Chrissy Teigen Answers People’s Questions About What It’s Like Being A Celeb, And It’s Eye-Opening
People have always been oddly curious about how the rich and famous live. That’s why celebrities can put out autobiographies and magazines can draw readers with deeply personal interviews, but those things don’t usually mention doing housework, going through airport security, or navigating thank-you letter etiquette. Fortunately, for that, we have Twitter, and we have Twitter queen Chrissy Teigen to answer all our questions.
The Q&A session started when someone wondered aloud whether celebrities have “junk drawers where they throw random cords and pens” and tagged her. (She does, but it’s unusually neat.) From there she opened up the field for whatever questions, from the mundane to the thoughtful, that her followers could throw at her. It’s not shocking or juicy, just interesting in a way that will make you say “...huh. That makes sense,” but that’s the point.
Scroll down to see the perks of fame and the situations that Teigen has to navigate
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Great attitude, to a point. Yes, she is respecting those that end up paying for her lifestyle. Without them she cannot be famous. However, role reversal and make me the rich one....I will gladly set apart some time out of every trip out to support the fans. But if I am eating dinner with my family, I am having family time. Not fan time. Leave me alone so that I can dedicate my time to them, and I will dedicate some time to you.
Once you're rich you're supposed to walk miles from empty room to empty room? No thanks!
I've been told how meds are so horrible for me and that I shouldn't be on them for my depression/anxiety. I take them because it works for me, and it keeps me functioning so I can feel/be normal.
My problem is I can get up, walk downstairs to cut an alarm off, walk back upstairs, crawl back in bed and go to sleep no problem. I'm a professional snoozer.
My dogs wake me up, usually between 4-6 to go outside and potty. I give them their breakfast, and then the 3 of us crawl back into bed. No problem going back to sleep with two warm furry bodies snuggled up against me.
Load More Replies...Passive aggressive hubby. Get a dog to fetch clock for you !
Honestly, it makes sense. It seems super privileged, and it is, but it's safer for everyone. Some people can get stupid and down right squirrely around celebs. This makes it easier for staff, safer for the celebs and takes away the opportunity for stupid people to get themselves in trouble.
Also, I would totally do that if I could. No judgement
Load More Replies...Honestly, I assumed most celebrities (especially those traveling with young children) would simply charter a private plane.
Complementary doctors- for when you've got to refill your oxy before the flight!
That would take the joy out for me. I love Christmas shopping and picking out gifts for people. I do not buy gifts just for the sake of it. I put a lot of thought into the gifts. I buy things that suits the person, either their personality, hobbies, wants or needs.
She can still put the thought into which gifts to buy then get the assistant to buy them
Load More Replies...It's very much the Cate Blanchett section of Jarmusch' Coffee & Cigarettes, where she's talking with her non-famous twin and points out that only once you have enough money to easily afford all these luxuries, they get given for free.
Why would you bring up porn when the topic is kids? Eugh.
Load More Replies...I have so much respect for this answer. This answer + the one where she sells her clothes and donates money to charity tells me that she gets it. That she understands that the wealth she has is not just because she & her husband worked hard for it or that they were smart, but because of some luck. So many people out there who are talented, hard working, smart and even set out to get rich. But they didn't have the luck or opportunities that she had. Wealth is not simply 'deserved'. It's a combination of deserving it plus a little bit of chance. Whether it be opportunities that weren't available to everyone or being born into it. Once we understand that, we can, hopefully, work on some path of at least ending extreme poverty.
I don't understand why you should feel guilty about having money, unless they were earned in a dishonest way
And no I'm not a boomer, I'm a broke-a*s student
Load More Replies...You don't need to feel guilty, you worked hard for that, earned it, and give plenty of it to your kids and charity- don't forget to take care of yourself :)
He is Illuminati. It's so obvious from all the codes embedded in his music.
I have a strange reaction to the word, "Illuminati." It makes me very, very sleepy.
Mine would walk out of the room if my tone of voice went up a few octaves. After far too many years of not being able to have mature discussions and solve issue....I divorced him....not because of this single issue...much more. Divorced him after 36 years.
Load More Replies...In your own home in front of people is fine, but I HATE it when people and couples fight in public...public transit being the worst. You feel like your being forced to hear and see something that really isn't your business. Not the bystanders fault ofc, but can be quite uncomfortable.
i would be sacred that somebody would harm me. You never know whats gonna happen these days
So another words she lives behind a wall sounds familiar. Yet she bitches about other walls
I think this might be a good tip even for commoners like us. Doors open more easily when you sound confident.
Or, when your name is Chrissy Teigen and you're married to John Legend...
Load More Replies...That's hilarious that she's gotta name drop their own names to get reservations.
Seat fillers?? Is that like rent-a-crowd for when the celebs hang out at the bar?
Yes, pretty much, or when they're in the bathroom or late or... awards shows have used seat-fillers forever so the room always looks full.
Load More Replies...Why would they be mean to seat fillers??? It's their job!
Load More Replies...Yup, sounds about any prolonged gathering anyone's been to, minus seat fillers.
Both guys suck, but the second one should be sent straight to jail...
"He had a GPS on my car"...Yes, that guy sucks too!
Load More Replies...I couldn't stand to be famous with my anxiety. It's fantastic to see someone being open about the pitfalls of fame and their own mental health. So much respect.
More important question. If you do go to the grocery store and someone recognizes you, Do you ever play it off saying you're just a look-a-like?
This is also why she can't/doesn't do her own gift shopping. How can she go to the mall and just walk around like everyone else... it would be crazy and possibly dangerous.
Good to know she reaches out to make sure her friends are ok. That's a good thing!
....but the lint roller is next to the electric tooth brush that needs a battery.
Load More Replies...That. Is. The NEATEST "junk drawer" I've ever seen. NO Ms. Teigen... we mean that drawer that you know you have to back up and HEAVE open 'cuz the random ladle inside definitely got all up in there and is trying to be drawer lock... and you know that somewhere in there are the eyeglass-screwdriver, printed holiday tape and random computer dongle that you never thought you'd need again, but oh my gawd, dad-in-law has the oldest computer...
Arahahahahahaha! That is the best description of a junk drawer! :-D
Load More Replies...Basically, if you have a lot of space, you'd not need a junk drawer because you'd have space actually organise instead of just throwing things into any available little hole.
But these stuffed junk drawers...we all hate and love them at the same time
Load More Replies...They are helpful, but they aren't perfect. Trust me on this.
Load More Replies..."The bigger the celeb, the nicer." Never thought about it, but it kind of makes sense. The more "important" you appear to be, the less you need to protect your ego (not neccessarily a bad thing, let's say, you're just less bothered). But, yeah, as she says, everyone's different.
I think it's more the other way around. If you're not nice, you won't get the good jobs and won't get to be a big celebrity.
Load More Replies...there is probably something to be said about kindness opening doors. Celebs who are A-holes most likely miss a lot of opportunities because people don't want to work with them.
Yeah, an A-list name is no good if support staff refuses to work with them.
Load More Replies...I shared an elevator with Jerry Lewis many times when I was a teenager. His office was in the same building as my mother's. He was the biggest jerk I have ever met... I never said a word to him.
Wow. I have never ever, not even for a millisecond wanted to be a celebrity..... until I heard the words "I don't get mail". Now that Is aspirational.
LOL IKR? it doesn't make me want to be a celebrity but it certainly does make me want to be incredibly wealthy. those words are DEFINITELY aspirational!!
Load More Replies...My husband handles 100% of our finances...I'd bankrupt us. And I also do not get mail. It's absolutely wonderful.
I can understand that... and if people are on the "hate train" already... and just that **one** person decides to take your tone exactly the wrong way... you could say something as harmless as "I've cut down on potato intake" and suddenly ... within a week, you're anti-spud, and everyone who eats tubers hates you, all the potato farmers hate you... Heck... sometimes, you congratulate someone on a job promotion... and they get angry at you for writing the congrats to their "non-business account"... this turns into the interpretation you're an insensitive jerk who doesn't respect boundaries... aaaand you're suddenly blacklisted at the whole company. See? One. Wrong. Thing. I cannot even imagine what it's like to be a celebrity where masses of people actually CARE about every words you say.
Can you imagine being a Joe Schmoe uber driver and a celebrity hops into your backseat?!?
... That would be us... the Canadians... we fight this inner battle. Our minds: "Ohh, I recognize her/him... I... oh man, no. They're... they're out with their KIDS... oh for f**ks sake, just ... yeah,we'll leave them alone, but man.. yeah, that's THEM right? Okay, seriously... just keep walking - they think you're a creeper now. Damnit. Once in a lifetime. NO... just.. keeep walking..." Strangely enough... we've had feedback that this is why many celebrities like it here... hey don't get harassed and although I'm sure they notice we're nervous, we let them freakin' have DINNER without causing a fuss. Most of us understand too that this is not their "on-the-clock" time. You wouldn't stop your accountant while he's hangin' with his buddies at a bar and demand he calculate up a little spreadsheet for you - so we don't feel that celebrities "owe" us sh** if they're not "on the clock, being celebrities" (ie: conventions, autograph signings, promoting something, etc.).
I'm not even a celeb but I don't leave the house if my hair isn't fixed and makeup on. :) She's definitely one of us.
She's expected to keep up her appearance... It's her job, really. It's probably a very difficult life in a lot of ways.
Load More Replies...I know Oprah has something attached to her number so when she calls people, it erases any history of that call. I have no idea what technology does that, but she has it.
What kind of shows and booking we are talking about? Someone help... I don't get this.
I think they mean those talk shows like "The tonight show with Jimmy Fallon" where celebrities come for a few minutes, talk to the host and push their agendas: oh I have this book on print or this movie coming up...I've always wondered who pays whom on those...:D
Load More Replies...A list of items a celebrity asks a venue (like a theater or concert hall, etc.) to provide. Mostly it is things that are needed for the performance (certain lighting, enough changing rooms for the group performing) but there are also things specific to the "to celebrity", like foods they enjoy, reading material, etc. Some of the requests get a bit ridiculous. Some performance groups use it as a way to "test" the other items on the list: "If they don't provide a three gallon bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones picked out, you know they didn't bother to get the right type of widget for the keyboards - and I can't do the show without the keyboards."
Load More Replies...I've never heard of this woman, but nice of her to answer these questions about being a celeb.
I work at a hotel in NYC, she and Mr. Legend stayed here for about 2 weeks.. years ago. They are so kind and adorable.
I dont know who she is (just learnt she is john legends wife) but it was refreshing to hear non conclusive and non preachy answers from her. Celebrities usually have complex lives and when they do big talks it gives me anxiety as to how can they deal with their life while i m struggling with my relatively much smaller world.
So cool to read about and learn what it’s like to be a celebrity. Thank you for sharing If your reading this I hope you have a great day and know. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
I've never heard of this woman, but nice of her to answer these questions about being a celeb.
I work at a hotel in NYC, she and Mr. Legend stayed here for about 2 weeks.. years ago. They are so kind and adorable.
I dont know who she is (just learnt she is john legends wife) but it was refreshing to hear non conclusive and non preachy answers from her. Celebrities usually have complex lives and when they do big talks it gives me anxiety as to how can they deal with their life while i m struggling with my relatively much smaller world.
So cool to read about and learn what it’s like to be a celebrity. Thank you for sharing If your reading this I hope you have a great day and know. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
