Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo Speaks Out!

Ever since Nick Lachey got together with Vanessa Minnillo, the fired ET and MTV host (who is currently without a job) has been nothing but bad news for the singer.

Now, the pair are speaking out publicly - to OK! magazine - on their spate of bad press.

On being photographed having sex together in public:
Nick says, “Where’s the scandal? I was in Mexico with my girlfriend of a year, celebrating our anniversary on a private vacation. It’s not like I was caught with a Mexican hooker. We’ve all gone out and had a few too many and done something stupid. We’ve all made mistakes.”

Vanessa says the photos were “embarrassing. But we did nothing wrong. … I felt personally violated. If I was being disrespectful I would expect to be punished, but I wasn’t. It’s wrong.”

On the Lindsay Lohan knife photos:
Vanessa says, “When a photo like that gets more press than what you do, it’s sad. It was a period of seconds, over a year ago. Yes, of course, it was bad judgment. Yes, of course I was embarrassed. I haven’t seen [Lindsay] recently or talked to her. She’s trying to get herself better.”

On Jessica Simpson:
Nick says, “It was best for both for us that it ended the way it did.

On whether her and Vanessa are contemplating marriage:
Nick says, “The ‘m’ word has been mischief lately. We’re enjoying each other’s company and we’re very happy, but we’re not looking too far ahead. The future will be what it will be. We’ll see where it goes.”

Vanessa Minnillo Does 100 Seat Ups In 2 minutes

Looking great on air - or on Nick Lachey's arm - doesn't come easy, even for a natural beauty like Vanessa Minnillo. But Vanessa is ready to suffer for her art. That means not gorging at the buffet table, eating smaller meals throughout the day, and hitting the gym . . . hard.

"It's not about a trainer or an organized sport; it's about fitting in that power hour of upper and lower body exercises, and changing the way you eat," Vanessa tells In Touch.

That said, Vanessa does keep a personal trainer on hand: "Her name is Svetlana," she says, "Doesn't it sound like she's going to kick your butt?" Which, from the sound of it, is precisely what Svetlana does! "It's 60 minutes of power [exercises], and if we get to the end of it and we still haven't done abs - she calls them 'military abs' - I'll do 100 in, like, two minutes. She'll yell, 'Faster, faster, you need to keep going!'" From the looks of Vanessa's sexy figure, it's working.

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