John Legend on Fertility Issues With Chrissy Teigen, And Her Drinking Struggles
John Legend opened up to Cosmopolitan about fertility struggles with his supermodel wife Chrissy Teigen at the beginning of trying to get pregnant.
“Having a baby is a big challenge for a couple,” he said. “Going through that together strengthens your bond because if you make it through [having a child], you know you can make it through anything.”
He continued: “I think it’s especially difficult when you can’t conceive naturally. You want to feel like everything’s working properly and want everything to be perfect, but sometimes it’s not. I wouldn’t say we can’t conceive naturally, but I would say that it’s enough of a challenge where it felt like we needed help.”
They’re now hoping to have more kids through IVF: “We’re lucky that we’re living in an age where we can conceive in other ways,” he noted. “[IVF] brought us Luna and hopefully it will bring us a few more awesome kids too.”
On her drinking less: “When she was thinking about how she wanted to drink less, we talked about it,” he recalled. “I just want to support her. I want her to be happy and to live the fullest, most awesome life she can, and I want us to do it together. Whenever she sets her mind to anything, I always tell her, ‘I want to support you and help you do it.'”