A Look Back At Jessica Simpson’s Steamy First Date With Tony Romo

When talking about the details of her relationship in an interview with Glamour, Jessica Simpson opened up about how she met her then-boyfriend, Tony Romo. Turns out, the two connected after he shared in an interview that she was his celebrity crush. A mutual friend introduced her dad, Joe Simpson, to Romo and he eventually passed on her contact information.

“Then he e-mailed me, and we flirted over e-mail and on the phone,” Simpson explained. “We got to know each other by talking, which I think is the best way. We set up our first date on November 20.” Romo flew the Simpson family out to Texas for the Thanksgiving Day football game, with the two setting the plans for their in-person meeting. Simpson added, “I had butterflies that you would not imagine. I wanted to puke in the cup holder.”

Before meeting up at the hotel, the pop star confided her nerves to Romo over the phone. “And he told me then, ‘[Let’s] just stay on the phone. Right when we see each other, we’ll lock eyes and then hang up.’ So that’s what we did.” At the hotel, the two shared their first date together, sealing the deal with a steamy first kiss.