THIS BOOT WAS MADE FOR TALKING

OK, we don't really think she's a boot, but we needed it for the headline. Jessica Simpson is crediting her boyfriend, American football star Tony Romo, with reigniting her career. We didn't realise it had been. But anyway, it seems that the feeling isn't mutual as even George Bush is joking about the Jessica Jinx which has given Romo, the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback, the worst season of his career.

What is it with Bush at the moment? Despite approval ratings being the worst for any president since records began, you can't open a paper without seeing him doing some sort of a tribal dance. And now he's descended to the level of talking about Jessica Simpson. Someone get the launch codes off this man!

Simpson is in upbeat mode. She told US magazine Glamour: "He made me feel comfortable being myself again. We got to know each other by talking, which I think is the best way."

Anyone who's heard her talking on the TV knows it surely can't be the best way to know her.

Speaking about the couple's first date, she added: "I had butterflies you would not imagine. I wanted to puke in the cupholder.

"I said, 'Were you just trying to kiss me in front of all these people?' I was taken aback by someone wanting to kiss me in public. Because normally people are ashamed."

Normally people are ashamed? What sort of people has she been going out with? We know she's not the sharpest tool in the box, but if you're going to be seen in public with her, you might as well get some of the good stuff while you're at it.