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John Legend Was a Cheater Before Marrying Chrissy Teigen

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John Legend Was a Cheater Before Marrying Chrissy Teigen

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are known as one of Hollywood’s most solid couples.

They have two children together and rarely find themselves in scandals that could threaten their relationship.

However, in a recent interview with Dax Shepard on an episode of the podcast “Armchair Expert,” Legend admitted to being unfaithful in his past.

“I did have a history with [infidelity], especially in my 20s,” Legend said.

“I think what happened for me, you go through a lot of your life in your teens and I was younger than everybody in high school and college [because I skipped two grades after being homeschooled], and so I just didn’t get a lot of girls.

When I started to get that attention, I loved it.”

Legend explained he also found a loophole to not have his actions branded as cheating.

He shared, “I escaped ‘technically cheating’ by keeping my relationship ill-defined.

But it was really cheating.

I definitely was dishonest and selfish.” However, at some point, Legend realized he would be “happier being faithful and being in love with one person.”

Legend and Teigen first met in 2007 when she appeared in his music video for the song “Stereo.” She recalled the experience to Wendy Williams in 2014, “We did the music video, we were together for like 12 hours.

We spent the entire day together, me in my underwear and him in a full suit, and I went to go say goodbye to him, to his hotel and we didn’t ever say goodbye that night.”

That same year, she also told Cosmopolitan she and Legend ate In-N-Out burgers together after the shoot and “hooked up.” In 2011, Legend and Teigen got engaged.

They tied the knot two years later.

Then, they welcomed two children: Luna (born 2016) and Miles (born 2018).

In the beginning, Legend and Teigen seem to work out well because Teigen gave Legend a lot of room to be himself.

She told Cosmopolitan, “The worst thing you can do is try to lock someone like that down early on, then have them think, ‘There’s so much more out there.’ I played it cool for a long time.

Never once did I ask, ‘What are we?’ Marriage was never my goal, because I’ve never been very traditional.

I was just happy to be with him.”

The couple had a brief breakup at one point when Legend was stressed out about his tour.

However, they quickly rekindled their romance and have been working on their relationship ever since.

Legend revealed what makes their marriage work so well in an interview with Martha Stewart Weddings.

“We actually really love and respect and admire each other.

I think that’s the foundation of who we are as a couple and we actually enjoy each other’s company,” he shared.

Legend also added that a little humor goes along way as well, saying, “My wife makes me laugh all the time.

I make her laugh occasionally.

Everyone knows she’s funnier than I am.”

It seems that Legend has truly learned from his past mistakes and is now an incredible husband to Teigen.

He even surprised her with a touching tribute during the Billboard Music Awards.

The singer performed his new song “Never Break” and dedicated it to his wife, who recently faced pregnancy loss.

“I’m sure Chrissy didn’t want me to talk about this, but I’m John and I’m selfish, and I wanted to say it before I sang because I knew I’d start crying if I didn’t,” Legend said.

“I wrote this song because I have faith that as long as we walk through this life together, no matter what happens, we’ll be okay.”

In the end, Legend’s honesty and growth serve as a testament to the fact that people can change for the better.

He is proof that with hard work and dedication, relationships can survive even the toughest trials.

Legend may have been a cheater before meeting Teigen, but he is now a devoted husband who is not afraid to show his love and appreciation for his wife.

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