Chrissy Teigen Shares a Funny Moment When a Game with Candy Canes Went Awry

Chrissy Teigen and her daughter Luna.
Credit: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Need to Know

• Chrissy Teigen lost a dental veneer during a candy cane game with her children on December 21.
• She captioned her post, “Merry chrithmath from our family to yours!!!!!!!”
• Teigen later shared a photo of her veneer being reattached by her dentist.

Chrissy Teigen is recovering from a lighthearted dental mishap over the holiday season. On December 21, the 40-year-old cookbook author took to Instagram to share that she had knocked out one of her front veneers while engaged in a festive candy cane activity with her children.

In a playful post, she wrote, “Merry chrithmath from our family to yours!!!!!!!,” revealing the stub of her tooth through a series of clips and photos. The video, entitled “Growing Candy Cane (Gone wrong),” featured Teigen assisting her kids—Luna, 9, Miles, 7, and twins Esti and Wren, both 2—as they filled plant pots with candy canes and crumbled Oreo cookies.

Three days later, Teigen shared an update while seated at home amidst piles of candy canes. She humorously explained, “I’ve been working on candy cane-growing. I tried to open one of these bad boys … my tooth fell off” while showcasing her old, whittled tooth.

Despite the setback, she found humor in the situation, noting that she still had “the whole piece” of her veneer. “This is what moms do for their kids, so you can think you grew a candy cane,” Teigen remarked. “I was trying to create magic — now I have no tooth. And tomorrow’s the Winter Sing … oh my God!” she added, referencing her children’s school recital.

Chrissy Teigen shows off her old tooth after knocking her veneer out.
Credit: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

Later that same day, Teigen drove her children to their recital, where she seated herself in the audience while wearing a face mask that partially concealed her mouth. “Had to go to recital like this,” she wrote, capturing the moment for her followers. Her husband, John Legend, playfully commented on her post with a series of laughing emojis.

Teigen quickly addressed her dental issue, posting a video showing her sitting in a dentist’s chair for her veneer to be refitted. “We are back in business, shout out to the tooth goat,” she captioned the clip, tagging her cosmetic dentist, Dr. Laurence Rifkin.

Chrissy Teigen posted a video of her having her veneer fixed after it came loose.
Credit: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram

After her dentist appointment, Teigen shared a final photo on her Instagram Stories featuring a lighthearted moment with her daughter Luna. “Was cool to say hi to my old tooth for a while hiiii old tooth!” she captioned the image.