16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Chrissy Teigen says she relapsed: ‘I let it back into my life'
Chrissy Teigen is getting honest about her struggle with sobriety.
(Warning: The link below contains language some may find offensive.)
In a May 15 Instagram post, Teigen said she had been 'dreading' the release of the latest episode of her podcast 'Self-Conscious.'
The episode featured author Holly Whitaker, who wrote 'Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink In a Culture Obsessed With Alcohol.'
'Holly Whitaker changed my life,' Teigen continued on Instagram, saying Whitaker 'changed my perspective and changed how I view the … beast that is alcohol.'
Teigen first talked about her commitment to sobriety in 2020. She later celebrated a year sober in 2022.
'But to have to admit to all of you,' Teigen wrote, 'I let it back into my life. To let a lot of you down, oh I feel it deeply. I was so proud every time one of you told me on the street that Holly and I made you want to rethink drinking, reframe drinking. I still am.'
But as Teigen said, 'the truth is, I don't know what I'm doing. I one hundred percent know I like me better sober. I one hundred percent know I get more done, I absolutely feel better in my body without it. And I am one hundred percent (ticked) that I can't be normal and have a cocktail with my husband on vacay without it turning into 8 and feeling' bad.
'I'm tired of throwing up on a Tuesday,' the model and cookbook author continued. 'I don't wanna feel like I need a shot to talk to a crowd. I hate that the thought of maybe having a drink can consume me some days.'
Teigen says it's all still a work in progress.
'All I know is my relationship with the whole process of sobriety (and messing up) has changed for the better. I am deeply aware of where this can go if I let it. I guess my plan right now is to continue to be mindful with it. I can go to a concert sober and have the greatest time ever. I can avoid absinthe at the Ren Faire and be so abbbbsolutely full of joy,' Teigen writes.
'Photos of my kids' birthday parties are no longer me with bleary, sleepy drinking eyes. And I am proud of that. But I still know my relationship with alcohol just isn't normal and never will be. Thank you for allowing me to figure it out openly in front of you all. Anyhow. This is for all the people who are figuring it out. And to the sober community, god I am still so, so proud of you. Until we meet again,' she concluded her message.
Friends, family and fans in the comments section applauded Teigen for her honesty.
Singer Demi Lovato, who has also been honest about her struggles with addiction and sobriety, commented saying, 'Your honesty and vulnerability is so commendable. I learned it's about progress, not perfection! You are doing amazing and I'm so very proud of you.'
Teigen's husband, singer John Legend, also shared a message, writing, 'Always proud of you.'
