Chrissy Teigen defends herself from criticism over anecdote about $13,000 bottle of wine

‘Not everything I say on my Twitter is going to be relatable to you because it is my life and my Twitter and my stories’

Chrissy Teigen defends herself over $13,000 wine bottle anecdote (Getty Images)

Chrissy Teigen has defended herself after some of her Twitter followers took issue with an anecdote she shared about a $13,000 bottle of wine.

On Wednesday, the cookbook author tweeted to her more than 13.6m followers: “What’s the most expensive thing you’ve eaten that you thought sucked?”

In response to her own question, Teigen shared that for her and her husband John Legend, it was a $13,000 Cabernet that a waiter had recommended while the couple was out to dinner.

“One time John and I were at a restaurant and the waiter recommended a nice Cabernet. We got the bill and it was 13,000 dollars. HOW DO U CASUALLY RECOMMEND THAT WINE. We didn’t even finish it and it had been cleared!!!” the 35-year-old recalled.

While many of her followers were equally amused and horrified by the story, others were critical of the “tone-deaf” tweet, with one person responding: “People are not going to relate to this.”

The tweet prompted a response from Teigen, who acknowledged that she never said the story was relatable - nor does it need to be.

“Didn’t say it was and doesn’t have to be,” she wrote. “Should I be tiptoeing?”

In a series of tweets, the Cravings author continued to address the criticism, where she explained that not everything she shares on social media will be relatable as it is her “life and my Twitter and my stories”.

“Hey, not everything I say on my twitter is going to be relatable to you because it is my life and my twitter and my stories. I see your tweets, I get your jokes, you are so funny, yes, you really nailed me,” Teigen continued.

Teigen then reflected on criticism she recently experienced over tweets about learning to ride a horse, with the model telling her critics that she has continued to face backlash over the tweets so “at least I gave you something new to have an outlet for your anger”.

“Still getting owned about riding a horse because not everyone has a horse so at least I gave you something new to have an outlet for your anger. You are welcome,” she sarcastically tweeted.

While the mother-of-two addressed the backlash in her typical straightforward manner, she also took the opportunity to explain that she is feeling “a bit off” because this is the week that her and Legend’s third child, Jack, who passed away during pregnancy, would have been born.

“My little Jack would have been born this week so I'm a bit off,” Teigen wrote, adding that she “truly feels kicks in my belly, but it's not phantom”.

“I have surgery for endometriosis tomorrow...but the period feeling this month is exactly like baby kicks. Sigh,” she continued.

Teigen also opened up about some of the frustration she feels over being open with her followers only to face criticism, tweeting: “Me: sharing story of getting screwed over by a waiter. Shares story of rough week, baby would have been born. Feeling anxious, sad. You: let's f***ing own this rich b**ch for retweets.”

Shortly after Teigen explained to her Twitter followers that her experiences will differ from theirs, the cookbook author began trending on the platform, with many praising her for defending herself and assuring her that she does not need to explain herself.

“Why are people mad at Chrissy Teigen? Did they not know that she was an incredibly wealthy and famous supermodel married to an incredibly wealthy and famous performer? She is rich! And famous! That is sort of the whole point of celebrity culture,” one person tweeted.

Another said: “People are going to be offended no matter what you say. You obviously didn’t intend to spend that much on a bottle of wine, but it happened (and I’m sure that server is happy it did). I don’t think you should hide stuff like that just because it will never happen to me.”

“If you don’t like Chrissy Teigen you could always block her. I feel like y’all should know how this website works by now,” someone else pointed out.