--- title: John Legend Recalls Trying to Break Up With Chrissy Teigen description: Chrissy Teigen responded with a very on-brand rejoinder when John Legend attempted to break up with her one time. canonical: https://time.com/4927358/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-break-up/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-05T16:49:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:00.078Z og:title: Chrissy Teigen Recalls When John Legend Tried to Break Up og:description: "I was like, 'no'" og:url: https://time.com/4927358/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-break-up/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf903cc362e6ad08/6988dc678fd2ee88b3358b57/john-legend-chrissy-teigen-break-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 71st Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chrissy Teigen Recalls When John Legend Tried to Break Up twitter:description: "I was like, 'no'" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf903cc362e6ad08/6988dc678fd2ee88b3358b57/john-legend-chrissy-teigen-break-up.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chrissy Teigen Recalls the Time John Legend Tried to Break Up With Her  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 5, 2017 4:49 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 71st Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 71st Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage)Walter McBride—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 5, 2017 4:49 PM UTC From [playfully roasting each other online](http://time.com/4776490/chrissy-teigen-john-legend-trolling/) to [cheering on their adorable daughter Luna together](http://time.com/4809377/john-legend-chrissy-teigen-baby-at-baseball/), John Legend and Chrissy Teigen make the cliché “[relationship goals](http://time.com/4643290/john-legend-chrissy-teigen-escape-the-room/)” feel like something actually worth striving for. But it turns out that even they have experienced rough patches in their relationship. In an interview with the [_Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/03/john-legend-trump-racism-chrissy-teigen-la-la-land), Legend revisited a story about a time when he unsuccessfully attempted to break up with Teigen, who refused to agree to the split. In the end, the “break-up” lasted for less than a day before the couple got back together. “I was really stressed and busy,” Legend said. “I was just like, ‘I’d just be happier single right now,’ and she was like, ‘No.’” Teigen, for her part, responded to the re-telling of their brief break-up in the most on-brand way possible — with a couple of sassy tweets that clarified the context and reminded her fans that she and Legend have clocked 11 years together as a couple. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/904860828892987392) > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/904861168937738241) Calling out someone for being a “whiny face” might be one of the best arguments for saving a relationship, to be honest. Once again, Chrissy and John are the ultimate in relationship goals. 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