Jessica Simpson slams public scrutiny about her weight: ‘Doesn’t need to be a conversation’

Jessica Simpson is fed up with the constant chatter about her weight, saying the criticism hasn’t wavered during her life in the spotlight.

Jessica Simpson addresses constant headlines about her weight

Jessica Simpson is tired of the public conversation surrounding her weight.

“We need to focus on our mentality about even talking about weight,” Simpson told Access Hollywood during an interview Friday, as per Page Six.

“I think it just doesn’t need to be a conversation.”

The Take My Breath Away singer, 43, empathised with other women who face scrutiny for their weight because she has “been every size”.

However, the criticism over Simpson’s physique hasn’t wavered during her life in the spotlight.

Jessica Simpson was targeted about her weight when she performed at the Kiss Country Chili Cook Off in Florida in 2009. Picture: Logan Fazio/Getty Images

“I wish I could explain it. I wish I could say for me that it’s gotten better, but it still remains the same,” she added.

Simpson — who shares daughters Maxwell, 11, and Birdie, 4, and son Ace, 10, with husband Eric Johnson — said that the ongoing scrutiny of her body has been “very confusing” for her children, who “don’t understand” why the public eye has been so harsh about their mum’s appearance.

Her weight loss on the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard was also tabloid fodder.

Even when pregnant, Simpson was targeted by trolls. Picture: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for QVC

“I tell my kids, ‘How you feel about yourself is how you should feel,’” she explained. “It’s not about … You don’t dress for anybody else. You don’t try to look like anybody else.”

Simpson is one of many stars to face accusations that she has used the Type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic to shed pounds.

The star has fired back at the constant criticism in a new interview. Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Simpson has also hit back at allegations she uses weight loss medication.

However, the Dukes of Hazzard star shut down those claims earlier this month.

“Do people want me to be drinking again?” she asked in an interview with Bustle Magazine.

“Because that’s when I was heavier. Or they want me to be having another baby? My body can’t do it.”

Simpson did, however, attribute her weight loss to “willpower”, noting that while the unfortunate comments on her body “hurt”, she doesn’t let the “negativity derail” her.

“No, I’m too old for that,” she added. “I am too connected to myself right now.”

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission

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