It looks like New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and author and model Chrissy Teigen are about to become BFF’s. In a tweet on Friday, Teigen invited Ocasio-Cortez to watch the Grammys at her house and eat pizza. And, of course, Ocasio-Cortez is in.
“Hello my hero,” Teigen tweeted at Ocasio-Cortez. “Do you wanna come over and watch the grammys with us? There will be pizza.”
@AOC hello my hero, do you wanna come over and watch the grammys with us? there will be pizza
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 8, 2019
Modern Family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson chimed in and offered the powerhouse congresswoman his slice of pizza if she came to the watch party. Teigen urged Ferguson to “tell [Ocasio-Cortez] that we are normal.”
Jesse will he here! help me!! tell her we are normal
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 8, 2019
A couple hours later, Ocasio-Cortez responded to Teigen’s invite and didn’t hesitate to accept.
“Yes!” she tweeted back. “We can live-tweet me burning something in the kitchen.”
yes! we can live-tweet me burning something in the kitchen
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 8, 2019
It’s unclear why Teigen specifically called Ocasio-Cortez her “hero,” but the youngest elected congresswoman has become an inspiration to many. She has been praised for her version of healthcare for all and for proposing the “Green New Deal” to fight climate change. Teigen recently shared a video of Ocasio-Cortez, where she explains the campaign finance laws and how they are a threat to democracy, hours before the twitter exchange.
Even if we don’t know exactly why, people on Twitter can’t contain their excitement for this budding friendship.
John Legend please write AOC a jingle!
I SO want to be invited to this party of awesomeness. I bet @johnlegend could craft a great jingle for @AOC that is totally #onbrand ??
— Lisa Krok (@readonthebeach) February 8, 2019
Honestly, same.
This is the duo I didn’t know I needed!
— Angela Smith (@ansmith130) February 8, 2019
Sorry Grammys, the queens have called & we must leave.
I got tickets to attend the Grammys for the first time but I SHALL DITCH THAT SHIT SO QUICK THE MOMENT YALL DM ME THE ADDRESS so I could bring my homemade Taiwanese-style potstickers for this @chrissyteigen @AOC house hang. https://t.co/k9nfWFLcS5
— Jenny Yang ?????? (@jennyyangtv) February 9, 2019
We are practically begging!
Please live stream this if it happens.
— Amy Feller Gallant (@AmyFeller) February 8, 2019
We never knew this is what we needed in 2019.
I am absolutely here for this friendship pic.twitter.com/Lh2T4pd1rB
— Becky Holloman (@BeckyHolloman) February 9, 2019
If you need us, we will be crossing our fingers that this actually happens.