Chrissy Teigen's Father Ron Files for Divorce from the Host's Mother Vilailuck

Mar. 16, 2025

Chrissy Teigen‘s parents are getting a divorce.

Chrissy’s father Ron Teigen Sr. filed for divorce from the star’s motherVilailuck “Pepper” Teigenin Los Angeles on Tuesday, PEOPLE confirms.

The estranged pair share two adult children, Chrissy, 33, and another daughter named Tina.

Chrissy has yet to speak out publicly regarding her parents’ split and a rep for theBring the Funnystar did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

The reason for their split remains unclear at this time.

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In October of last year, Chrissy opened up to PEOPLE about her parents’ relationship, explaining that her mom lives with her and husband John Legend.

“Mom is over so much that she lives with us basically and they’ve had this kind of relationship for a long time. And my dad comes to the house every other day or so, he was just over yesterday,” she said.

The bond Chrissy shares with her parents is evident as Vilailuck constantly appears on the star’s Instagramdotingon andcookingfor Legend and their two childrenLuna Simone, 3, andMiles Theodore, 1. She even travels with them too!

In September, Vilailuck, whoofficially became a U.S. citizenin 2018, jetted off to Thailand (her home country) with Chrissy, Legend, 40, and their kids.

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Chrissy often documents their heartwarming and hilarious mother-daughter-moments, including a time the pair worked outwhile drinking rosé.

In July, Chrissy and Vilailuck hit up her home gym (which she admitted was rare) and the pair said they’re getting ready for the fall season.

“MY DAD GOT A TATTOO OF ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY,” Teigen captioned the Instagram post of her father inside the tattoo parlor posing with legendary tattoo artist Mark Mahoney.

“Cool mom back at it again with @winterstone!!!!” Teigen wrote alongside aseries of photos on Instagram, which show her getting the tattoo of the dates of her Ron, Vilailuck, Legend and Luna and Mile’s birthdays in black ink.

source: people.com