Chrissy Teigen says Alison Roman’s ‘bummer’ comments ‘hit me hard’

May 08, 2020


Chrissy Teigen was disappointed by Alison Roman’s criticism of the model’s trajectory in the food world.

“This is a huge bummer and hit me hard. I have made her recipes for years now, bought the cookbooks, supported her on social, and praised her in interviews,” she tweeted on Friday night along with a link to Page Six’s reporting. “I even signed on to executive produce the very show she talks about doing in this article.”

She added, “I genuinely loved everything about Alison. Was jealous she got to have a book with food on the cover instead of a face!! I’ve made countless NYT recipes she’s created, posting along the way.”

“There are many days I cry very hard because Cravings, the site, is our baby we love to pump content onto,” Teigen continued. “We do this work ourselves, and there is no monetary gain yet. It is just work, work, work and the reward is you liking it. So to be called a sellout … hooooo it hurts.”

“Anyhow,” Teigen said in closing, “now that that’s out there. I guess we should probably unfollow each other @alisoneroman.”

Earlier Friday, the food columnist said of Teigen, “She had a successful cookbook. And then it was like: Boom, line at Target. Boom, now she has an Instagram page that has over a million followers where it’s just, like, people running a content farm for her. That horrifies me and it’s not something that I ever want to do. I don’t aspire to that.”

The model also called out Roman for bashing celebrity organizer Marie Kondo.

“The idea that when Marie Kondo decided to capitalize on her fame and make stuff that you can buy — that is completely antithetical to everything she’s ever taught you,” Roman had said, referring to Kondo’s online store where fans can purchase household items like crystals and storage bins. “I’m like, damn, bitch, you f–king just sold out immediately! Someone’s like ‘you should make stuff,’ and she’s like, ‘okay, slap my name on it, I don’t give a s–t!’”

Teigen defended Kondo, tweeting, “I don’t think I’ve ever been so bummed out by the words of a fellow food-lover. I just had no idea I was perceived that way, by her especially. And Marie, too. Marie is awesome.”

Roman faced backlash for her comments on Teigen and Kondo but didn’t back down.

“When women bully other women for being honest about money and how much they do or do not make, well, that’s amore,” she tweeted Friday. “Just wishing I had someone to hold my hand during baby’s first internet backlash.”

In another tweet, she wrote, “I want to clarify, I am not coming for anyone who’s successful, especially not women. I was trying to clarify that my business model does not include a product line, which work very well for some, but I don’t see working for me.”

Roman did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

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