Jessica Simpson shared an update on the state of her sobriety.
The 40-year-old singer gave up alcohol in November 2017, and explained that she has ‘not thought about alcohol’ amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during a remote appearance on The Tamron Hall Show.
‘It’s weird because alcohol was an easy thing for me to give up. It was holding onto how I romanticized the pain I liked to hold on to,’ she said in a preview of the interview, which airs on Friday.
Sobriety update: Jessica Simpson gave up alcohol in November 2017, and explained that she had ‘not thought about alcohol’ amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic during a remote appearance on The Tamron Hall Show
The talk show host, 50, asked the fashion designer what it was like ‘staying sober’ during this ‘challenging year.’
Jessica hasn’t had a drink since she first went sober over three years ago, and didn’t allow the stress of 2020 to get in the way of her journey.
The star revealed she could not do it without having her 41-year-old husband Eric Johnson by her side: ‘Eric and I, both, we look at each other, like, we could not have drank through this.’
Simpson is currently promoting the paperback release of her best-selling 2020 memoir, Open Book.
The 40-year-old singer said in a preview of the interview, which airs on Friday: ‘It’s weird because alcohol was an easy thing for me to give up. It was holding onto how I romanticized the pain I liked to hold on to’
Supportive hubby: The star hasn’t had a drink since she first went sober over three years ago and revealed she could not do it without having her 41-year-old husband Eric Johnson by her side: ‘Eric and I, both, we look at each other, like, we could not have drank through this’
In the book, she described hitting rock bottom after a Halloween party at the couple’s home in late 2017 when she told friends: ‘I need to stop. Something’s got to stop. And if it’s the alcohol that’s doing this, and making things worse, then I quit.’
Her former NFL player husband joined her in giving up alcohol to act as a pillar of support as she entered a new chapter of her life.
‘Eric gave up drinking the second I did. He said, “I’ll do it with you, babe.” It was like no biggie and he hasn’t gone back or looked back,’ she told People in 2020.
‘It’s just the way he is. He’s a very selfless and loving person who is the most incredible father on the planet.’
Sober beginnings: Simpson is currently promoting her best-selling memoir Open Book, where she described hitting rock bottom in late 2017: ‘I need to stop. Something’s got to stop. And if it’s the alcohol that’s doing this, and making things worse, then I quit’
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Happy family: The loving parents share three children: daughters Birdie Mae, 2, and Maxwell Drew, 8, as well as 7-year-old son Ace Knute
The loving parents share three children: daughters Birdie Mae, 2, and Maxwell Drew, 8, as well as 7-year-old son Ace Knute.
Simpson said on Thursday that she is ‘very open’ about the sexual abuse she endured as a young girl with her children after writing about it in her book.
During an appearance on Good Morning America, she said she decided to tell her daughter Maxwell about the abuse after she was approached by a fan at a book signing event, who said she was inspired to seek therapy after reading about her experience.
Maxwell happened to be with her at the time, and Jessica decided to halt the event in order to tell her what had happened.
Moved: During an appearance on Good Morning America, Simpson said she decided to tell her daughter Maxwell about the abuse after she was approached by a fan at a book signing event, who said she was inspired to seek therapy after reading about her experience.
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Telling the kids: ‘[Maxwell] was like, “Mom, what is she talking about?” And so I held the line of autographs, and I was like, “I guess this is the time I’m going to talk my daughter about it here in Times Square,”‘ the author said
‘She was like, “Mom, what is she talking about?” And so I held the line of autographs, and I was like, “I guess this is the time I’m going to talk my daughter about it here in Times Square,”‘ the author said.
‘But it was a perfect moment because she saw how being open and being honest with your feelings and how you can inspire people that way… just how honesty really is moving and how it can make a change in people’s lives and she saw that mommy was doing that,’ Simpson added. ‘She went home and started journaling… she’s been writing in her journal ever since.’
Revelations: Inside the book, Jessica revealed that the daughter of a family friend sexually abused her when she was six-years-old. The singer kept the abuse secret for years, and she did not tell her parents about it until six years after it began
Inside the book, Jessica revealed that the daughter of a family friend sexually abused her when she was six-years-old.
The Public Affair singer kept the abuse secret for years, and did not tell her parents about it until six years after it began.
Simpson also admitted that her children have read some of her memoir: ‘They have read some of it. There’s nothing that’s off-limits. We’re very open as a family. For me, when I talk about sexual abuse and stuff, that stuff happened to me when I was younger than they are and at the age that they are. So, it is something that we are very open about.’
Honesty: Simpson also admitted that her children have read some of her memoir: ‘They have read some of it. There’s nothing that’s off-limits. We’re very open as a family’
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