Did Jessica Simpson see it coming?

In an interview before her split from Tony Romo, she speaks about the process of moving on from a painful breakup – and even ponders how she’d cope with losing Romo.

“If this article comes out and we’re not together, I’d still love him, and he’d still be a huge part of who I am today,” Simpson, 29 tells Glamour in its September issue.

Simpson compared the end of a relationship to “a death in the family.”

“You go through the mourning stage, then the rebellion, and then all of a sudden you have to find life by yourself,” she says. “Once you do that, you feel complete – and that’s the only time you can truly fall in love again, and give yourself over completely to another person.”

Life for Simpson now is filled with projects. Her fashion design line, the Jessica Simpson Collection, is expected to reap hug earnings (Glamour estimates around $450 million). And she’s got a new VH1 show, The Price of Beauty, where she travels the world discovering what constitutes beauty in other cultures.

“Whether wearing rings to elongate your neck in Thailand or having plastic surgery in Brazil, women all over the world go to [great] lengths to feel beautiful,” she says. “It’s not fair that women look in the mirror and feel disgust because of what society has made them believe.”

That idea especially appeals to Simpson, who was criticized over a recent weight gain. “I absolutely, 100 percent do not agree with how the media has made everyone [body] obsessed,” she said. “And they do have the power to do it. Celebrities aren’t perfect. It’s amazing to me how much thought is put into a woman’s figure on tabloid covers.”

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Jessica Simpson is “bummed” about her split from quarterback Tony Romo, but “it’s the best thing for her,” according to a source close to the singer.

“[Tony] wanted her to be a house mom and be in Dallas, and he wants to go out and play – and not just football,” says the source.

Additionally, the source says Simpson and Romo’s relationship started to deteriorate toward the end of their time together. “It’s been tough for her. Tony had his eyes on everyone but her towards the end,” the source tells People. “But let’s not forget they lasted for a long time and he stuck with her even though the fans didn’t like her.”

Although Romo has been linked to another woman – Natalie Smith – in reports, Smith’s father John, the associate athletic director at Eastern Illinois University, has denied rumors that the pair are an item.

Reps for Romo did not return calls for comment.

In Love with Love
For Simpson, the breakup has meant letting go of her hopes for a future with the handsome football star. “I think when Jessica gets into a relationship, she thinks she is going to marry him and have babies,” the source says. “Every time she ends up with a boy, she is in the zone that it’s leading to marriage and babies. That’s how she’s programmed.”

And these feelings were not exclusive to Romo, says the source. “I guarantee when she was with John [Mayer] she thought she was going to marry John,” adds the source. “She’s in love with love.”

Another factor that makes relationships more tricky for Simpson is her family, says the source. “The closeness of her and her family – that takes a toll on the boys,” says source. “They are extremely close and when you date her, you date her family.”

For now the singer is hunkering down with her parents at their home in Encino. Calif., but the source says: “She will come back stronger. She’s working out and she’s focusing on herself.”

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Production on Jessica Simpson’s reality show is up in the air after her split from Tony Romo, the new issue of Us Weekly reports.

“The plan was to shoot most of it around Tony’s football schedule so she could support him through the season,” a show staffer on The Price of Beauty — which chronicles Simpson’s worldwide search for true beauty — tells Us.

“Now they’re busy redoing the whole shooting schedule,” continues the source. (It’s still set to premiere on VH1 March 2010.)

The new issue of Us also reports Romo had been sending “flirty texts” to a younger, skinner Simpson look-alike, Natalie Smith, while still dating the singer. He even introduced Smith to Simpson at one of her February concerts.

“We hung out for, like 10 to 15 minutes, backstage,” Smith tells Us. “She was cool and nice.”

A Smith source tells Us Romo, 29, and Smith, 22, “are not officially dating, but they are having an intimate relationship.”

Romo dumped Simpson on July 9, the eve of her 29th birthday.

Now, a sign hangs in the security booth of his Dallas gated community that reads: “RED ALERT!!! TONY ROMO HAS MADE SOME CHANGES TO HIS LIST OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN….JESSICA IS NO LONGER ON THE LIST AND NOT APPROVED FOR ACCESS.”

Simpson spent $19,000 to ship 37 boxes of her belongings overnight to Los Angeles on July 15.

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Jessica Simpson exuberantly announced “the man who loves [her]” was at a Feb. 6 concert — seemingly oblivious that Tony Romo was sitting with Natalie Smith, a younger, skinnier look-alike of the singer, that, according to the new issue of Us Weekly, he had been sending “flirty texts” to for months while still dating Simpson.

Backstage after the Champaign, Ill. show, Romo introduced Simpson to the 22-year-old, who is the daughter of the athletic director at Romo’s alma mater, Eastern Illinois University.

“We hung out for, like 10 to 15 minutes, backstage,” Smith tells Us Weekly. “She was cool and nice.”

But multiple sources tell Us that Simpson should have been more suspicious, as Romo was having an emotional affair with Smith months before dumping her on July 9, the eve of her 29th birthday.

“They are not officially dating, but they are having an intimate relationship,” a Smith source tells Us. Adds another pal of Smith, who typically dined with Romo when he’d visit his college town: “They’ve always flirted and texted each other. They had phone conversations one to two months before the breakup.”

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In the wake of her heartbreaking split from Tony Romo on the eve of her 29th birthday earlier this month, Jessica Simpson has decided that the way to get the sweetest revenge on her former sweetheart is to sweat off some pounds at the gym.

“Right after Tony ended things, Jessica said, ‘I want my old body back,’” a friend of the singer reveals in the new issue of OK!.“She went into her kitchen, got a trash bag and started to clear it out.”

And getting rid of the bad food isn’t the only way she’s slimming down. Jessica has been spotted several times in the last two weeks heading to celeb trainer Harley Pasternak’s West Hollywood fitness center.

“Jess is serious about getting her body back into fighting shape,” her pal reveals to OK!. “Working out is helping to give her focus and clear her head. It’s better than sitting around moping or throwing pity parties with ice cream sundaes.”

And the results are already starting to show — Jessica, whose weight fluctuations have often been the subject of water-cooler discussion, dropped 10 pounds in just the first 10 days of working out!

“She doesn’t want to give anyone more reason to not take her seriously,” explains the pal. “She’s tired of weight being a talking point.”

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Tony Romo showed a bit of post-split wear and tear over the weekend.

Jessica Simpson’s former beau scored second place to former major league baseball player Rick Rhoden at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Tahoe.

Could the breakup be affecting the quarterback’s game?

Romo insists he’s working hard to stay focused. “The more stuff you’ve got in your mind, probably the less successful you’re going to be,” he told People. “So the only thing I think about is the task at hand. When you let your mind wander or think about other things, you’re setting yourself up for failure. So I just try to stay focused. I’ve done a pretty good job of that this week.”

But one friend begs to differ, telling People the pro-athlete is “emotionally drained” in a week that included his public split and the tournament.

Despite his emotional week, Romo still had fun and let off steam, say friends. “He’s got real good game,” said Rhoden, who noted Romo “got a little wild off the tee on some shots, which cost him.” Still, “he’s a good guy. He’s a guy that’s fun to be around and play with.”

Romo’s female fans wholeheartedly agree.

Both Friday and Saturday, girls lined the 17th and 18th holes waving handmade signs for the football player, one even yelling, “We don’t like that Barbie either!” Romo showed no reaction to that statement.

The tournament capped off a 6-day stay in Tahoe for Romo that included a little gambling and some partying with friends and, yes, girls. “He went out to the lake with a few friends and some girls. They were all drinking and partying on a boat for a couple hours,” says one source.

Meanwhile, Simpson was to make an appearance at a party for pal Christina Milian on Saturday night but was a no-show. A source close to the singer says she’s at home with family and friends taking it easy.

“Jess is okay … there have been easier days and harder days. Even though she knows this is the right thing, breakups are always hard.”

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Looks like he’s not lucky in love – or blackjack. Just six days after Tony Romo broke up with Jessica Simpson, leaving her devastated, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback was spotted cruising the casinos in Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Wednesday.

In town for the American Century Championship golf tournament at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Romo, 29, enjoyed an early morning round of golf with two friends before trying his hand at poker, roulette and blackjack at Harrah’s and Harveys. Though he was losing most of his games, Romo joked with the dealers and was in good spirits as he nursed a cup of black coffee.

Later that same night, Romo emerged with a group of four friends at the Dennis Miller comedy show at Harrah’s. The group eventually made their way to the Cabo Wabo restaurant for a few rounds inside the VIP room before the NFL star called it quits just after 11 p.m.

Earlier in the week, Romo’s curfew was much later than that as he enjoyed a boys weekend in L.A., where his pals made their best efforts to “lift his spirits,” says a source. “His friends wanted him to have some fun before football training starts.”

They’ve got 13 days more days to do just that: Romo is due to report for pre-season training on July 29. Romo’s Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told People at the ESPY Awards Wednesday that he hasn’t spoken to the quarterback since his split from Simpson, “but we start camp in two weeks and he’ll be ready.”

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