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Nick Lachey described his and ex-wife Jessica Simpson\u2019s recent plane run-in<\/a> on Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cWatch What Happens Live.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The 98 Degrees member, 52, dubbed the March 29 reunion \u201cstrangely OK,\u201d pointing out that \u201cit\u2019s been 20 years\u201d since he was married to Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nick Lachey spoke about his and Jessica Simpson\u2019s recent plane run-in on \u201cWatch What Happens Live\u201d Wednesday. Bravo<\/p>\n The interaction was \u201cstrangely OK\u201d and \u201cfine,\u201d the 98 Degrees member claimed. Bravo<\/p>\n \u201cWe hadn\u2019t seen each other in those 20 years, then spent six and a half hours on a flight to Hawaii together,\u201d he noted \u2014 before clarifying they were simply \u201cin the same vicinity.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Lachey, \u201ceveryone was very, very cordial\u201d and \u201cvery respectful.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cPerfect Match\u201d host\u2019s \u201cwhole family\u201d \u2014 wife Vanessa Lachey and their three children \u2014 were on board the flight from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n The \u201cPerfect Match\u201d host dubbed his former spouse \u201ccordial\u201d and \u201crespectful.\u201d Bravo<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been 20 years,\u201d Lachey said of last seeing his \u201cNewlyweds\u201d co-star. \u00a9MTV\/courtesy Everett \/ Everett Collection<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n As for Simpson, Nick said his former \u201cNewlyweds\u201d co-star was with his \u201cformer mother-in-law,\u201d Tina Ann Drew.<\/p>\n Awkwardly mentioning Simpson\u2019s estranged husband, Eric Johnson, Nick added, \u201cI believe her kids and her \u2014 I\u2019m not familiar with where they stand, but \u2014 her husband, maybe, were on the plane but not with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Host Andy Cohen asked whether Simpson\u2019s little ones were \u201cin a separate class of service,\u201d which Nick confirmed.<\/p>\n The duo (pictured above in September 2003) were married from 2002 to 2006. Getty Images<\/p>\n The singers (pictured above in January 2005) were both on a flight to Hawaii on March 29. Getty Images<\/p>\n TMZ reported as much when news of the interaction broke in April, alleging that Simpson, 45, switched seats with someone to be further from her ex.<\/p>\n At the time, Us Weekly claimed the former reality stars \u201cactually did say hello\u201d and had \u201ca nice, cordial conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n Simpson and Nick wed in 2002, calling it quits three years later and finalizing their divorce in 2006.<\/p>\n Nick was with his \u201cwhole family\u201d \u2014 wife Vanessa Lachey and their three children (pictured above in September 2024). nicklachey\/Instagram<\/p>\n Simpson\u2019s estranged husband, Eric Johnson (pictured above in December 2019), was in a \u201cseparate class of service\u201d with their three kids. jessicasimpson\/Instagram<\/p>\n Nick and Vanessa, 45, tied the knot in 2011 and are now the parents of son Camden, 13, daughter Brooklyn<\/a>, 11, and son Phoenix<\/a>, 9.<\/p>\n As for Simpson, she and Johnson walked down the aisle<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n Since their 2025 breakup, the duo co-parents daughter Maxwell<\/a>, 14, son Ace<\/a>, 12, and daughter Birdie<\/a>, 7.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t