Chrissy Teigen's Birthday Blunder Sparks Online Backlash
TEIGEN'S TATTOO CONFESSION ROCKS FANS: "I FORGET MY KIDS' BIRTHDAYS"
The shocking confession of Chrissy Teigen has left fans stunned and questioning her parenting skills after she revealed on Meghan Markle's Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, that she had to get her children's birthdates tattooed on her arm because... she can't remember them!
The model, 39, appeared on the second episode of the show, which premiered last week to lackluster ratings. While bonding with the Duchess over their past as "briefcase girls" on Deal or No Deal, Teigen casually rolled up her sleeve to display her tattooed birthdates. But things took a turn when she struggled to read the numbers tattooed on her arm.
"I had to get a tattoo of their birthdays, 'cause I don't remember," Teigen admitted to Meghan, as she giggled nervously. "Look at this! April 14, May... wait, is that a 16 or an 18?" The cookbook author then called in her husband, John Legend, to help decipher the numbers.
The moment has gone viral on TikTok, with over 369,000 views and counting. Users are left speechless, with many questioning Teigen's memory skills. "Tell me your children are just a prop without telling me they are," one user wrote in purple text over the clip.
Fans are divided, with some defending Teigen's honesty while others are calling her out for being forgetful. "I have never seen a mother not know her kids' birthday. Ever in my life," one person wrote. Another chimed in, "Who would freely admit this??" One user even joked, "Even Meghan was shook!"
The awkward clip comes as the second season of With Love, Meghan is receiving scathing reviews. The Times of London branded it as "the sweet spot where irrelevant meets intolerable," while The Guardian's review described it as "so boring" and "so contrived." On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season gets a dismal 1.8 out of five stars - compared to the first season's slightly higher rating of 2.1.
But what's even more surprising is that this isn't the only controversy surrounding the show. The Duchess has been accused of being "incapable of making a joke at her own expense" by Maureen Callahan from The Scholarly Note. "The only thing authentic about her is her inauthenticity, which at this point seems pathological," Callahan wrote.
It seems like Teigen's confession has opened up a can of worms, leaving fans to question not just her memory skills but also the authenticity of With Love, Meghan as a whole. Can we trust our favorite celebrities to be honest about their lives? Or are they just putting on a show for us?
As for Teigen, it seems like she's taking the heat with humor. In an interview, she joked that her husband is "the one who knows everything" and that she's just along for the ride. But will this confession damage her reputation as a devoted mom? Only time (and her memory) will tell!