Published May 14, 2026, 10:16 a.m. ET Nick Lachey is opening up about his recent run-in with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson , on a plane ride to Hawaii. While appearing on Wednesday night’s (May 13) episode of Watch What Happens Live , the 98 Degrees frontman confirmed to host Andy Cohen that he recently ran into Simpson for the first time since they divorced 20 years ago. “It was strangely okay,” Nick confessed. “It’s been 20 years. We hadn’t seen each other in those 20 years, then spent six-and-a-half hours on a flight to Hawaii together. When I say spent, [it was] in the same vicinity. Everyone was very cordial, very respectful.” Nick, who was traveling with his wife Vanessa Lachey and their “whole family,” said Simpson was seated with her mother, a.k.a. his “former mother-in-law,” while her estranged husband and their children were seated in a different part of the plane. “The kids were in a separate class of service?” Cohen questioned, to which Nick replied, “Um … yes.…