Jessica Simpson celebrates turning 46 in bikini as she admits her children have never seen her perform

Jessica Simpson celebrated 46 exactly how a self-described "sun lover" would.The singer marked the occasion with a close-up selfie showing her tanning in a black-and-white polka-dot bikini, simply captioning the photo, "46 July 10/26 ".Simpson reclined beneath a purple crocheted cover while wearing oval dark sunglasses.Her blonde hair was styled in a loose side braid, and she accessorized the polka-dot bikini with layered turquoise bead necklaces, a square green pendant, dangling stone earrings and stacked bracelets.SHAKIRA SOAKS UP THE MIAMI SUN AS BIKINI-CLAD NINA DOBREV, KIM KARDASHIAN SHOWCASE SUMMER GETAWAYSJessica Simpson marked her 46th birthday with a bikini selfie while celebrating another trip around the sun.
(Jessica Simpson/Instagram)With the sun illuminating her face, the "With You" singer completed the birthday look with glossy lips and a relaxed expression.Fans quickly filled the comments with birthday wishes and compliments for the pop star.The birthday post comes as Simpson continues her return to music after years away from the stage.LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSA post shared by Jessica Simpson (@jessicasimpson)APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTDuring Thursday's episode of "The Jennifer Hudson Show," the singer revealed that her children have never seen her perform live because she put her music career on hold to focus on motherhood and building the Jessica Simpson Collection."They've never seen me perform," Simpson said."I really wanted to be a mom.
I wanted to focus on the Jessica Simpson Collection."Now that she has returned to the stage, Simpson said her children have embraced the next chapter of her career.VICTORIA BECKHAM REVEALS STRICT NO-PHONES RULE AT FAMILY DINNER KEEPS HER KIDS GROUNDEDJessica Simpson shares daughters Maxwell and Birdie and son Ace with her estranged husband, Eric Johnson.(Pierre Suu/GC Images)"The kids are very proud of me," she said.
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