Chrissy Teigen Talks Motherhood — Her Kids' Names, Nannies, Paparazzi and More — in Twitter Q&A

Mar. 16, 2025

Chrissy Teigenis an open book when it comes to parenting.In a candid Q&A on Twitter Sunday, the supermodel, cookbook author andLip Sync Battlehost, 34, opened up about parenting her two children with husbandJohn Legend(sonMiles Theodore, 18 months, and daughterLuna Simone, 3½), including how she raises them amid her and Legend’s life in the public eye.Her kids“could not care less”about their mom’s fame, Teigen said, and Luna in particular “hates” paparazzi — who allegedly have different techniques on different coasts.“In New Yorkthey don’t really hide and they apologizewhen she freaks and stop photographing,” she wrote. “Here in LA, they’ve learned to hide more and you don’t know you’re being photographed. I’d rather know.”Chrissy Teigen/InstagramThere are perks to celebrity when it comes to traveling with her little ones, though. After someone asked what those perks looked like, Teigen responded, “No one gives my kids nasty looks on the plane. ifanything, they’re creepily nice andit is crazy unfair because they are just as annoying as other kids on a plane.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She doesn’t have problems with people coming up to her and her kids in public and talking to them, as she “know(s) they’rebeing sweet” with their intentions.In fact, “A lot of people touch and hug which is weird to most people but I’m also a toucher without realizing. I dunno. I’m not mad at touch but I get people who are,” Teigen revealed.She and PEOPLE’s reigningSexiest Man AliveLegend, 40, have help in the form of“a house manager who works atthe house all day to handle our lives and day to day business, packages, scheduling for household staff etc.”They also have multiple people on hand to help out with childcare, Teigen said: “We have 4 incredible people, not all at once. One willrotate and stay through the night.”Chrissy Teigen/InstagramRELATED VIDEO:Chrissy Teigen“Finally” Gets a Kiss from Son Miles: “16 Months, Worth the Wait!”As far as her kids’ names go, theCravings: Hungry for Moremastermind shared that she and Legend “didn’t think of” Luna’s moniker “til 2 days after she was born.”“But it was about to be a red moon and the sky was incredible. I always had a different name in my mind, though,” she explained.As for the couple’s youngest? “Milescame out such a miles,” the mother of two quipped.

Chrissy Teigenis an open book when it comes to parenting.

In a candid Q&A on Twitter Sunday, the supermodel, cookbook author andLip Sync Battlehost, 34, opened up about parenting her two children with husbandJohn Legend(sonMiles Theodore, 18 months, and daughterLuna Simone, 3½), including how she raises them amid her and Legend’s life in the public eye.

Her kids“could not care less”about their mom’s fame, Teigen said, and Luna in particular “hates” paparazzi — who allegedly have different techniques on different coasts.

“In New Yorkthey don’t really hide and they apologizewhen she freaks and stop photographing,” she wrote. “Here in LA, they’ve learned to hide more and you don’t know you’re being photographed. I’d rather know.”

Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Chrissy Teigen Miles Luna

There are perks to celebrity when it comes to traveling with her little ones, though. After someone asked what those perks looked like, Teigen responded, “No one gives my kids nasty looks on the plane. ifanything, they’re creepily nice andit is crazy unfair because they are just as annoying as other kids on a plane.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

She doesn’t have problems with people coming up to her and her kids in public and talking to them, as she “know(s) they’rebeing sweet” with their intentions.

In fact, “A lot of people touch and hug which is weird to most people but I’m also a toucher without realizing. I dunno. I’m not mad at touch but I get people who are,” Teigen revealed.

She and PEOPLE’s reigningSexiest Man AliveLegend, 40, have help in the form of“a house manager who works atthe house all day to handle our lives and day to day business, packages, scheduling for household staff etc.”

They also have multiple people on hand to help out with childcare, Teigen said: “We have 4 incredible people, not all at once. One willrotate and stay through the night.”

Chrissy Teigen

RELATED VIDEO:Chrissy Teigen“Finally” Gets a Kiss from Son Miles: “16 Months, Worth the Wait!”

As far as her kids’ names go, theCravings: Hungry for Moremastermind shared that she and Legend “didn’t think of” Luna’s moniker “til 2 days after she was born.”

“But it was about to be a red moon and the sky was incredible. I always had a different name in my mind, though,” she explained.

As for the couple’s youngest? “Milescame out such a miles,” the mother of two quipped.

source: people.com