Chrissy Teigen Claps Back at People Who Insist Wives Take Their Husband’s Last Name
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By Carl Samson
Chrissy Teigen, known for her witty comments on Twitter, has chimed in on the discourse about women who don’t take their husband’s last name — and we couldn’t agree more.
The conversation started when Maami, lead vocalist of a group called Destiny’s Aunties, sought for reasons why women choose to do so.
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Maami has received thousands of replies since her tweet in August, but it was on March 22 when Teigen — whose husband is John Legend — weighed in:
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Teigen pointed at the fact that Legend is not the singer-songwriter’s real last name. He was born John Stevens.
“John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me and it kind of grew into my stage name,” Legend told MTV in a 2008 interview. “Legend is something that I never would have chosen for myself originally.”
However, Teigen elaborated her comment after one user said that she felt “attacked” for taking her husband’s name.
“The best part is, I am not anti-taking the last name at all. I was going to. [I] just never got around to it and it isn’t even the name he goes by. It wasn’t some grand statement not to. I just don’t see how the choice affects anyone else — why do people care so much!”
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Precisely.
And as if Teigen’s fans didn’t already feast on a dose of #realtalk, the model also took an aim at another user who criticized her opinion.
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Preach!
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