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Sycamore High School graduate Abby Wilson probably
knows more about the private lives of pop singers Nick Lachey and Jessica
Simpson, stars of MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, than anyone.
That's because, as the assistant story editor for the show, Wilson
spends about eight hours a day watching unedited footage of Lachey
and Simpson.
Her job, based out of one of MTV's Los Angeles offices, entails writing
down good possible story lines.
"It's kind of creepy, actually," the
23-year-old says.
She says most of the events that don't make it onto the show aren't
that exciting.
"It's just Nick and Jessica sitting
on the couch watching TV for hours on end or falling asleep."
A 2002 graduate of New York University, Wilson began working on Newlyweds in
May. After weeks of watching Lachey and Simpson on screen, she met
them in person when she and other staffers were invited to Simpson's
record release party in Las Vegas last summer.
"They're both very nice," she says of the couple. "They're
both very shy, also."
Wilson's stint on Newlyweds will
last at least until this June or July, unless the show returns for a third
season. "I think
it's a great position," she says.
Lauren Bishop
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