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- Nick Lachey took a look back at his emotional exit from Newlyweds, the early 2000s reality show he filmed with ex-wife Jessica Simpson, in a recent podcast episode.
- Making an appearance on the Richer Lives podcast, Lachey revealed that he cried during Newlyweds' final episode.
- Simpson previously opened up about filming Newlyweds with Lachey in a 2023 interview.
TikTokers reframing Lachey’s behavior in a new light a decade after the three-season MTV show went off the air. Now, Lachey is opening up about his teary exit from the series as he revealed why he cried during the last Newlyweds episode.
Lachey—who has since continued his reality star career on Netflix’s Richer Lives podcast. The What’s Left of Me singer, who filmed Newlyweds from 2003 to 2005, said it was bittersweet saying goodbye to the production crew after they “became family” during filming.
“I actually came to really love the crew,” Lachey shared. “I crying the day we shut down because you develop relationships with them. They really became family.” The musician also briefly mentioned ex-wife Simpson during the interview, itting that the show’s success and longevity was “totally unexpected” amid their respective music projects.
“My ex-wife had an album coming out, I had an album coming out,” Lachey—who is now married to wife Vanessa Lachey—explained. “We had no idea it was going to take on this other life of being this reality fly-on-the-wall type of show.”
Simpson—who announced her split from husband Eric Johnson in January after 10 years of marriage—also recently commented on her Newlyweds show’s resurgence, specifically alluding to viewers who called out Lachey’s misogynistic behavior on the show.
"It's amazing what publicity can do," she quipped during a 2023 interview with Bustle, emphasizing the comment with what the interviewer described as a “better-late-than-never shrug." Simpson also stood by her actions on the show, explaining at the time, “that’s me.” She added, “Honestly, if [my husband] Eric told me I had to do all the laundry, I would still throw it over the banister and throw a hissy fit."
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