JESSICA Simpson confessed she felt ‘heartbroken’ after being fat-shamed for some infamous "mom jeans" photos.
The singer said she was a size 4 at the time and felt confident wearing the jeans, but that all changed when she saw what became an international story.
Jessica told the Today show: "This picture that circulated and went worldwide broke my heart.
"Not the picture necessarily, but the caption. Like, all the captions."
Headlines such as "Jumbo Jessica Simpson: Packin' On The Pounds In Photos," "Jessica Simpson Shows Off New Beefy Bod" and "Jessica Simpson Packs it in for Tony Romo" completely humiliated her.
She spent a full chapter, "Death By Mom Jeans," in her memoir, "Open Book," talking about the pictures.
Jessica was dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at the time.
The singer wore the high-waisted jeans to perform at a South Carolina chili cook-off.
Seeing the criticism about her looks she wrote "I was taken down by the world."
Such harsh words only further triggered her addiction issues, which stemmed in part from the pain of being sexually abused as child, beginning at the age of six.
The 39-year-old mom of three discussed being addicted to alcohol and pills in her memoir.
She also recounted taking diet pills for decades and then getting a partial tummy tuck to celebrate her 35th birthday.
Jessica wrote in her book: “The surgery wasn’t for weight loss. I weighed 107 pounds when I planned the surgery. I wanted to get rid of the stretch marks and loose skin left sagging from my back-to-back pregnancies
“I was so ashamed of my body at this point that I wouldn’t let [husband Eric Johnson] see me without a white T-shirt on. I had sex with it on and even showered with it on. I couldn’t bear to look at myself.”
The surgery was successful, but Jessica wasn't satisfied writing: “I still had loose skin that hung over my pants.”
Jessica wrote: “This surgery was more involved."
After recuperating in a hotel after the procedure, she got an infection, colitis.
Jessica recalled "vomiting so much I thought I was going to bust my sutures."
She subsequently spent nine days in the hospital, and doctors seriously considered a blood transfusion for the ailing singer.
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After recovering Jessica realized surgery couldn't heal all of her body image issues.
She wrote: "Really, it’s about how you feel emotionally, and I was still just as hard on myself once those stitches were out.
"I still had work to do.”
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