Jessica Simpson ‘hoped for pregnancy pity’

Jessica Simpson hoped people would "take pity" on her for being pregnant at a restaurant recently.

The heavily-pregnant star was apparently ravenous when she arrived at popular Mexican eatery La Super-Rica Taqueria in Santa Barbara.

Upon realising there was a big queue Jessica tried to see if she could be fed any quicker.

"The line is always around the block," a source told Star magazine.

"Apparently Jessica was too hungry to wait on the line like everyone else, so she tried to walk straight to the front in the hope that someone would take pity on her pregnant self."

But the reality-star-turned-fashion-mogul's growing baby bump did not help her cause one bit.

"Unfortunately for Jess, the line went crazy and other hungry people started yelling at her," the insider explained.

"It was so embarrassing. Eventually, Jess was escorted to the back of the line."

But she apparently did not want to wait and scurried off for some fast food instead.

"After all that, she just went to grab some Taco Bell around the corner," the source added.

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