Jessica Simpson is ready for her acting comeback after getting an irresistible offer.
The pop star-turned-beauty mogul guest stars in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Hulu series All’s Fair, more than 15 years after she last acted onscreen.
“I feel like at 45, I’m born again,” Jessica exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes at the All’s Fair premiere in Los Angeles on Oct. 16. “It’s like, a resurrection of everything entertainment for me and it’s so nice.”
It’s certainly been a transformative year for Jessica, who announced her breakup from husband Eric Johnson in January. Amid that personal transition, Jessica—who share kids Maxwell, 13, Ace, 12, and Birdie, 6, with her ex—also returned to the stage after releasing new music.
“There was a 15-year break and it felt very long,” she said about her hiatus. “I didn’t want it to be that long, but then I had another kid and it was like, OK, I’m gonna continue to be a mom and just grow the brand, grow the Jessica Simpson collection as much as possible.”
Then Ryan reached out to offer her what marks her first onscreen role since she appeared on a 2010 episode of Entourage. And it was very different from the parts she had played in the past.
“I got this call to do All’s Fair and I’m like, ‘Wait, Ryan Murphy wants me for this? Are you serious?'” the Dukes of Hazzard movie star said, adding, “I’m used to getting funny, comedic, dumb blonde roles. But this is very opposite of anything that I’ve ever done.”
“Rick Springfield is my love interest,” the “Irresistible” singer continued. “I have very naughty scenes. Very. Very out of my comfort zone, but I did it. And Anthony Hemingway, who directed, made me feel so comfortable with everything that I did. My character is very vulnerable, she has to get really emotional and cry.”
Jessica said that for her role, she wore prosthetics that took four hours to apply and drew inspiration from the show’s cast.
“I had people like Naomi Watts and Kim Kardashian and Niecy Nash,” she said. “Everybody had this quiet confidence about them that really just dropped me into the scene where I could listen and just really be the character. It was great. It was an amazing experience. I’m craving doing it again.”
And her youngest daughter Birdie may follow in her footsteps to work in entertainment as well.
“She said she’s ready now,” Jessica told E!. “She’s 6.”
Earlier this month, Birdie proved she’s her mom’s biggest fan when she dressed up as her for her school’s Spirit Week, wearing a black shirt bearing the cover art to Jessica’s 1999 album Sweet Kisses.
“It was her idea. It surprised me. I didn’t even know that I had that old concert tee and she found it,” the Newlyweds alum said. “But she already, before watching me on YouTube and stuff, was dancing and singing her way through life. So she just innately has it.”
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