Jessica Simpson She showed off a new look as she also hinted at new music.
In a recent Instagram post, she shared a glamorous photo of herself sitting next to some music equipment while wearing a white romper with black fishnet top and matching black platform shoes.
She also wore her long blonde hair in a Brigitte Bardot-inspired half-updo with similarly bold eyes and nude lips.
“Can't wait for you to hear the soundtrack to my soul,” she wrote in the caption.
A photo of Jessica Simpson in her music studio alongside an enlarged version of the same photo. (Jessica Simpson/Instagram)
One person in the comments described her as “Irresistible 2.0”, in reference to her 2001 hit, and another wrote: “You look like a beautiful queen.”
Others were less kind, questioning her appearance by writing comments such as: “I don't even know this person.”
But many defended the singer and businesswoman.
“I don't understand why people feel the need to be so mean. She's talented, beautiful and doesn't give up on life. Lift people up, it's healthier,” one commenter wrote.
Fans in the comments shared a mix of reactions to Simpson's new look. (John Shearer/Getty Images for the Jessica Simpson Collection)
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This is the second hint Simpson has given in recent weeks about her musical comeback, coupled with a different look.
In mid-November, she posted a similar glamorous look with a rock edge, wearing a white dress, a black fur coat, and shiny shoes.
“Interviews in my music room in Nashville where I discovered my unique magic,” Simpson wrote in the caption.
She added: “This return is personal, and it is an apology to myself because I endured everything I did not deserve.”
Simpson's comment described her return as “an apology to myself for putting up with everything I don't deserve.” (Dimitrios Kambouris/Shoe News via Getty Images)
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This comment from Simpson sparked a debate among fans, this time about the status of her marriage Husband of 10 years, Eric Johnson.
“Is this J-Simp saying she's single?” one fan wrote.
“Yes, I called this a while ago. We love you. Stay strong,” another fan posted.
Simpson and Johnson have been married since 2014 and have daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, and son Ace, 11.
Her younger sister, Ashlee Simpson, was asked about the divorce rumors last month, and she responded TMZ“No,” she said when asked, “Fans are speculating that Jessica might be getting a divorce because of her recent Instagram post. Do you know anything about that? Is that true?”
Eric Johnson and Simpson have been married for 10 years and have three children: daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, and son Ace, 11. (Jessica Simpson/Instagram)
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Simpson has not released an album in 14 years, since her 2010 album, “Happy Birthday.”
Around that time, she stepped away from music to continue focusing on her fashion brand, The Jessica Simpson Collection, which she launched in 2005.
The “Newlyweds” star spoke about her struggles as a young woman in the music industry Her 2020 memoir is titled “Open Book.”
She recalled producer Tommy Mottola telling her when she was 17 that she needed to lose 15 pounds.
In her memoir, Simpson recalled being told to lose 15 pounds when she actually weighed just 118 pounds. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Company)
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Simpson revealed that she weighed 118 pounds and was 5 feet 3 inches tall at the time. Mottola's alleged request led to the singer turning to diet pills in order to drop to 103 pounds.
She revealed in the book that she would continue taking diet pills “for the next 20 years.”
In 2022, she posted a photo in a bikini, revealing that she had gained and He lost 100 pounds three different times In her life, most recently after the birth of her third child, Birdie, in 2019.
The mother of three children told Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show in 2021 that she abandoned her scale to focus on her overall health in exchange for a specific goal.
Simpson revealed that she gained and lost 100 pounds three times in her life, the last time after the birth of her third child. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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“It was like a Ouija board,” Simpson explained. “I have no idea how much I weigh. I just want to feel good and be able to zip up my pants. If I don't, I have another size. I have all the sizes.”
“I really tried my best not to let that define me.”
However, she faced public scrutiny over her weight, with people criticizing her in the comments for looking too skinny in an Instagram post. Accusing her of using Ozempic.
She addressed this speculation in an interview with Bustle last year.
Fans criticized Simpson's weight loss, accusing her of using Ozempic at one point. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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“Oh God. I mean it's not that — it's willpower,” she told the outlet when asked if Ozempic was involved. “I wonder, do people want me to drink again? Because that's when I was the heaviest. Or do they want me to have another baby? My body can't do it.”
Simpson has been sober since 2017.
Last year, she told E! News, “Not drinking has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. I have a lot of clarity.”
She continued, “I like to be present when I'm in a conversation with people. I like to absorb what other people are thinking, and I like to listen. It kind of kept me from feeling alive in my life. I feel that way now.” “And I love it.”
“Not drinking has been the best thing I've ever done for myself. I have a lot of clarity,” Simpson said of her sobriety. (Roden Eckenroth/Getty Images for W Magazine)
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“It's also a good idea to get rid of excess weight, especially during the holidays,” Simpson added.
Around that time, while celebrating her sixth anniversary of sobriety, Simpson posted an online post from 2021 featuring a throwback photo of herself in 2017 on the day she decided to get sober, describing herself as “unrecognizable.”
At the time of the original post, the mother of three had been sober for four years and wrote: “There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of alcoholic. The real work to do in my life was to actually embrace failure, pain, brokenness, and self-sabotage, and I didn't… I didn't love myself.
Earlier this year, fans accused Simpson drinks again “Stop drinking,” she writes in the comments of a birthday post dedicated to her son.
Simpson shot down rumors that she was drinking again earlier this year. (Charlie Gallay/Getty Images for the Jessica Simpson Collection)
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“I haven't wanted or consumed alcohol since October 2017, and this was the best decision I made for myself and my family,” Simpson responded. “Thank you for your concern, but you misunderstood me a lot. Sending love your way.”
Fox News Digital's Bree Stimson, Cristina Dugan Ramirez and Melissa Roberto contributed to this post.
