Jessica Simpson Speaks Of Sadness Over Nick Lachey Divorce

Jessica Simpson admits that she had to pretend to act happy when promoting her last album when in reality she felt distraught after her divorce from Nick Lachey.

Her record A Public Affair was upbeat with tracks like Push Your Tush and involved her dancing around on stage but they didn’t reflect her true feelings at the time, she reveals.

"I was extremely hurt, and I felt like people were wanting me to put out a record like Nick had put out. It was an honest record...but, listening to it, I was so sad,” she says.

"That's why I tried to record stuff to convince people that, no, I'm happy-go-lucky. I found myself in a very weak place when I was promoting A Public Affair and I couldn't put up with the scrutiny.

"I tried to make everybody think that I wanted to dance around on roller skates. I'm not a good liar."

Jessica has found that country music is more true to her life.

“If you ever want to tell your story, start writing country music,” the Dukes of Hazard star adds.