Ever the open book, model, cookbook author and social media genius, Chrissy Teigen, shares almost everything with her followers – from recipes, to adorable baby scan videos. Her husband, John Legend, and two children, Luna, 4, and Miles, 2, are regulars on her Instagram and Twitter feeds too.
Now, rather excitingly, she and John have announced that a third addition to their family is on the way. Yet at the beginning of her pregnancy, Chrissy (who in the past has bravely spoken out about undergoing fertility treatment) said she had fears her baby wouldn't make it to full-term. This is something a lot of women – especially those who've experienced a tough time falling pregnant – are likely to feel, so it's always incredibly reassuring to hear from a public figure experiencing similar emotions.
Posting her new Marie Claire US cover on Instagram, Chrissy also shared that having surgery had added to her fears, "I did this cover a couple days out of surgery [for breast implant removal], the one I was pregnant for all along. I was so so so scared the aggression on my body took a toll on the baby and just mentally came to terms with it 'not working out'. It had never worked out naturally before so for sure it wouldn’t now!"
She continued on to share how trolling online has impacted on her mental health too. "On top of that, I was struggling hard with some deep dark internet/real life days. I have lived a life begging for people to like me and think I’m cool and funny and their friend, and bam, it felt like everyone fucking hated me. I couldn’t do anything right, say anything right."
Many of the negative comments Chrissy has received lately are from conspiracy theorists, who are accusing numerous celebrities of being involved in a child sex trafficking ring, known as 'Pizzagate'. "I couldn’t leave cute comments on my friend’s pages, knowing they’d be flooded with pizzagate insanity. My own fan pages wrote me, asking if I still wanted to be talked about even though the comments would be super hurtful. And I know. It’s all so stupid. There is so much worse in the world, but man, aside from the world sucking, my little world sucked too."
Journeying through this super intense-sounding time, Chrissy continued on to say she's now coming to terms with the fact that you can't please everyone (especially not die-hard conspiracy theorists...). "Making people happy is my entire life. There is nothing else I wanna do. I guess I’ve come to terms with the fact not everyone is going to like me, and even though I still VERY MUCH DO NOT LIKE THAT, I can live with it. I love you guys a lot and have ohhhhh so appreciated the support the past few months."
Everyone's clicking on...
We're so glad to hear she's in a better and stronger place now. We can't wait to meet Baby Legend Numero 3!
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Jennifer Savin is Cosmopolitan UK's multiple award-winning Features Editor, who was crowned Digital Journalist of the Year for her work tackling the issues most important to young women. She regularly covers breaking news, cultural trends, health, the royals and more, using her esteemed connections to access the best experts along the way. She's grilled everyone from high-profile politicians to A-list celebrities, and has sensitively interviewed hundreds of people about their real life stories. In addition to this, Jennifer is widely known for her own undercover investigations and campaign work, which includes successfully petitioning the government for change around topics like abortion rights and image-based sexual abuse. Jennifer is also a published author, documentary consultant (helping to create BBC’s Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next?) and a patron for Y.E.S. (a youth services charity). Alongside Cosmopolitan, Jennifer has written for The Times, Women’s Health, ELLE and numerous other publications, appeared on podcasts, and spoken on (and hosted) panels for the Women of the World Festival, the University of Manchester and more. In her spare time, Jennifer is a big fan of lipstick, leopard print and over-ordering at dinner. Follow Jennifer on Instagram, X or LinkedIn.
