“I've never let a stumbling block actually make me fall,” says Jessica Simpson in Vanity Fair's June issue. - Mario Testino/Vanity FairEveryone's talking about Jessica Simpson's fit and trim figure on the cover of Vanity Fair's June issue. After all, the media has been obsessed with scrutinizing her weight and her love life! Still, the pop star forges on and candidly discusses her life's ups and downs in the VF profile, which also features the first official interview from her boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, about their relationship. "She has a very small-town side to her," shares Romo. "We're very similar in that we both appreciate the hometown feel to a lot of things, and live our life like that."
Get a preview of what small-town Simpson has to say about ...
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera:
"My album was different. I released a ballad first. I wasn't dancing and doing that whole thing. I wanted to set myself apart. But I was always third runner-up."
Ex-Husband Nick Lachey, and Whether or Not "Newlyweds" Affected Their Marriage:
"I have not spoken to him in years. [As for the show,] in all












Hundreds of people lined up outside Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, last night hoping to snatch a seat at Lauren Conrad's spring '09 runway show. The line literally wrapped around the building and went on for blocks. It reminded me a little of a Black Friday morning except the folks in this crowd were clad in the latest designer duds! The check-in desk was rushed, PR gals were frantically screaming into their headsets, and the Los Angeles Fire Department made a special appearance to cut off the number of bodies allowed into the already cramped venue, meaning droves of people who were supposed to be at the show were turned away.