Jessica Simpson left many fans concerned after she seemed to not look or sound like herself at all while filming an ad for Pottery Barn.
“Hi, I’m Jessica Simpson, and welcome to my daughter Birdie’s room, designed by Pottery Barn Kids and a little bit of me,” Simpson, 42, said in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday.
“I was really drawn to the geometric prints and the color scheme. This really, to me, is Birdie’s personality,” she continued while seemingly slurring her words. “Thank you everyone for checking out the adorable room of Birdie Mae Johnson.”
While fans were complimentary towards Simpson’s keen eye for interior design, others were concerned about her weight and ghoulish look in her face.
“Something is wrong here,” one follower speculated, racking up nearly 3,000 “likes” from people in agreement.
“Wtf happened to her face. She can barely speak. Shame,” a second person wrote.
Some had even thought maybe Simpson had taken anxiety meds before the shoot due to nerves.
“Please tell me I’m not the only one that hears her voice being totally slow…is she ok?!?!” a third asked.
But other fans called out the haters and urged them not to make judgments.
“It’s sad that all these comments are about her appearance. It’s none of anyone’s business. I wish people were kinder,” one follower commented.
“If she does have an eating disorder it’s not her fault so these comments are not helpful being ridiculed over her weight gain after her pregnancies 😢,” another defender wrote.
“Super cute room! And for the haters, she has always been a small woman, just not when pregnant (as 95% of women) – so cut her some slack. Let her live! ❤️,” a third added.
Three years ago, Simpson embarked on a weight loss journey that resulted in her dropping 100 pounds.
“I went to a nutritionist, and I needed to get my eating habits right,” she shared in September, adding, “I feel like my old self before I had children and all the hormones going wild. I feel younger, actually.”
Simpson also candidly wrote about her health in her 2020 memoir, “Open Book,” revealing she was once “killing” herself with an addiction to pills and alcohol.
