![]() ![]() I want to file for divorce.'” Nick asked for her to sleep on it or consider working out their marital problems, but she refused. She blindsided him while they drove home in the car and, according to their source, “She said, ‘I don’t know if this is working. They said Jessica sprung the idea of a divorce on Nick after a dinner together in L.A. However, sources close to Nick said the whole divorce was a surprise. The split came after a bad argument the day before Thanksgiving. Apparently she was getting aggravated by him always needing to go out with friends and hit up clubs, while her idea of a perfect night was to order take out and watch a movie. According to People magazine, Simpson’s camp said the divorce was a result of Jessica being upset about Nick’s partying ways and that he wouldn’t spend time with her family in Texas on Thanksgiving. Not surprisingly, there were two different sides to the divorce after it was all said and done. Despite both of their regrets today, the show sparked a lot of interest in Jessica Simpson and definitely helped her gain popularity however, many of her “dumb blonde” comments will follow her forever! In 2002, Jessica’s father and manager, Joe Simpson, learned about the idea for the show and pitched the idea of a new show starring his daughter and new son-in-law, Nick Lachey. They got married in 1994, but decided not to follow through with the project after pre-production, so it was shelved. What many people might not know is that the show was originally intended for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley. The show was titled Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica and it lasted for three seasons from 2003 to 2005. As a result, Nick and Jessica were given the opportunity to star in their own reality television show produced by MTV and MuchMusic. Both of them were experiencing a lot of success as singers and reality television was just beginning to emerge as a new way to produce television. The early 2000s was all about Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson - these two were at the peak of their fame. ![]() They were married on Octoin a ceremony close to home in Austin, Texas. ![]() I knew that I never ever wanted to be away from Nick for the rest of my life.” Nick and Jessica were engaged in February 2002 and quickly planned a wedding. Jessica commented on it and said, “Nick was patiently waiting for me to grow up a little. They had been dating since Jessica was 19-years-old so she had a lot of growing up to do whereas Nick was much more comfortable with where he was. “It was during the release of Irresistible and you know, it was just one of those things where I thought I needed to date other guys and see what else was out there,” she said in an interview on Newlyweds. According to both of them, the break up was simply the result of being too young and because both of their careers were blowing up. Of course, they eventually got back together in September 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. Nick and Jessica had been dating for three years when they briefly broke up for a whopping five months. If you’re feeling nostalgic, take a look at our 10 things you might not have known about Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey’s relationship! Today, these two have happily moved on with new marriages and children of their own, but we still enjoy taking a walk down memory lane every now and then. It was definitely young love as Jessica was only in her early twenties at the time of their marriage and Nick was seven years her senior. These two were the real deal, at least for a few years. After their lavish Hollywood wedding, they both decided to take on a reality television show as newlyweds and could be found in the living rooms of home all over America. Nick was reeling from his success as a singer in the boy band 98 Degrees and eventually started his own solo career, while Jessica’s singing career was also beginning to take off. At the time of their relationship, they were both skyrocketing into stardom and the combination of them together helped push their popularity. Pop singers Nick and Jessica had a whirlwind romance in the early 2000s. ![]()
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