Chrissy Teigen has shed light on the endearing inspiration behind the naming of her baby Esti.
During an interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer, who is now 37 years old, spoke about how she and her husband, John Legend, who is 44 years old, decided on the name of their 10-week-old baby while they were traveling in Europe.
According to Teigen, who wed John Legend in Lake Como in September 2013, “We were on vacation where we were married in Italy and I was looking up at the hotel and I kept seeing the Este of it, and then I was like I love the name Este.”
She added, “I was just playing around with it and then we came up with Esti,” before disclosing that the pair then uncovered a nice familial connection to the name. “I was just playing around with it and then we came up with Esti,” she said.
Teigen shared the following explanation with us: “When we called her Esti, John found out that Esti was really the name of his great-grandmother.” “I suppose that it may have originally been Esther, but then they changed it to Esti.”
Legend, a famous singer, has previously disclosed that Esti’s second name, Maxine, also has a relation to her family.
“We had originally planned on giving her the middle name Maxine so that we could pay homage to my grandmother, whose middle name was also Maxine. Thus, there are many members of my family represented in the name, “he disclosed to E! News.
During her appearance on television, author Teigen opened up about how she and Legend’s older children, daughter Luna Simone, 7, and son Miles Theodore, 4, have adjusted to the presence of a new baby around the house. She referred to their newborn as “such a light and a joy” and discussed how she and Legend’s older children have reacted to the addition of their younger sibling.
She stated, “It’s unusual because I expected either they would be really upset at her for simply existing or they would want so much attention from me.” None of those things happened, which is why she found the situation strange. “But the reality is that they have a lot of affection for her, and they demand a lot of attention from me. Hence, it is both of those. Even though she definitely has a lot to do with it, they nevertheless show her a lot of affection and throng around her whenever she takes a bath or washes her hands in the sink.”
Teigen continued by saying that Miles is also doting on his little sister with kisses. She explained it like this: “Miles is going through this crazy kissing period right now where he’s sort of practicing a little bit on everything.” “It’s around six in the morning, Miles, and I feel like he’s kissing me, but he thinks I’m sleeping, and I think it’s adorable. He will do my upper lip and lower lip, and then with Esti, he will be like, “Ahh!” and put everything in. Since he is so loving, he adores it.”
Throughout the last month, Legend shared with PEOPLE The relationship between Miles and Luna and their baby sister was going “so wonderfully.” The previous coach for The Voice described the situation as “extremely exciting.” “I was just remarking how proud I am of how well my children are doing. The fact that my older children get along so well with her helps to make the environment in the home seem even warmer and cozier.”
On January 13, Esti was brought into the world by the procedure of a Caesarean section, and Legend made the announcement of her arrival during a private performance.