Chrissy Teigen is mourning the death of her father.
On Wednesday (June 10), the 40-year-old cookbook author took to Instagram to announce that her dad, Ron Teigen Sr., had suddenly died the day before.
“Yesterday I woke up with a daddy and went to bed without one,” Chrissy wrote. “All the same things happened. Hurried shower. Picked up stuffing from the dog toys. Answered some emails. Avoided some. Laughed with my friends and put on a pretty dress for a friend’s birthday. Took a video. How cute is this dress!”
“And then my dad just like…f–king died,” she continued. “I thought that since we talk about it and I’ve come to terms with him always having been an ‘old dad’ that I wouldn’t have fallen to the ground the way I did. I’ve thought about this phone call for years. I’ll be ready.”
“A couple months ago I was able to go away for a week,” she recalled. “I wrote my dad a letter about how grateful I was for him. About how hard he worked for us growing up and how much I love him. I am forever grateful for the moment I handed him the letter, and all our years before.”
Chrissy added, “If you didn’t know my dad, my dad hated nearly everything in the world that wasn’t a bass guitar, swing dancing, wood carving, animals, YouTube, or his family. I have hundreds and hundreds of videos of him just being mad at things he isn’t even doing, watching, or eating. They make me so happy now.”
“God I love you so much. I will talk to you every night,” she concluded. “Thank you for being such a great dad. Until we complain again.”
Along with her message, Chrissy shared a video of her dad talking about raising her in the Pacific Northwest and joking about salmon.
“Salmon this, salmon that… I got so much salmon I’ll never touch another salmon for the rest of my life,” Ron said in the clip as people around him laughed.
In the comments section, Chrissy‘s husband John Legend paid tribute to his late father-in-law.
“We love you so much Papa Ron,” the 47-year-old EGOT winner wrote. “I’m so glad you got to spend so much time with your grandbabies. I loved seeing you beam with pride at the beautiful family you helped create.”
Our thoughts are with Chrissy Teigen and all of Ron‘s loved ones during this difficult time. RIP.
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