Jessica Simpson has revealed that she has stopped worrying about her weight following a recent trip to Africa.

The singer was in the country working on a programme for VH1 about the world’s various social standards of beauty, and was shocked when locals told her she was far too underweight to be considered attractive in their culture.

While Simpson had been concerned about reports criticising her weight gain, she was relieved to discover that bigger is better in many countries outside the US.

Simpson pointed out one trip to Uganda with friend CaCee Cobb that was particularly eye-opening.

She told Us Weekly: “The men told CaCee and I that we would have to [gain weight] for them to consider marrying us!”

Source: Digital Spy.