Published 15:36 IST, November 15th 2019
John Legend's wife Chrissy Teigen banters with Idris Elba on Twitter
John Legend was recently named the Sexiest Man Alive by a leading magazine. After this, Chrissy Teigen and Idris Elba bantered with each other on social media.
John Legend, the R&B singer, was named the Sexiest Man Alive of 2019 by a leading US-based magazine. After this was announced, the Grammy-winning singer’s wife Christine Teigen took to Twitter to share her love for the title received by her husband. After the announcement, online banter between Teigen and last year's Sexiest Man Alive, Idris Elba, began. Here is all you should know.
Chrissy Teigen wishes John Legend
After she posted the lovely tweet, John Legend shared a throwback picture from 1995 comparing present Idris Elba to his old picture. John captioned the picture by saying that his young version would have been puzzled about becoming the Sexiest Man Alive after Idris Elba. He added that 2019 John is also baffled by this idea.
John Legend’s throwback
Chrissy Teigen retweeted this with a comment asking Idris Elba to share a picture from 1995. She, in a way, challenged Elba to see who was better looking. She also guessed that Idris would have been hot in 1995 too.
Idris Elba wishes John Legend
Idris Elba congratulated John Legend on receiving the title. He also joked that Dwayne Johnson thinks that he is still the title holder and Idris does not have the heart to tell him the truth.
Idris Elba to Chrissy Teigen
In response to Chrissy Teigen, Idris Elba shared his 1995 picture. He captioned the picture by saying 1995-ish. We can see Elba in his young days in the post.
Christine Teigen to John Legend
In reply to Idris Elba, Christine Teigen wrote to her husband that she is sorry as Elba looked very similar in 1995 to his present self. She also said that she tried to show how the world how Idris Elba looked in 1995. This brought on a lot of laughs.
Updated 18:31 IST, November 15th 2019