John Legend Jokingly Reveals Real Reason He Created Children's Album — and Wife Chrissy Teigen Teases She's 'Leaving'

Mar. 15, 2025

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John Legendis the ultimate girl dad.

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He captioned the Reel, “Dad mode activated.”

“U really did this trend oh my god,” she wrote in the comment section, joking, “I’m leaving. u can have custody.”

The singer recently chatted with PEOPLE for this week’s issue, admitting that three out of four of the couple’s kids would probably choose theCravingscookbook author astheir favorite parent.

“Chrissy’s everyone’s favorite I think, except I might have Esti,” the proud dad told PEOPLE.

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John Legend and Esti.John Legend/Instagram

He continued, “I think because she’s at this space where she sees me leave now, and when I come back home, she’s super clingy and she literally just wants to hug my leg and make sure I don’t leave her.”

“So I think because I leave more, she’s more attached to me when I come home,” he said, teasing, “I have one out of four.”

But, he said, even little Esti can’t charm her way into her parents' bedroom these days. “I started locking the door,” Legend shared of recently putting up boundaries with his brood. “Their big thing is they want to knock on our door and come sleep with us. I’m like, ‘Y’all are not coming in our bed every time you have a little disturbance. Go back to sleep.'”

source: people.com