Jessica Simpson adopted a more mature image for her second studio album, Irresistible, and its title track became her second top 20 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
72 Facts About Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson recorded a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for the film's soundtrack.
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Jessica Simpson starred on the reality television series The Price of Beauty in 2010 and judged clothing designs on two seasons of Fashion Star between 2012 and 2013.
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Jessica Simpson was born on July 10,1980, in Abilene, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson is the first child of Tina Ann Simpson, a homemaker, and Joseph Simpson, a psychologist and Baptist youth minister.
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Jessica Simpson has stated that she grew up in Dallas and Waco, but her parents now live in McGregor, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson was raised in the Christian faith, and was given a purity ring by her father when she was twelve years old.
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Jessica Simpson began singing in the church choir as a child.
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Jessica Simpson auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of twelve, auditioning with a performance of "Amazing Grace" and dancing to "Ice Ice Baby".
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Jessica Simpson claimed that she became nervous about her final audition after seeing Aguilera perform, and she was not selected for the show, ultimately.
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Jessica Simpson resumed performing in her church choir, being discovered by the head of a Christian music label eventually.
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Jessica Simpson asked her for an audition initially and signed her immediately after she performed "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her debut album with Proclaim Records and touring to promote the project.
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Shortly after this, Simpson landed several auditions as Jessica was sent to numerous labels and producers.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her debut studio album in 1998.
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Jessica Simpson believed the image would make Simpson more "relatable" to listeners, therefore aiding in sales.
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Jessica Simpson went on to announce her plans to remain abstinent until marriage as a result of Mottola's decision.
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Jessica Simpson embarked on the Heat It Up Tour with her boyfriend's band, 98 Degrees, as their opening act to promote Sweet Kisses throughout 2000.
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Jessica Simpson announced her engagement to Nick Lachey in February 2002, with the two holding their wedding ceremony on October 26 in Austin, Texas.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her third studio album in 2002.
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The album's lead single, "Sweetest Sin", dealt with the topic of Jessica Simpson losing her virginity to Lachey lyrically.
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Simpson's third studio album, In This Skin, was released the day that Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica premiered, with the show serving as a promotional tool for the record.
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Jessica Simpson recorded new material for a re-release of In This Skin, which was released in March 2004.
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Also in 2004, Jessica Simpson filmed a sitcom pilot for ABC, which the network did not pick-up.
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Jessica Simpson performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Indy 500 in 2005.
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Jessica Simpson has continued to grow throughout the years, and in 2014 was reported to earn $1 billion in annual sales.
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Jessica Simpson made her film debut as Daisy Duke in the film adaption of The Dukes of Hazzard.
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Jessica Simpson recorded the song "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" to promote the film; it both samples and shares the title of a Nancy Sinatra song.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her fifth studio album in 2005.
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Jessica Simpson performed a cover of the Dolly Parton song "9 to 5" as a tribute to the artist at the Kennedy Center Awards in December 2006.
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Jessica Simpson forgot the lyrics to the song and the performance received harsh criticism; she received a chance to redo the song for the cameras, though her performance was cut from the broadcast ultimately.
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Jessica Simpson had an on-again, off-again relationship with singer-songwriter John Mayer from August 2006 to May 2007.
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Long after their breakup, Jessica Simpson described her relationship with Mayer in her 2020 memoir, Open Book.
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In November 2007, Jessica Simpson began dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
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Jessica Simpson collaborated with Parlux Fragrances to launch her first scent, Fancy, in 2008.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her sixth studio album in 2007, with her father claiming that she was experimenting with country music for the record.
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Jessica Simpson opened for country music group Rascal Flatts on their Bob That Head Tour from January to March 2009.
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Jessica Simpson's work garnered references in Eminem's 2009 song "We Made You" and Trisha Paytas portrayed her.
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The premiere episode attracted one million viewers, but Jessica Simpson revealed that the series would return in 2011 with a format change; these plans never came to fruition.
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Jessica Simpson later signed a new recording contract with eleveneleven and Primary Wave Music and began working on her Christmas-themed seventh studio album.
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Jessica Simpson began dating retired NFL tight end Eric Johnson in May 2010 and the couple announced their engagement in November of that year.
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Soon, Jessica Simpson appeared alongside Nicole Richie as a mentor on the NBC reality television series Fashion Star.
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Jessica Simpson signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Weight Watchers in 2012, vowing to use their diet plan to shed the weight she gained during her pregnancy.
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Jessica Simpson filmed television commercials for the company, with the first airing in September 2012.
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Jessica Simpson gave birth to a daughter, Maxwell Drew Johnson, on May 1,2012.
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Jessica Simpson later released a perfume, Vintage Bloom, which motherhood inspired.
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Jessica Simpson confirmed in December 2012 that she was expecting a second child with Johnson.
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Jessica Simpson gave birth to her son, Ace Knute Johnson, on June 30,2013.
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In 2013, it was announced that Jessica Simpson was in talks with NBC to star in a semi-autobiographical comedy series, but the project never materialized.
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Jessica Simpson confirmed in 2015 that she would begin working on her album, as her contract with Primary Wave had ended officially.
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Jessica Simpson is working with Linda Perry on the project, which she revealed in 2016.
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Jessica Simpson launched her Warm Up brand of workout clothing, available at retailers in the United States.
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Jessica Simpson expanded the brand in August 2016 to include trainers, with Simpson commenting that she would focus more on the line in the future.
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In September 2018, Jessica Simpson announced she was pregnant with her third child, a daughter.
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Jessica Simpson gave birth to their daughter, Birdie Mae Johnson, on March 19,2019.
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On February 2,2020, Jessica Simpson released her memoir Open Book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list selling over 59,000 copies across all platforms in its first week.
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Jessica Simpson has listed Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin and Sade as influences on her music.
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Jessica Simpson attempted to launch her career as a Christian music singer, and at one point completed a self-titled album of Christian music.
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Jessica Simpson has recorded songs with Christian themes in later years, including "Pray Out Loud".
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Songs such as "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit" had more provocative lyrics in comparison to her previous release, with Jessica Simpson citing the age difference between the recording of the two albums as the main reason.
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Jessica Simpson began working on her third studio album in 2002 initially, on which rapper Missy Elliott would serve as the primary producer.
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Jessica Simpson began co-writing songs for the record, something she had been nervous to do in the past.
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Jessica Simpson continued to experiment with the genre on the song "Push Your Tush".
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Jessica Simpson came to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1990s and the media described her as Columbia Records's "blond response to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera", who had achieved recent success with their respective debut albums.
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Jessica Simpson later described Columbia's record executive Tommy Mottola as abusive, as he attempted to control her image and told her to "lose fifteen pounds" after she signed her contract in 1997.
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Jessica Simpson appeared as Daisy Duke in several television commercials for Pizza Hut airing during the Super Bowl in 2006 and 2007.
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Jessica Simpson claimed that the "[Daisy Duke] role created a "gold standard" that she would be judged by in the years that followed", and the media scrutinized her intensely following her weight gain in 2009.
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At the 2006 MTV Movie Awards Borat made a comment about Jessica Simpson, saying that he liked her mouth and that he could see it clearly through her denim pants.
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Jessica Simpson endorsed George W Bush during his presidential campaign in 2004, though she canceled an appearance at a 2006 Republican fundraiser as she felt it was not "appropriate".
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In May 2004, Jessica Simpson did a benefit concert to aid the Skin Care Foundation.
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In March 2007, Jessica Simpson donated a new Chrysler minivan to the Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo.
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Jessica Simpson is Soles4Souls's Ambassador and participated in autographing shoes to donate the money from communities across the United States.