Jessica Simpson’s 100lb weight loss was supposedly a contributing factor in her split from her husband Eric Johnson after 10 years of marriage, it is claimed.

They were trailed by divorce rumors for months, fueled by the fact Simpson posted multiple social media pictures of herself without her wedding ring.

Finally, the 44-year-old songstress announced this Monday that she and the 45-year-old former NFL тιԍнт end had broken up.

Johnson and Simpson tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed three children together – daughters Maxi, 12, and Birdie, five, and son Ace, 11.

In a statement announcing the separation, Simpson said she and Johnson had been ‘navigating a painful situation in our marriage,’ adding: ‘Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them.’

Now an insider has claimed that Jessica decided to leave Eric after her slimmed-down figure ‘unleashed a whole new side of her personality,’ via Page Six.

Jessica Simpson ‘s 100lb weight loss in 2021 was a contributing factor in her split from her husband Eric Johnson after 10 years of marriage; she is pictured last April without her ring

the 44-year-old songstress announced this Monday that she and the 45-year-old former NFL тιԍнт end had broken up, it is claimed; pictured in 2018 before her weight loss

‘She suddenly felt 21 again – except when she was 21 for real, she was a married TV star who had to behave,’ the source added. 

When Simpson was 21 years old, she was still with her first husband Nick Lachey, with whom she appeared on the reality show Newlyweds.

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The insider alleged that after her 100 lb weight loss in 2021, she felt ‘irresistible’ and ‘started to want to sow her wild oats in a way she never could.’

Although she previously ‘had to kill herself in the gym and via starvation diets to get slim and stay that way,’ she is said to have used healthier methods to drop the pounds this latest time, according to the source.

‘To be fair to Jess, Eric has also accordingly checked out — he’s been so over it and her for a while now and so infidelity on his part is not out of the question. But it’s also not out of the question on her part either,’ the insider sensationally alleged. 

Another source recently said the pair had ‘been separated for a while,’ adding that ‘Jess is doing OK’ but that ‘separating is not anything she’s taken lightly,’ via People.

However she is said to still be ‘excited about her new album,’ as she prepares to put out her first LP since her 2010 release Happy Christmas. 

Simpson officially announced her marital separation on Monday after months of conjecture that she and Johnson were on the brink of divorce.

They were trailed by divorce rumors for months, fueled by the fact Simpson posted multiple social media pictures of herself without her wedding ring, as in this snapsH๏τ from last May

The pop star and the former NFL тιԍнт end tied the knot in 2014 and share three children – daughters Maxi, 12, and Birdie, five, and son Ace, 11; all pictured May 2023

‘Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage. Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them,’ she said.

‘We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.’

Just two days before the announcement, Simpson reportedly listed her mansion in the Hidden Hills area of Calabasas, asking $17 million.

After being evacuated from the house amid the devastating Los Angeles fires, she placed the property on the market on January 11, per The U.S. Sun. 

She acquired the seven-bedroom estate in 2013 when she purchased it from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, paying $11.5 million.

Simpson first put the house up for sale in September 2023 with a $22 million asking price, only to pull it from the market last August and then list it again this month.

In the months before she announced her split from Johnson, Simpson posted multiple pictures to Instagram in which she was not wearing her engagement ring. 

She has not uploaded a picture of Johnson to her main Instagram page since April, and she did not post a tribute to him on his birthday in September.

In a statement announcing the separation, Simpson said she and Johnson had been ‘navigating a painful situation in our marriage’; pictured 2015 

By October an insider had alleged that the marriage was ‘pretty much over. It’s only a matter of time before she files for divorce,’ according to In Touch.  

Simpson and Johnson were last seen together in public this past June, when they attended Birdie’s kindergarten graduation together.

She did not publicly wish Johnson on his 45th birthday September 15, though she had penned a glowing Instagram tribute to him after he turned 44 last year.

Instead, on Johnson’s 45th birthday last month, Simpson cryptically reposted a clip of Pastor Timothy Timberlake delivering a speech about forgiveness.

‘Forgiveness doesn’t change the person who hurt you. Are you listening to me? Forgiveness doesn’t change that person. Forgiveness changes you,’ he said.

‘Guess what forgiveness does not do? Forgiveness does not mean you forget. One of the most crazy theories is that you forgive and forget. You don’t forget, but you do have the opportunity to forgive every time you remember.’

By contrast, after Johnson’s birthday in 2023, Simpson posted: ‘Eric turned 44 on Sept 15 and his family gave him all the love cells we have to celebrate his life. My heart is so taken with this Man, I could hardly call it my own….We love youuuu’.

She has not uploaded a picture of Johnson to her main Instagram page since April, and she did not post a tribute to him on his birthday in September; pictured 2017 

However in more recent months Johnson has been absent from Simpson’s Instagram page, where she has been seen multiple times posing without her engagement ring.

The last time Johnson appeared on Simpson’s Instagram was a large group sH๏τ she posted April 6 in an album documenting her Easter celebrations.

That same album included a picture of Simpson with her daughters, in which the mother of three was visibly not wearing her engagement ring. 

Early last September, shortly before Johnson’s birthday, Simpson posted a back-to-school album with her children – and her left hand fourth finger was bare once again.

In 2023, Simpson moved to Nashville part time in order to work on new music, after not releasing an album since the 2010 record Happy Christmas.

The last time Johnson appeared on Simpson’s Instagram was a large group sH๏τ she posted in April 6 in an album documenting her Easter celebrations

Although her husband and children were able to spend the summer of 2023 with her in Nashville, they eventually returned to Los Angeles because of school, while Simpson divided her time between the two cities.

‘They helped me find a house [in Nashville], we all moved there, they picked their rooms, that type of stuff, but they’re in school so I have two weeks [in Nashville], two weeks home,’ she explained to People. ‘I’m back and forth a lot so now they know what it’s like to miss me and I feel very loved.’

She was previously married to fellow singer Nick Lachey from 2002 to 2005, and their brief union was filmed for the reality show Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica.

Simpson reportedly did not sign a prenuptial agreement, and rumors have flown about the size of the settlement Lachey received in the divorce.

A decade later, Simpson was asked about the biggest financial mistakes she had made and replied: ‘For some reason, I thought of my first marriage,’ on CNBC.