Jessica Simpson looked unrecognizable as she arrived at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards — marking her first appearance at the event in nearly 20 years.

Showing off a noticeably plumper pout and a wrinkle-free visage, the singer/actress looked much younger than her 45 years while posing for photos on the red carpet.

The blonde bombshell — who last attended the VMAs back in 2006 — brought the sex appeal in a goth glam dress with see-through fabric that teased her slim figure.

Her dirty blonde hair was styled in a high ponytail, which allowed her flawless, taut face to pull focus.

Simpson had fans doing a double take as photos of her VMAs arrival began circulating on social media.

Many admitted that they could hardly recognize the singer, with one X (formerly Twitter) user remarking that Simpson ‘doesn’t even look like’ herself.

Jessica Simpson looked unrecognizable as she arrived at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards — marking her first appearance at the event in nearly 20 years

Showing off a noticeably plumper pout and a wrinkle-free visage, the singer/actress looked much younger than her 45 years while posing for photos on the red carpet

Many fans admitted that they could hardly recognized the singer, one X (formerly Twitter) user remarking that Simpson ‘doesn’t even look like’ herself

Several fans were left asking ‘who is that’ as they reacted to photos of Simpson on Sunday’s red carpet, which were shared by various media outlets.

‘Is Jessica Simpson in the room with us?’

Other fans speculated that Simpson had gotten ‘work done’ prior to the awards show.

‘[Simpson] looks so different,’ one shocked fan penned on X, with another adding: ‘She was naturally so pretty.’

‘Looks great . But she doesn’t look like herself anymore. She did something to her face’

Amid the plastic surgery speculation and shocked reactions, there were also tons of comments remarking on how ‘incredible’ Simpson looks.

‘Jessica just walked in and single-handedly raised the glam quota by 1000%’ one fan complimented.

Another wrote: ‘Oh wow, she looks beautiful!’

Missing from Simpson’s side at the VMAs was her estranged husband Eric Johnson, who she split from earlier this year.

The couple — who share three children — recently reunited for a trip to Las Vegas to see Simpson’s younger sister Ashlee Simpson in concert.

But Simpson was happily solo on Sunday night for her big red carpet return.

She styled her elegant goth glam frock with sky-high black heels that added several inches to her petite 5foot3inch frame.

Many admitted that they could hardly recognized the singer, one X (formerly Twitter ) user remarking that Simpson ‘doesn’t even look like’ herself

Simpson looked much different just days before her VMAs comeback as she attended a music event in Pittsburgh on Friday, September 5

The blonde bombshell brought the sex appeal in a goth glam dress with see-through fabric that teased her slim figure

Her dirty blonde hair was styled in a high ponytail, which allowed her flawless, taut face to take focus

Simpson was there to present the first-ever MTV VMAs Latin Icon Award to her pal Ricky Martin, who she famously opened up for on tour back in 1999 at the start of her music career.

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are being held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

No doubt all eyes will be on Lady Gaga as she is making her long-awaited return to the award show after a five-year absence.

The 39-year-old music superstar is up for the most awards of the night as she was nominated for 12 including top honor Video Of The Year for her duet with Bruno Mars titled Dying With A Smile.

Gaga already has 18 VMA wins under her belt and her fans are anticipating her to add even more accolades this year.

This year also marks the third time that Gaga led MTV’s list of VMA nominees.

She previously topped the list with 13 nods in 2010 and again in 2020 tying for first with nine total nominations.

The Bad Romance hitmaker is followed by her collaborator Bruno Mars who has 11 nominations and Kendrick Lamar has the third most nominations with ten.

Taylor Swift did not release a single or album in the last year so she is only up for one award in the Artist Of The Year category.

Missing from Simpson’s side was her estrange husband Eric Johnson, who she recently reunited with amid their shock split

Amid the plastic surgery speculation and shocked reactions, there were also tons of comments remarking on how ‘incredible’ Simpson looks

Last week Gaga – born  Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – announced that she would also be returning to the stage for a performance.

She will be joining the highly anticipated lineup including Doja Cat, Mariah Carey, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter, Post Malone, Tate McRae and J Balvin among many more.

The last time Gaga performed at the VMAs, she took the stage with Ariana Grande to perform their chart-topping dance-pop collaboration, Rain On Me, in 2020.

Presenters for the event include the likes of Ciara, Ashlee Simpson Ross, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Simpson, Nikki Glaser, Paris Hilton, Livvy Dunne, and Ice Spice.

Rapper and actor LL Cool J is host of the event which will air for the first time on major network CBS as it will also stream on the premium tier of Paramount+ and simulcast on MTV.