Jessica Simpson doesn’t do much acting these days, but a recent Instagram post has some of her fans reminiscing about her Hollywood days. More specifically, her role as Daisy Duke in 2005’s The Dukes Of Hazzard.
Simpson calls back to ‘Dukes of Hazzard’Role in a New Post
“Pop a Sidewalk Squat,”Simpson captioned a picture she took wearing a black-andwhite striped sweater, matching cowboy boot and Daisy Duke cutoff shorts. These shorts are a nod at one of her greatest movie roles.
Simpson played the iconic character, who became famous for her short shorts, in a movie version of the classic ’80s show of the same name. The original TV series premiered in 1979 and starred Catherine Bach as Daisy, the Duke boys’ beautiful cousin.
Simpson’s Award-Winning Role
The Dukes Of Hazzard, starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Willie Nelson, and Burt Reynolds, was Simpson’s acting debut. Although the film was commercially successful it wasn’t a huge hit with critics. It was on many television programs. “Worst Movie”Lists and was nominated to seven Golden Raspberry Awards.
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Simpson received a few positive awards for her role. She was nominated by MTV Movie Award as Sexiest Performance. Simpson also won the Teen Choice Award trophy for Choice Breakout Female star.
Fans Refer To Hit Single In Comments Section
Fans loved Simpson’s throwback outfit, leaving flame emojis in the comments section. “Need these boots!!!”One fan wrote. Another comment, “these boots are made for walking….”This is a reference to the song Simpson composed for the movie.
Simpson recorded a cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’”Spotify boasts more than 10 million Spotify streams. It also won the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Song from a Movie.”
What is Simpson doing now?
Simpson has not starred in a movie since 2008’s Private Valentine: Blonde & DangerousShe continues to work in television. She was most recently seen as herself in an animated comedy episode. Duncanville.
These days, Simpson is focused on her children—Maxwell, 10, Ace, 9, and Birdie, 3—and her business ventures. The Jessica Simpson Collection sells everything, from clothing and shoes to bedding.
While Simpson doesn’t seem to miss her days on movie sets, her recent Instagram post shows that the business mogul is still taking style cues from one of her most memorable onscreen roles.