR FRIENDS STAB YOU BEHIND YOUR BACK AND RUB SALT IN YOUR WOUNDS CUZ YOU SOOOOOOOOO DESERVE IT
ambergirl... you took the words right out of my mouth!!! Jessica is beautiful and not fat at all. chill out people.
Her shoulders are to broad for a girl. Her neck is too short and very thick. Her face looks mannish. She is weird looking.
Awww! I'm glad she is moving on and is getting a lot of great press for her new show on vh1, the "price of beauty" did anyone see the new extended trailer?? I'm SO excited! March 15!! It's on the vh1 website!
I hope once her new reality show starts and eventually ends, we will not be subject to such lame articles every single day as to what Jessica thinks, or wears, or what size she is! Can US not come up with something more interesting. Heck, even Kate's hair extensions are more newsworthy (I jest.) I will give pimp daddy Joe credit - he manages to keep Jessica's face and inane comments in all of the daily rags, so he must be doing his job.
She worked really hard for her Daisy Duke figure and I think she looked great and she looks great now. She has an incredibly beautiful face that looks good super skinny and at a normal weight.
wow she looks STUNNING!!!!
anyone keeping their virginity, as long as she did, has my attention. chunky or skinny, hard to beat her talent, I will get on stage with you any time kid, just lay off the beams first, lol
then why has she lost weight at least 4 times in the past two years and gone on magazine covers declaring how glad she is to have her "fit" body back? I'm tired of this tranny's spin and lies.
@SICK AND TIRED- What are you on? What's with the annoying tirade that has nothing to do with Jessica Simpson being a fatty? Go b!tch somewhere else because nobody cares you dumb sh!t.
Haters!! I'd love to see half you haters post a picture of yourself. I would almost be willing to bet you'd be uglier than hell and as big as the broadside of my house. Jealousy is a sickness, get well soon bi otches
who cares, Jessica is making a big deal about this, she wants to be up an issue that does not even matter anymore.
She looks super hot in that picture above.
"...and had to get on stage every day and kind of just face it and hope to God I wasn't wearing an unflattering outfit ..."/////////////////////////////////////////The outfits aren't the problem. It's you and your blubber, Jessica, inside the outfits that's the problem.