Hey Nick and Vanessa, take this! Jessica Simpson has confirmed her engagement to former NFL ace Eric Johnson after less than one year of dating.

“Yes, I am excited to confirm that they are engaged,” a representative for the bubbly-albeit-unlucky in love blonde told the media on Sunday.

(Is it just us or does someone else hear the unmistakable sound of a shotgun firing off somewhere in the background of this sudden engagement?)

The singer-and-actress is set to wed Johnson after he proposed to her on Thursday, Nov. 11, six months after they started dating and exactly one week after Simpson’s former husband, boy bander Nick Lachey, announced that he’s marrying longtime girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo.

Way to steal the thunder, Jess.

Jessica’s wasting no time shouting her happiness from the rooftops: The 30-year-old star showed off her “sizeable” diamond engagement ring during a Kansas City photocall promoting her Jessica Simpson Collection fashion line.

Jess has said her relationship with Eric is far less crazy than some of her previous hookups. “This is just normal, thank God,” she told radio/TV personality Ryan Seacrest earlier this month. “He’s very, very supportive. [I] couldn’t ask for a better man in my life right now.”

Let’s just hope this engagement moves along with more melody than Eric’s last marriage: The “Come on Over” hitmaker began dating Johnson in May, three months after the sportsman filed for divorce from stylist Keri Johnson.

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Following a long day of promotion, Jessica Simpson was spotted leaving her hotel and heading off to a party on Fifth Avenue in New York City last night.

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They’ve been heavy on the promotional trail for their show “The Price of Beauty,” and Jessica Simpson, Ken Paves and CaCee Bobb were spotted heading to a photoshoot earlier today.

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Hot on the promotional trail, Jessica Simpson was spotted making her rounds in New York City on Wednesday.

The “Dukes of Hazzard” damsel gave a smile and a wave as she popped into the Ed Sullivan Theatre for a “Late Show with David Letterman” appearance.

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Keeping up on her stylish coif, Jessica Simpson was spotted out at the Ken Paves Salon in Beverly Hills on Friday.

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American singer-actress Jessica Simpson really wants to become a mother, according to her sister Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

Simpson, who recently rekindled romance with ex-beau John Mayer, dotes on nephew Bronx, her sibling’s son with rocker Pete Wentz, reports contactmusic.com.

She was forced to deny reports she was pregnant earlier this year but Simpson-Wentz reveals her older sister is getting broody.

‘She’s always saying, ‘Oh, I want a baby’,’ said Simpson-Wentz.

Currently without a boyfriend to keep her company, Jessica Simpson recruited her BFF stylist Ken Paves to accompany her on a flight out of LAX Airport on Monday afternoon (August 31).

The “Do You Know” singer sported a long blue coat, black tights, and baby blue heels as she offered up a big smile while passing through the departures terminal.

On the career front, Miss Simpson’s rep recently denied claims that Jess was lined up as a possible replacement on “American Idol” for Paula Abdul, telling press, “There’s no truth [to the story]. No one reached out to the show.”

And while “Idol” appears out of the question, the 29-year-old is currently set to star in her own VH1 series called “The Price of Beauty”.

Keeping busy as she tries to forget about Tony Romo,  Jessica Simpson was spotted out at a Los Angeles park on Monday (August 3).

Accompanied by stylist pal Ken Paves, the pair walked along with Ken’s three Saluki dogs while getting in a little exercise.

In related news, Miss Simpson recently opened up about her favorite bras in a new interview about her lingerie line.

“Of course I love lingerie. What girl doesn’t?” Simpson tells Women’s Wear Daily. “My lingerie reflects the way I’m feeling when I wake up and helps me set the tone for my day.”

She adds, “Lingerie is a special part of what you wear every day. It’s fun to pick different colors and styles. What you wear underneath your clothes helps define the outfit, whether T-shirt bras, push-up bras, different patterns and colors-you always have to choose what works best.”

As for her favorite undergarments, Jess tells, “I like to be comfortable and feel good. I wear whatever my mood calls for.”

Jessica Simpson doesn’t seemed phased by her ex Tony Romo publicly banning her from his house yesterday.
She was spotted hitting a party for An-Ya last night where, according to E!, an onlooker said: "She seemed really happy," and "If you didn’t already know Jessica just went through a breakup, you really would have no way of telling from the way she was behaving at the event."
And if the bash wasn’t enough to put her in a good mood, the party favor she got to take home, a $10,000 5-carat ring from jewelry designer Pascal Mouawad, probably did the trick.

Ever since she got dumped by Tony Romo the night before her 29th birthday, Jessica Simpson has been relying on her girlfriends for support and an occasional cheering up.

Over the weekend, the “Come On Over” songstress enjoyed a ladies’ night with gal pals CaCee Cobb, Adrienne Sands, and Nicole Chavez.

And it sounds like she had an amazing time, as she shared on her Twitter page, “Love my ladies!!! Wish I could be with them every day of my life. Laughter is wonderful”

Jessica also spent some quality time with her mother Tina, watching the movie version of “Great Expectations” yesterday. She tweeted, “There is no better woman in the world than my MOM.” Tina added, “Seriously.@jessicasimpson will not stop talking about everything GREEN in this movie! I may puke ‘GREEN!’ BUT I love that she sees ‘GREEN!”