Posted by Adam

Thursday April 1, 2010

JESSICA Simpson says it’s important for women “not to find their confidence in a man”.

The singer/actress — who is divorced from singer Nick Lachey and has previously dated musician John Mayer and sportsman Tony Romo — says ladies need to love themselves before they can fall in love with someone else.

“It’s important for women not to find their confidence in a man,” Simpson told Fox News. “I think you really have to know who you are before you can truly fall in love and give your all, and I don’t think a man can define you. You have to own that.

“So if you’re ever with anyone who says you should change something about yourself then they should never fall in love with you in the first place.”

Recent reports claimed Jessica, 29, is jealous of her little sister Ashlee‘s slender figure.

“Jessica wants everyone to believe she’s learned to embrace her shape, but the truth is she’d give the world to have a skinny body like Ashlee’s,” a source told American tabloid the National Enquirer.

“Although Jessica claims her new TV show The Price of Beauty has helped her overcome years of body image issues, she’s more insecure than ever about her looks.

“She’s exercising like crazy with an intensive boxing, jogging and weight-lifting regimen, and she’s following a strict no-sugar, low-carb diet. Yet she can’t lose the extra weight.”

“Jessica,” adds the source, “loves her sister dearly and wishes she was blessed with same fast metabolism that Ashlee has, who barely has to exercise to stay fit.

“Jessica doesn’t understand that SHE’S the sex symbol and most people would kill for her voluptuous figure!”

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