# Nick Lachey on marriage leg up

> Nick Lachey says his divorce from Jessica Simpson gave him a leg up in marriage to Vanessa.
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- Summary: Nick Lachey says his divorce from Jessica Simpson gave him a leg up in marriage to Vanessa. Nick Lachey says his split from Jessica Simpson gave him a 'leg…
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- Published: 2026-10-14T16:07:03+00:00
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## Nick Lachey's marriage leg up
Nick Lachey felt he had a 'leg up' in his marriage to Vanessa Lachey after his split from Jessica Simpson.
## Season 11 premiere comment
Nick made the rare comment about his divorce from Simpson during the show’s Season 11 premiere Oct. 14.
## Nick's marriage advice
Nick said, 'Well, as some of you may know, I was previously married before I met my incredible wife.'

> Well, as some of you may know, I was previously married before I met my incredible wife.
## Nick's leg up argument
Nick argued that his previous marriage gave him a leg up because he knew what he truly wanted.

> I would make the very unique argument that it gives you a leg up because you know from that experience what it is you truly want.
## Vanessa's response
Vanessa reassured Ellis that having a previous marriage was nothing to regret.

> We all have messy pasts, all of us.
## Nick and Simpson's past
Nick and Simpson starred in the MTV reality series 'Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica' from 2003 to 2005.
## Nick's divorce scars
Nick previously admitted his divorce from Simpson left him with 'scars' during Season 3 of 'The Ultimatum'.

> I, too, was previously married, divorced, so i understand the hurt, the scars that exist from that.
## Flight run-in
Nick described their recent flight run-in as 'strangely OK' after 20 years since their marriage.

> We hadn’t seen each other in those 20 years, then spent six and a half hours on a flight to Hawaii together.
## Key takeaway

Nick Lachey says his split from Jessica Simpson gave him a 'leg up' in his marriage to Vanessa Lachey.