Chrissy Teigen is a successful cookbook author, model, and TV personality, and she’s also the unofficial queen of Twitter.
With such fame unavoidably comes trolls, but Teigen is confident, smart, and hilarious, and handles them like a pro—she’s not one to suffer fools gladly.
Recently an online troll decided to try to hurt Teigen by commenting on her weight. Not only is that just mean-spirited ingeneral, but it’s also pretty dumb because her weight is something Teigen’s been quite open about.
At the end of March, Teigen tweeted about a restaurant she and her family went to where she ordered literally everything on the menu. And in response to the question (which I guess some people actually ask, rude), “how do you eat like this??” Teigen explained that she never lost all the weight she put on after having her second child, son Miles. She’s just 20 pounds heavier than she used to be, and that’s her “new normal.”
"how do you eat like this??" – basically I am 20 pounds heavier than I was before miles. he's 10 months old, I never lost the last bit because I just love food too much. Just coming to terms with my new normal, when I had this certain number for so long!
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 30, 2019
On Monday, a man started harassing Teigen after Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted a picture of herself with Teigen and her (Tiegen’s!) husband, John Legend.
So thrilled to be introducing @chrissyteigen and @johnlegend at the House Democratic Issues Conference tonight! pic.twitter.com/8YnOW7iZPm
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 11, 2019
The man, named Jose Morales (@Josemor11350147 on Twitter), responded to the picture by writing, “Tiegen [sic] got fat, holly zhit.”
Tiegen got fat,holly zhit
— Jose morales (@Josemor11350147) April 11, 2019
He also wrote, “Fatty Tiegan [sic] at it again, attacking Ivanka Trump because she posts photos of her kids. Well, instead of Chubby Tiegan stuffing her face, she needs to realize Ivanka &her kids aren’t illegals. How many illegals have multi millionaire Chubby Tiegan & her husband sponsored? NONE!” Ahh, a political troll, how nice (siiiigh).
Fatty Tiegan at it again, attacking Ivanka Trump because she posts photos of her kids. Well, instead of Chubby Tiegan stuffing her face, she needs to realize Ivanka & her kids aren’t illegals. How many illegals have multi millionaire Chubby Tiegan & her husband sponsored? NONE!
— Jose morales (@Josemor11350147) April 14, 2019
When someone pointed out what an ass he was being, Morales responded, “Tiegan likes to attack people, so i’m attacking her weight, chubby needs to get to the gym.”
Tiegan likes to attack people, so i'm attacking her weight, chubby needs to get to the gym
— Jose morales (@Josemor11350147) April 16, 2019
This time Teigen stepped in to say a little something, as she is wont to do (it’s part of the reason she’s so funny on Twitter).
I hate to say this but…you are not a small person? also I don’t care about my weight sooooo this does not hurt.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2019
She wrote, “I hate to say this but…you are not a small person? also I don’t care about my weight sooooo this does not hurt.”
Morales’ user pic is not of himself, though—that’s Rep. Jerry Nadler, and a few people pointed out as much in the comments. But Teigen is still pretty sure that the troll is not an attractive person, just writing, “I can guarantee he’s not a handsome man, lol.”
I can guarantee he is not a handsome man. Lol.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 16, 2019
That’s always a good indication of a troll—happy to make fun of someone else from behind the obscurity of their computer. No matter what this man looks like, he’s not a good person inside, and as we all learned as little kids, that’s what really matters.
