Next month, Jessica Simpson plans to begin filming her newest reality TV venture—and no, she’s not back with Nick Lachey. Actually, Simpson plans for her filmed tour around the globe to culminate in a VH1 documentary series, “The Price of Beauty.”
On her quest to identify and appreciate beauty, Simpson intends for her series to feature women from all over the world, and discover what other cultures find attractive. According to VH1.com, one of the singer-celebrity’s aims is to shed light on the pressure women feel to meet standards about their looks, behavior, and even diet. The yet-unproduced reality series can only promise that Simpson will go so far as to participate in some of the strangest primping rituals.
Not to delight Jessica critics, but her “Price of Beauty” proposal leaves room for feminists to speculate about her intentions. She’s quoted as saying that the “idea [was] for a show about true beauty”, but then also expresses her wish to observe the “crazy things” that people do in the name of vanity. This begs the question: will Jessica Simpson simply scrutinize the habits of strangers, or follow through with a credible report—preferably one that is relevant to VH1’s historically young audience.
This announcement comes not long after the pop star’s recent bout of media exposure concerning her weight. It may be this embarrassing episode that makes her the ideal candidate to redefine “beautiful” in 2010.