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Jessica Simpson’s facial transformation over the years has been a topic of public fascination. Bursting onto the scene at 19 with her breakout single “I Wanna Love You Forever” in 1999, Simpson has evolved from a youthful pop sensation into a mother of three. With such life changes, alterations in her appearance were inevitable. However, recent discussions on social media have sparked accusations that Simpson has succumbed to what’s known as “Ozempic face.”
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Over the decades, the public has witnessed the evolution of Jessica Simpson’s face. Having become an overnight star at just 19 with the release of “I Wanna Love You Forever” in 1999, Simpson has gone from being a fresh-faced teenager to a mother of three. It was only expected that her physical appearance would change. However, her transformation has social media users accusing her of falling victim to the so-called Ozempic face.
Characterized by tell-tale signs of rapid weight loss like sunken eyes, sagging skin, and overly pronounced cheeks, the phenomenon gets its name from the weight-loss drug that has taken over Hollywood. Netizens noticed that Simpson displayed some of those traits after undergoing weight loss in 2020. In the screenshot from an Instagram video she posted in 2022, seen on the right, some of those changes are clearly visible. Her eyes look hollow, her cheeks sunken, and her skin loose.
Simpson has been open about the scrutiny surrounding her weight and how it has affected her. The speculation flared up again after a Pottery Barn Kids advertisement led to whispers that she might be using weight-loss drugs. Addressing these rumors in an interview with Bustle in 2023, she clarified, “Oh Lord. I mean, it is not [Ozempic]. It’s willpower.” Simpson attributed her weight loss to her journey of sobriety, adding, “Do people want me to be drinking again? Because that’s when I was heavier. Or they want me to be having another baby?”
The most notable change in Simpson’s weight occurred after giving birth to her third child in 2019. She has admitted to gaining significant weight during her pregnancies. In a 2019 interview with People, she shared, “I gain a lot, I mean, a lot. I didn’t expect to gain as much with my third.” Initially unsure if she would ever shed the extra pounds, Simpson embarked on a weight-loss journey, successfully losing an impressive 100 pounds.
Jessica Simpson has denied using weight-loss drugs
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By 2022, Simpson revealed the natural approach she took to achieve her weight loss. Speaking to Extra, she said, “I went to a nutritionist, and I needed to get my eating habits right.” She expressed pride in her achievement, stating, “I feel younger, actually. I have a lot more energy.” Regardless of her size, Simpson embraces her body, as she mentioned to People in 2022, “A woman’s body is phenomenal in what it can do.”
Indeed, the major weight loss that had people talking the most came after she welcomed her third child in 2019. Simpson tends to put on a great deal of weight during pregnancy. “I gain a lot, I mean, a lot. I didn’t expect to gain as much with my third,” she told People that year. At the time, she expressed doubts that she would ever lose all the weight. But she did. She embarked on a weight-loss journey that helped her shed a whopping 100 pounds.
In 2022, Simpson detailed that she did it naturally. “I went to a nutritionist, and I needed to get my eating habits right,” she told Extra. She also didn’t hide her pride in her accomplishment. “I feel younger, actually. I have a lot more energy,” she said. Even though she felt healthier after losing the weight, Simpson always celebrates her body no matter what. “A woman’s body is phenomenal in what it can do,” she told People in 2022.