Chrissy Teigen opens up about alcohol problem, gets taunted over it

  • 23/08/2017
Chrissy Teigen opens up about alcohol problem, gets taunted over it
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Chrissy Teigen has opened up about having an alcohol problem, only to be ridiculed and admonished in response.

The supermodel candidly told Cosmopolitan that her over-drinking was causing so many problems, she's decided to quit boozing altogether for a while.

Teigen, who is a paid spokesperson for multiple alcoholic brands, also revealed she's currently taking medications for postpartum depression and anxiety.

"I was, point-blank, just drinking too much," Teigen told Cosmopolitan.

"I got used to being in hair and makeup and having a glass of wine. Then that glass of wine would carry over into me having one before the awards show. And then a bunch at the awards show.

"Then I felt bad for making kind of an ass of myself to people that I really respected. And that feeling... there's just nothing like that. You feel horrible."

After the interview was published, Teigen was ridiculed in online comments as being "melodramatic", a "crass drunk" and a "big mouth".

Comments she made about fertility issues she and husband John Legend dealt with were also harshly criticised.

Teigen posted screenshots of some of the responses online, saying she didn't know how people could be so "mean".

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