John Legend Once Tried to Break Up With Chrissy Teigen and Her Reaction Was Perfect

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have long been the epitome of celebrity couple goals, but even these two have had their ups and downs. In a new interview with The Guardian the 38-year-old GRAMMY winner admitted that he once tried to break up with his now-wife, but that the split didn’t stick.

“I was really stressed and busy,” he told the British paper. “I was just like: ‘I’d just be happier single right now,’ and she was like: ‘No.’” 

The “breakup” lasted less than an hour and a half, but Teigen took to Twitter on Monday to celebrate the 11^th anniversary of the almost tragic moment in their relationship.

“11 years later, baby,” she tweeted along with a laughing emoji.

😂 11 years later, baby https://t.co/Kr7p7u8sqq

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 5, 2017

The 31-year-old supermodel also clarified the brief split to her fans in a second tweet, writing, “It wasn't a typical breakup. He was on tour and his voice hurt and he was being a whiny face about everything and so yeah, I was like ‘no.’"

These days, Legend couldn’t be more smitten with his wife of four years. 

It wasn't a a typical breakup. He was on tour and his voice hurt and he was being a whiny face about everything and so yeah, I was like "no"

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 5, 2017

“She pushes me to be funnier,” he told The Guardian, “not because she’s trying to, I think it’s just being around her. And to be bolder.”