One of our fave Hollywood couples, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, has managed to melt our hearts once again. But then again, are you really surprised?
Chrissy wrote a personal essay in Glamour last week about her postpartum depression after the birth of her and John’s first child, Luna. Our homegirl Chrissy always keeps it real, and this essay is no exception.
Throughout her battle, John has been lovingly supporting his wife and honestly we expected nothing less from him.
In her essay, Teigen praised her husband. She wrote, “He’s exactly as compassionate, patient, loving, and understanding as he seems.” Teigen added, “John has been incredible over the last nine months, bringing me my medicine and watching horrible reality TV with me…He wants me to be happy, silly, and energetic again, but he’s not making me feel bad when I’m not in that place. I love John and Luna more than I can imagine loving anything.”
Legend also opened up to People about how he has supported his wife during her depression. “For me as a husband, it was my job to do the best I could to support her and understand what she was going through and do whatever I could do to help her. I feel like that’s the least I could do,” he said.
He was also so proud of her for sharing her story. “I’m glad she wrote about it,” he said. “I think it was powerful for her to let a lot of women know they’re not alone, and no matter how much money you have or fame, anybody can feel that. And it’s hard for anybody no matter how successful you are and how many resources you have.”
He also gave some advice on understanding postpartum depression. “[As a man] you don’t know internally what it feels like. You should read about it and understand what it is and really just be there to help,” he recommends. “You need to be present and you need to be compassionate. And we’re all learning and trying to figure it out as we go. At least do that and try to figure it out together.”
According to Elle, Chrissy continues to cope with postpartum depression, and John will keep on supporting her in whatever way possible. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, constantly redefining couple goals.