Chrissy Teigen Fires Back After ''No Hot Nannies'' Comment Backlash: It ''Was a Joke''

"what is life. why must i type this," the model wrote on Twitter

By Alyssa Toomey Sep 14, 2015 5:37 PMTags
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While Chrissy Teigen is known for her outspoken ways, the 29-year-old stunner is well aware that her comments are regularly misconstrued. 

Case in point? In a recent interview at Lauren Conrad's New York Fashion Week show, the television personality joked to reporters that she's not a fan of any "hot" help and said she keeps any sexy ladies in the service industry away from John Legend, her husband of two years (the couple is celebrating their anniversary today). 

"No hot nannies, drivers, or maids," she quipped last week. "It's an ongoing joke in my house. I do want to have kids one day, so it's something that I have to think about. But the rule is no hot nannies. I trust John, but you never know with these men." 

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Following her remarks, headlines such as "Chrissy Teigen Just Said Something Lame About Hiring Women" began popping up, so naturally, Tiegen took to Twitter to clarify her comments, which were made in jest. 

"I don't just go into random rants about hot nannies. The post asked, I jokingly answered. It isn't that f--king deep," she tweeted over the weekend. 

She added: "just like low carb diet of licking chips, my 'no hot nannies' comment was a joke, clearly lost upon many. what is life. why must i type this." 

Refinery29 also responded to the controversy in a Facebook post, writing, We know Chrissy Teigen was just joking around...but this comment was quite regressive & offensive." 

What do you think of Teigen's remarks? Tell us in the comments. 

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