--- ---  # The Internet Is Flipping for Chrissy Teigen Falling Asleep on John Legend at the Oscars  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 27, 2017 8:03 PM UTC  Model Chrissy Teigen attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Model Chrissy Teigen attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.Christopher Polk/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 27, 2017 8:03 PM UTC Once it became clear the [2017 Oscars](http://time.com/4680665/oscars-2017-political-moments/) ceremony was going to extend well beyond its scheduled runtime of three hours Sunday night, [Chrissy Teigen](http://motto.time.com/4683764/oscars-2017-john-legend-chrissy-teigen-gown/) — who was there supporting her husband [John Legend](http://motto.time.com/4662494/john-legend-beyonce-pregnancy-news/) — apparently started to get a bit sleepy. Right around the time the award for [Best Actor](http://time.com/4679374/oscars-2017-casey-affleck-twitter-reactions/) was being announced, the 31-year-old model was spotted catching a few minutes of shut-eye on Legend’s shoulder, a moment the Internet took notice of almost immediately. “Just woke up what happened,” she tweeted shortly afterwards. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/836210107968999424) Teigen’s fans quickly began sharing photos and videos of her snooze on Twitter, joking about how relatable they found the nap. > [](https://twitter.com/lxvelxuisa/status/836077156023218176) > [](https://twitter.com/sbstryker/status/836079774132908032) > [](https://twitter.com/CantReadMyJudas/status/836078492567535618) > [](https://twitter.com/HaleyxDodd/status/836258995253846017) > [](https://twitter.com/nabihaas/status/836079088414633984) > [](https://twitter.com/%5FNataliaa%5Fa/status/836083471365902340) Oscars 2017: Chrissy Teigen Fell Asleep on John Legend ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4684411/oscars-2017-chrissy-teigen-sleeping-john-legend/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4684411/oscars-2017-chrissy-teigen-sleeping-john-legend/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Flipping for Chrissy Teigen Falling Asleep on John Legend at the Oscars","datePublished":"2017-02-27T20:03:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:27.484Z","description":"\"Just woke up what happened\"","url":"https://time.com/4684411/oscars-2017-chrissy-teigen-sleeping-john-legend/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards","Chrissy Teigen","john legend","Oscars 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6be835581c49d6f/6988bc2c656a3fd68abcef24/chrissy-teigen-oscars1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6be835581c49d6f/6988bc2c656a3fd68abcef24/chrissy-teigen-oscars1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"chrissy-teigen-oscars","caption":"Model Chrissy Teigen attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.","creditText":"Christopher Polk/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4684411/oscars-2017-chrissy-teigen-sleeping-john-legend/","name":"The Internet Is Flipping for Chrissy Teigen Falling Asleep on John Legend at the Oscars"}}]}] ```