Nick Lachey gets asked about his ex, Jessica Simpson, often. I think that’s because he hasn’t really achieved the post-Newlyweds fame that Simpson has and he’s still known to many as Jessica Simpson’s ex. He’s been happily married to Vanessa Minnillo since 2011 and they have their second child on the way. Plus he gets minor TV hosting gigs and he’s still singing. Lachey is hanging in there on the lower echelons of fame and he seems happy to play his role.
In a new interview on Jenny McCarthy’s Sirius show, Nick opined about how it’s a good thing that he never had kids with Jessica. He also said that he doesn’t speak to Jessica, which he’s said before, and that they’re neither friends nor enemies.
In a new interview on SiriusXM’s radio show Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy, the former 98 Degrees star admits that not making babies with Jessica Simpson turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
“I think in our situation, that was probably the best thing that could have ever happened is that we didn’t have kids,” he told Jenny McCarthy. “All things being equal, it was the best thing probably for the both of us that we went on with our lives and she’s obviously happily married with two [kids]. I’m happy married about to have two so it all worked out the way it was supposed to work out.”
Simpson and Lachey chronicled part of their three-year marriage on MTV’s popular series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. They would announce their split in November 2005.
While both parties have moved on with new partners, the former boy band member admits he’s not close to his ex at all.
“I wouldn’t say it’s friends, but I wouldn’t say it’s enemies. There’s just no contact,” Lachey explained when asked about his relationship today. “We’ve both moved on with our lives and I think we’re very happy with the way it went. It’s not animosity, it’s not friendship, it’s just kind of nothing.”
That was very diplomatic. After that Jenny asked Nick about his sex life and he said he still does the deed with Vanessa even though she’s pregnant. (They announced in July so she’s probably about 7 months along.) He mentioned “positioning” and it was TMI but Nick is playing the game and he’s getting a little press (and nookie) so good for him. He added “Every now and then I campaign. It was my birthday weekend this weekend so I did howl at the moon a couple of times.” I have never heard “howl at the moon” used as a euphemism for sex. I’m going to use that.
Nick also said that he’s an attentive husband and that he tries to agree as much as possible with whatever Vanessa says. “As a man, you also appreciate what your partner is going through and the transformation they’re going through and all the stuff that comes with it. The least we could do is be agreeable.” I’ve always liked him.
Here’s Nick, Vanessa and their son Camden on Halloween. They did a Peter Pan theme. So cute!
photo credit: WENN.com
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