{"id":232972,"date":"2026-04-06T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/jessica-simpson-endures-awkward-encounter-with-nick-lachey-as-new-boyfriend-is-identified\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:08:00","slug":"jessica-simpson-endures-awkward-encounter-with-nick-lachey-as-new-boyfriend-is-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/jessica-simpson-endures-awkward-encounter-with-nick-lachey-as-new-boyfriend-is-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Simpson Endures Awkward Encounter With Nick Lachey as New Boyfriend Is Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an eventful week in the life of Jessica Simpson.<\/p>\n<p>First, multiple outlets claim to have identified Jessica\u2019s new love interest.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/who-is-thomas-eisenhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>, Ms. Simpson is having a fling with a Nashville-based musician named Thomas Eisenhood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Simpson  attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. \" class=\"wp-image-552242 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-2048x1480.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-960x694.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-1080x780.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-1200x867.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234238381-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jessica Simpson attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eisenhood is reportedly a saxophone player who was once part of the band Stoop Kids and now makes his living as a session musician.<\/p>\n<p>After several years in which she focused first on acting and then on her fashion empire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/jessica-simpson-first-tv-performance-15-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jessica has returned her attention to music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also ditched LA in favor of spending most of her year in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Thomas fits in perfectly with her new life. <\/p>\n<p>But insiders tell Page Six that the couple is taking things slow, and Eisenhood has not yet met Jessica\u2019s three kids.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWKEQSiFHk6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/jessica-simpson-hints-that-eric-johnson-cheated-in-new-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jessica was married to Eric Johnson<\/a> for over a decade before the two went their separate ways <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Jessica\u2019s exes, it seems she recently had an unexpected run-in with her first husband, Nick Lachey.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/06\/jessica-simpson-nick-lachey-on-same-flight-to-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Jessica and Nick found themselves in first class on the same flight to Hawaii earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick turned bright red when he realized Jessica was on board,\u201d the outlet reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jessica Simpson \ud83e\ude77 Your Apology \ud83e\ude77 Live in Las Vegas 11\/8\/25 \" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GAY1tQZLooA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Apparently, Jessica even changed seats with another passenger so that she wouldn\u2019t have to interact with Nick.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, even after all these years, there\u2019s still that much tension between Nick and Jessica (allegedly).<\/p>\n<p>To make matters even weirder, Nick was on the flight with his current wife, Vanessa Lachey.<\/p>\n<p>Eric was <em>also<\/em> on the flight, but apparently, he was in coach for some reason. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re guessing he and Jess were traveling with their kids. Despite rumors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/jessica-simpson-eric-johnson-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric and Jessica getting back together<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t appear that there\u2019s any desire to reconcile from either party.<\/p>\n<p>Our younger readers might not even remember this, but Nick and Jessica were both catapulted to a whole new level of fame when their MTV series <em>Newlyweds<\/em> made them reality TV pioneers back in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Nick and Jessica\u2019s marriage didn\u2019t outlast the show that documented it, and the couple called it quits in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like a lifetime ago, but if the awkward encounter in first class is any indication, some wounds never fully heal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/jessica-simpson-endures-awkward-encounter-with-nick-lachey-as-new-boyfriend-is-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes It\u2019s been an eventful week in the life of Jessica Simpson. First, multiple outlets claim to have identified Jessica\u2019s new love interest. Yes, according to Page Six, Ms. Simpson is having a fling with a Nashville-based musician named Thomas Eisenhood. 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