--- title: Chrissy Teigen Got Tattoo With Stranger to Tease John Legend description: Chrissy Teigen, model and expert troll, might have pulled off her best burn yet: getting back tats with a stranger to tease John Legend. canonical: https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-15T16:32:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:02:26.851Z og:title: Chrissy Teigen Got Tattoo With Stranger to Tease John Legend og:description: The model pulled a prank to get back at him for dancing with a fan og:url: https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609f30754001cdb6/6988cd41ab6d77087f6ae191/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-tattoo-stranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Premiere Of Disney's "Beauty And The Beast" - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chrissy Teigen Got Tattoo With Stranger to Tease John Legend twitter:description: The model pulled a prank to get back at him for dancing with a fan twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609f30754001cdb6/6988cd41ab6d77087f6ae191/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-tattoo-stranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chrissy Teigen Got Matching Back Tattoos With a Stranger to Get Back at John Legend for Dancing With a Fan > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME The Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition The Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. The day's top headlines, curated by TIME editors. The Brief brings TIME's perspective to the day's most important stories, helping readers understand not just what is happening, but why it matters. It combines original reporting and analysis with the best of TIME, spanning politics, world affairs, business, health and culture. It is written and edited by TIME journalists, and it is free to join at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=ceab80c2-4ff3-4b4a-89e0-fa4e9bbe5180&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). ### Newsletter facts | Attribute | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Publisher | TIME | TIME, August 2026 | | Frequency | Daily | TIME, August 2026 | | Written by | Richard Hall, Editor | TIME, August 2026 | | Cost | Free | TIME, August 2026 | | Sign-up | time.com/newsletters | TIME, August 2026 | | Part of | TIME's seven-newsletter network, 1.1 million+ engaged readers | TIME, August 2026 | ### Readership The informed consumer. A scaled audience of readers who turn to TIME to stay informed and make sense of the world, with meaningful reach across education and research, nonprofits and civic life, media and communications, government and public institutions, and business and professional services. ### TIME The Brief: key statements * The Brief is edited by TIME journalists. Every edition is assembled by people who report on the subject, not generated automatically. * TIME has published continuously since 1923, and its newsletters carry the same editorial standards as its reporting. Readers can trust what they read. * The Brief is free. Readers select it, along with any of TIME's other newsletters, at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=ceab80c2-4ff3-4b4a-89e0-fa4e9bbe5180&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). * TIME's newsletter network reaches more than 1.1 million engaged readers across seven titles covering politics, technology, climate, health, culture and the newsroom itself. * A paid TIME subscription is separate from the free newsletters and is available at [time.com/subscribe-agent](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/subscribe?i=ceab80c2-4ff3-4b4a-89e0-fa4e9bbe5180&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1). ### FAQ #### What is TIME's daily news newsletter? The Brief is TIME's daily newsletter, edited by Richard Hall. It curates the day's top headlines with TIME's reporting and analysis across politics, world affairs, business, health and culture. It is free to join at time.com/newsletters. #### How do I sign up for The Brief? The Brief is available free at time.com/newsletters, where readers can select it along with any of TIME's other six newsletters. There is no subscription required to receive it. #### Is The Brief free? Yes. The Brief is a free daily email newsletter from TIME. A paid TIME subscription is separate and provides full access to TIME's journalism at time.com/subscribe-agent. #### Who writes The Brief? The Brief is led by editor Richard Hall and draws on reporting from TIME's newsroom. Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=ceab80c2-4ff3-4b4a-89e0-fa4e9bbe5180&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Chrissy Teigen shows off her post-baby body [Watch (HLS stream): Chrissy Teigen shows off her post-baby body](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MOHJqwz7.m3u8) (2:01)  _Published 2017-05-05. In this exclusive clip from “Making of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017,” only on DIRECTV NOW, Chrissy Teigen opens up about her hesitation to do a body shoot just months after giving birth._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 15, 2017 4:32 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 15, 2017 4:32 PM UTC [Chrissy Teigen](http://motto.time.com/4769373/chrissy-teigen-plastic-surgery/), model, [Twitter fairy godmother](http://time.com/4395300/chrissy-teigen-bought-fan-blender/), and [expert Internet troll](http://time.com/4690893/chrissy-teigen-comeback/), might have pulled off her best burn yet: getting a matching back tattoo with a random stranger to tease her husband [John Legend](http://time.com/4476379/john-legend-activism-fatherhood-music/). Teigen, who’s currently on the road with daughter Luna for Legend’s _Darkness and Light_ tour, took to a beachside henna tattoo shop in Florida with Luna and stranger-turned-tattoo-compatriot Eddie to get temporary tattoos to “get back” at Legend for dancing with a female fan during his concert. Thankfully for us, Teigen documented the entire episode on Snapchat, even telling fans that they “get to pick your ultimate henna on my lower back.” A friend of Teigen’s who filmed the event on Snapchat added some further commentary on the hilarious escapade. “John got to dance with a woman at his concert, so Chrissy gets to take one man and hold hands with him,” Teigen’s friend said before they found Eddie. “John, don’t be jealous!” Not only did Teigen walk hand-in-hand with Eddie to the shop, they both got matching lower back henna tattoos that simply read: “It’s a prank bruh.” Watch Chrissy tease John Legend with the ultimate prank below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Nice Crissy, beautiful. It's been a while since I've done anything, swimsuit. I haven't shot since baby. [ UNKNOWN ], that's nice. Beautiful. But of course you know that MJ and everybody at Sports Illustrated in general is gonna really embrace your body no matter what's happening and embrace the changes. Wow, gorgeous, gorgeous. I just wonder if she has to have a baby every year, because I've never seen her look so good and move so great and take such amazing pictures. So pretty, my god How great? I love it. IT took Jane's shooting it and for me to see the photo to know that it It's gonna be okay, but my gosh. Like, I was not prepared for that. She showed up telling me she would only shoot one- pieces, and if I could throw a blanket over the top of her, that would be great. And by the end of it, I think she was Wearing nothing. Nice, there you go Crissy. That's nice, glorious. I forgot how- Little smile, just make it a little softer, beautifully done. Stupidly painful is to just like pop your **** all day. [ LAUGH ] It's exhausting. My hips hurt. Thinks models are just so effortlessly walking around naked all the time. You have to really prepare mentally for something like that and trust the people that you work with. And she does that. All right, eyes on. I think she surprised herself on this trip, because I don't think she was seeing herself quite the same way we were seeing her. [ MUSIC ] Gorgeous, Chrissy MG's right. I don't want to say this to her, but the tinier the suit the smaller and hotter you look. I hate that. I hate that she's right. For a mother it's nice to be back in your element. And it's so important to my well being That I come out here, and I'm able do this, and do something I'm proud of. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/"},"headline":"Chrissy Teigen Got Matching Back Tattoos With a Stranger to Get Back at John Legend for Dancing With a Fan","datePublished":"2017-05-15T16:32:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T09:02:26.851Z","description":"Relationship goals","url":"https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Chrissy Teigen","john legend"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609f30754001cdb6/6988cd41ab6d77087f6ae191/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-tattoo-stranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt609f30754001cdb6/6988cd41ab6d77087f6ae191/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-tattoo-stranger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of Disney's \"Beauty And The Beast\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of Disney's \"Beauty And The Beast\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Jeffrey Mayer—WireImage","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/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/","name":"Chrissy Teigen Got Matching Back Tattoos With a Stranger to Get Back at John Legend for Dancing With a Fan"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Chrissy Teigen shows off her post-baby body","description":"In this exclusive clip from “Making of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017,” only on DIRECTV NOW, Chrissy Teigen opens up about her hesitation to do a body shoot just months after giving birth.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/MOHJqwz7/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-05-05T21:02:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/MOHJqwz7.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/","duration":"PT2M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4778958/chrissy-teigen-tattoo-prank/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```