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Chrissy Teigen shared her struggles with sobriety in a long Instagram post on Thursday, May 15, 2025. She admitted to relapsing and called alcohol “the f**king beast.” Her post came just before the release of a new episode of her Self-Conscious podcast. Teigen has received support from family, friends, and fans, including her husband, John Legend.
The Grammy winner took to the comments section to show his support for his wife, writing:
"Always proud of you."
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American actress and model Jaime Pressly also expressed her support for the Lip Sync Battle alum in the comments. She said:
"I hear you loud and clear and I am proud of you and I love you old friend. Your pure and total honesty is a breath of fresh air always."
More people who also struggled with their sobriety shared understanding and support towards Chrissy Teigen. The list includes Demi Lovato, who has been public about her relationship with alcohol. She commended the TV personality for her "honesty and vulnerability."
"To let a lot of you down, oh I feel it deeply": Chrissy Teigen on her alcohol relapse
In her Instagram post on Thursday, May 16, 2025, Chrissy Teigen opened up about her alcohol relapse and how she felt like she had let down the people she had previously inspired to get sober. She also admitted to being unsure what she's doing in her ongoing sobriety journey, saying:
"But to have to admit to all of you: I let it back into my life. To let a lot of you down, oh I feel it deeply. I was so proud of every time one of you told me on the street that Holly and I made you want to rethink drinking, reframe drinking. I still am. The truth is, I don't know what I'm doing."
However, despite the sobriety struggles, Chrissy Teigen expressed that she's not giving up the journey. She said that she knows where things can lead if she lets it, further sharing her plan to continue being mindful in her journey. The cookbook author also shared the achievements she had in her sobriety process, including the fact that she can go and have a great time at a concert while sober.
As Teigen also mentioned, Holly Whitaker, whom she credited with changing her life, will be joining her as the guest for the Thursday episode of her Self-Conscious podcast. Whitaker wrote the book titled Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol that Teigen was holding in the Instagram picture she posted.
The podcast episode is titled 30 Days to a New Relationship With Alcohol, and per the description, Teigen and Whitaker will "dive deep into the emotional and spiritual roots of addiction," among others.
While Chrissy Teigen didn't elaborate on her alcohol relapse in her recent Instagram post, she previously celebrated her first 365 days of being sober on Instagram in July 2022.
