Jessica Simpson Doesn’t Even Look Like Herself Anymore—Her Face Has Changed SO Much In Sobriety!

In her 2020 memoir Open Book, Simpson went into candid and heart-breaking detail about her previous struggles with addiction, and revealed her dependency on both pills and alcohol was most likely down to her trying to numb the pain of being sexually abused by a family friend when she was just six years old. Simpson said that she wanted to share the throwback picture to celebrate four years of sobriety (even though she admitted that she was shocked it was four years, as it really felt like two) to show herself and the world just how far she has come!

"This person in the early morning of Nov 1, 2017 is an unrecognizable version of myself," the "Public Affair" singer wrote in the caption. "I had so much self discovery to unlock and explore. I knew in this very moment I would allow myself to take back my light, show victory over my internal battle of self respect, and brave this world with piercing clarity. Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhausted. I wanted to feel the pain so I could carry it like a badge of honor," she continued.

"I wanted to live as a leader does and break cycles to advance forward- never looking back with regret and remorse over any choice I have made and would make for the rest of my time here within this beautiful world. I can’t believe it has been 4yrs! It feels like maybe 2. I think that is a good thing. Ha. There is so much stigma around the word alcoholism or the label of an alcoholic. The real work that needed to be done was to actually accept failure, pain, brokenness, and self sabotage. The drinking wasn’t the issue. I was. I didn’t love myself. I didn’t respect my own power."

"Today I do," she concluded. "I have made nice with the fears and I have accepted the parts of my life that are just sad. I own my personal power with soulful courage. I am wildly honest and comfortably open." She ended her long and heartfelt description by writing: "I am free." We're still so shocked by Jessica's picture, but are really glad that she shared it with us. We're so happy that she is in a much better place now!