New country star Jessica Simpson covers the latest issue of Vanity Fair Magazine (June 2009). We have no idea what Jessica is trying to promote or sell in this new photo shoot for the magazine but the headline “You Call This Fat?” is pretty amusing. If Jessica is trying to prove she is back in shape, maybe she shouldn’t be so airbrushed…

In the interview, the 28 year-old talks about her ex-husband Nick Lachey, her boyfriend Tony Romo, faith and being in the public eye. Here are some highlights from Jessica Simpson’s Vanity Fair interview:

On Nick and if the show Newlyweds ruined their marriage: “I have not spoken to him in years. [As for the show,] in all honesty, I believe it did not affect our marriage. Because we enjoyed watching those episodes, and that will always be a time I cherish. It made me understand what marriage is, what love is, what commitment is.”

On whether Tom has watched Newlyweds: “A couple episodes. He thought I was cute.”

On media criticism: “When it comes to media criticism, that’s just something I have had to train myself–literally train myself–to ignore…. I mean, the way people make it sound, I should have never been singing in the first place…. It comes with what I do, and I know that every day the media’s going to challenge me, is going to want to bring me down. But I feel like I’m at such a place that I own myself, and it’s authentic. I own that authentic part of myself, and none of those words are harsh enough to make me believe them…. I can’t imagine saying some of the things people have said about me about anybody else.”

On her thoughts for marriage: “It was what we all wanted. Go to college, get married, and have babies. It was my way of thinking. At 16, every boyfriend I had I was going to marry.”

On watching football games with other Cowboy wives: “It’s a nurturing place to be, around people who love their husbands, but it gives me anxiety to watch with them.”

On her faith: “I’m spiritual. I live off the faith that has been instilled in me, that has never left. I’ve never let a stumbling block actually make me fall…. We all go through trials, but not one thing has ever made me question God. I have a great relationship with God. I can talk to him, get mad at him, frustrated with him. But, ultimately, my faith is what defines me.”

Jessica Simpson Vanity Fair Photos

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