Why did newlyweds end

All of that translated into more opportunities outside the marriage, especially for Simpson, who launched her edible beauty line Jessica Simpson Desserts and started formulating what would eventually become her booming, billion-dollar fashion brand. But the whole quirks-of-incompatibly-living-together thing soon got in the way. Though the phrase "reality TV curse" is often used, their marriage would have unraveled anyway—and possibly faster if they hadn't let the cameras, which gave them a common purpose, into their lives.

They were very different people," recalls Newlyweds producer Sue Kolinsky in a new interview with Complex that has proved folks are still interested in a little dirt on the long-defunct Lachey-Simpson marriage.

He was frugal, and she had excessive taste. In the end they weren't suited for each other. The only thing they really had in common was their music. She was really young; I think he's seven years older than her. He wanted a family, and her father thought maybe she was too young. Her father was very involved in her life.

Or the two of them not being able to agree—after all that damn exposition—on how often they should have sex? In one episode, Lachey tried to negotiate three times a week, and Simpson looked rather, um, put out by that prospect. Perhaps most poignantly, their careers and personal brands were not escalating at the same rate.

Lachey was still the hunky 98 Degrees guy, and Simpson was fast becoming more than the sum of her parts—though her parts, particularly when they were on the display in Dukes of Hazzard , helped her along the way. It's never something I wouldn't do again, just maybe wouldn't have done a third season. During the interview, she also opened up about putting her exes -- who include Lachey and John Mayer and, in a way, Johnny Knoxville -- in her rear view once she met current husband Eric Johnson.

Ryan Seacrest asks whether Simpson considers the show a "mistake" now. View Story. However, while he spoke openly about their split at the time, Jessica has remained largely silent on the subject.

In the book, though, she's given her version of events , describing what led to their breakup and refuting Nick's claims that he was "blindsided" by her asking for a divorce. The only parts of the house that were off limits were the bedroom and bathroom — the crew had to ask permission any time they filmed upstairs. In the episode, Nick ostensibly arranged a romantic trip to New York, which involved rose petals leading from the hotel door to the bed and then a horse and carriage ride to a a beautiful restaurant where he presented Jessica with a recreation of the top tier of their wedding cake.

But it also exposed their problems. By the third and final season, rumors were swirling that the two were headed for Splitsville. They were very different people. He was a blue-collar guy—he did a lot of things himself, like he and his brother would build things.

He was frugal, and she had excessive taste. The only thing they really had in common was their music.