Nick Lachey rarely talks about his marriage to Jessica Simpson, but on the Love Is Blind Season 11 premiere, he made an exception. While speaking with contestant Erika Ellis, who had been married before, Nick explained that a previous marriage actually gave him a“leg up”with Vanessa because it taught him what he truly wants in a partner. Vanessa added her own take:“We all have messy pasts, all of us.”
The timing of the comment is hard to ignore. In March, Nick and Jessica ended up on the same flight from Los Angeles to Kauai, their first real encounter in nearly two decades. Nick described the run-in as“strangely OK.”Months earlier, Jessica had announced her split from husband Eric Johnson, and she has since gone public with new boyfriend Thomas Eisenhood.
Nick and Jessica were married from 2002 to 2006 and became one of the most famous reality-TV couples of the 2000s thanks to Newlyweds. Nick has been married to Vanessa since 2011. So does a past marriage actually prepare you for the next one, or is it just a nice way to spin it? Sound off in the comments.
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