Washington, Nov 2 : Jessica Simpson has revealed that her pre-preggers body transformation from skinny to curvaceous has made her more financially successful.

According to Lucky magazine, the 31-year-old actress who started gaining weight with her pregnancy was slammed by the public, but instead of starving herself she decided to be herself.

“Everybody fluctuates, but I’m open about my weight and I’m still confident,” Radar Online quoted Simpson as saying.

“I didn’t cry about it too much.”

While most female stars fear that weight gain will ruin their career, Simpson noticed that the opposite happened to her.

“I got so much scrutiny for putting on extra pounds, but I think that the decision not to make myself anorexic was actually great for branding,”

The success of her Jessica Simpson Collection clothing line, is set to bring in a billion dollars by the end of 2012.

“Because when you’re really, really skinny, not everybody can relate to you,” she added. (ANI)