Jessica Simpson and Nicole Richie at 2012 TCAs

Jessica Simpson and Nicole Richie took the stage during a panel at the TCAs in Pasadena today. They were talking up their new reality series, Fashion Star, with the help of host Elle Macpherson and creator Ben Silverman. Jessica and Nicole will act as design mentors for the contestants, who are competing for the grand prize, which Ben said will be "well over $6 million."

Jessica's return to the small screen is just one of her major projects this year, including the birth of her first child. She's been showing off her pregnancy style since confirming the news in October and recently stepped out in a printed number. Jessica wore a wild mini to an appointment yesterday and donned another dress this afternoon. Jessica confirmed plans for a maternity line of her own today, saying at the panel that "the next thing you'll see from the Jessica Simpson Collection is maternity."