Nick Lachey reveals details on flight run-in with Jessica Simpson

A family flight to Hawaii resulted in an unexpected meet-up between exes Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.

During a May 13 appearance on "What What Happens Live with Andy Cohen," Lachey said running into his ex-wife while on the flight in April was "strangely OK."

"We hadn't seen each other in ... 20 years and then spent six-and-a-half hours on a flight to Hawaii together," Lachey told Cohen. "But when I say spent, in the same vicinity. Everyone was very, very cordial, very respectful."

Lachey was aboard the flight with his wife Vanessa Lachey and their children, the singer said. Simpson was seated next to her mother.

People previously reported that the two ran into each other on the flight to Hawaii in April.

When were Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey married?

Simpson and Lachey were married from 2002 to 2006.

The duo were an "it" couple of the early 2000s with "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica," an MTV series that ran for three seasons.

When did Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey get divorced?

Simpson and Lachey got divorced in June 2006.

Who are Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey remarried to?

Following her marriage with Lachey, Simpson was married to former NFL player Eric Johnson from 2014 to 2025. The pair announced their separation last January. The two share three children: Maxwell, Birdie and Ace.

Lachey married Vanessa Lachey in 2011. They share three children: Camden, Phoenix and Brooklyn. The Lacheys co-host Netflix shows "Love Is Blind" and "The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On."

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