Power-singer Jessica Simpson has been in the celebrity eye since she was in her late teens. In the decade since her breakout hit “I Wanna Love You Forever”, Simpson has been ridiculed and praised for her weight gains and losses.
When Simpson married singer Nick Lachey and was on television weekly with their reality show, Newlyweds, she started to gain a little weight as she her relationship with Lachey grew strained. Critics pounced on her and there was constant gossip on whether she was expecting a child or just had a little too much to eat. As their relationship ebbed and flowed, so did Simpson's weight.
Relationship Struggles
As Simpson and Lachey’s relationship ended and she started a new one with singer/songwriter John Mayer, her weight again fluctuated with her relationship status. An insider tells Us Weekly Simpson is an emotional eater. Her waistline grows when there are troubles in her relationship and she tries to eat emotions away. “That’s why she’s gaining weight – it’s total emotional eating,” the insider reveals.
But another Simpson friend has a different take on her weight gain. She has been dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo for over a year and she’s starting to relax and stop obsessing about her weight. “She tells everyone that Tony loves the way she looks,” states a friend.
The Wrong Outfit Comes Under Fire
Simpson has been criticized for her weight again during a recent concert in Pembroke Pines, FL., when she wore high-waisted jeans, a large belt and a spandex-like black tank-top. Critics and fans alike have been merciless about calling her fat and rehashing her years-long rollercoaster of weight battles. But even though Simpson has put on some weight recently, was it all weight or just a poor wardrobe choice?
Stacey London, co-host of TLC’s What Not To Wear, said nothing was right about Simpson’s outfit. “The large pockets emphasize her hips. Her bra isn’t supportive and the thin straps give the appearance of low-hanging [breasts].” Celebrity stylist Annabel Tollman also adds high-waisted jeans with a double belt and black top “break her up into three stumpy parts.”
Simpson struggled both professionally and with her personal life in the following days on tour. She’s been performing in a mix of body-covering outfits since the weight controversy hit epic proportions. She’s been struggling with her performances as well. A concert in Grand Rapids, MI., turned into a public meltdown for Simpson when she struggled through several songs, mumbled her way through her hit “With You”, asked her band to start a song over, and was heard whispering into the mic “Dear God, help me get through this.”
Romo was asked a few days after the fiasco in Michigan what he thought of the weight issues and subsequent lackluster performances. He came to his girlfriend’s defense and said, “I date someone who gets ridiculed pretty often.” Romo went on to say Simpson is strong and has been going through it for years.
But some celebrity magazines have started to speculate that Simpson's weight gain has very much to do with problems within her relationship with Romo. She has a history of putting on pounds when her relationship gets rocky.
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