Jessica Simpson is a generous tipper. The singer, actress and reality TV star recently left an extra 60 per cent on a $500 restaurant bill after dining with her mother, assistant and two other friends at New York Italian restaurant Lavo. As well as leaving a $300 tip for the $500 bill, she also left a positive message to her waitress, telling her "you were amazing and make this world a better place, Love Jess." ...

Jessica Simpson’s father is “thrilled” she is marrying Eric Johnson. Joe Simpson – who is daughter’s manager - is overjoyed by how happy the NFL player has made his daughter and says her life has never been better. He said: "I am thrilled. I love Eric. I think he's such a great guy and most importantly he loves Jessica and makes her so happy. As a dad, all you want is for your daughter to be happy and she is. He makes her so happy and I love that. I could not be happier! ...

Jessica Simpson is planning a Christmas wedding. The singer-and-actress got engaged to NFL player Eric Johnson last week after a six-month romance and she is now determined to walk down the aisle over the festive period because she doesn’t want it to be overshadowed by the nuptials between her ex-husband Nick Lachey and his new fiancee Vanessa Minnillo. ...

Jessica Simpson wishes she had smaller breasts. The ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actress and singer – who is famous for her fluctuating weight – is happy with her current slender US size six figure but admits she wishes she could change her shape and have a bigger butt. She said: “I have a white girl booty. I don’t have a big butt. I’d rather have a happy medium and take some off my chest and put it towards my butt so I could balance out a bit.” ...

Jessica Simpson has a phobia of sharks. The blonde star celebrated turning 30 with a trip to Italy where she stayed on a yacht, but she wouldn’t go swimming in the sea because she was too afraid of what might be lurking beneath the waves. She said: “I had a great birthday I had most of my best friends out in Italy with me. We got to have a yacht for three days, which is so not me, but I was like, ‘If I'm going to turn 30 then I'm going to live it wonderfully and have the best birthday ever.’ So I did that for myself. ...

Jessica Simpson almost exposed herself in a restaurant. The singer-and-actress was eating a meal with friends at the Beverley Hills Hotel Polo Lounge recently when a morsel of food accidentally flew off her fork and disappeared down her low-cut top, causing her to scream out in surprise. The US star dug around to retrieve the food stuff, "ruffling up" her top in such a way that fellow diners in the restaurant were becoming so uncomfortable they had to look away. ...