Most Read
Chrissy Teigen's Blunt Announcement That Her Family's Pet Hamster Died Has The Internet Cackling
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have had a tough year.
And now the family seems to have lost their pet hamster....though they don't seem so broken up about it.
oh. peanut butter the hamster diedβ chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen)1607467517.0
Though people began responding with sympathy and real-life stories of their own pet losses.
@chrissyteigen After princess died, we got another hamster. Her name was princess number 2 and she was was embodimeβ¦ https://t.co/YiAuKWx9pfβ Robin Bailey (@Robin Bailey)1607475076.0
@chrissyteigen If you want to immortalize him, I make very good pet portraits ππ¨ https://t.co/jtLpN2Mvnuβ Debbieπ³οΈβπ (@Debbieπ³οΈβπ)1607467699.0
@chrissyteigen Ouch. Sorry toons :(β ππππππ | ππππππππ (@ππππππ | ππππππππ)1607473575.0
@chrissyteigen My daughter, 2006, age 5, when her Siamese fighting fish died, lip quivering, trying to be brave, anβ¦ https://t.co/zYGOJIYmHJβ Judge (@Judge)1607480851.0
@chrissyteigen Our hamster Fluff died last year. I hope Peanut Butter and Fluff are having a hell of a time whereveβ¦ https://t.co/ACF2NlqYeRβ Nitzy Pearly (@Nitzy Pearly)1607470811.0
Immediately Teigen posted a follow-up to show just how not-broken-up the family is.
but do not fret https://t.co/kyU3uYprgyβ chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen)1607467971.0
The stocking reads "New P Butter," implying the family already has another hamster named "New Peanut Butter."
@chrissyteigen Hold up. Did yβall really try to REPLACE ME?!β Peanut Butter Stephens (@Peanut Butter Stephens)1607472693.0
@chrissyteigen You should call the new one Jiffy π.β π π―π¦e (@π π―π¦e)1607468084.0
@chrissyteigen I still remember taking my now 18 year old to the local library to visit Cinnamon the hamster. Then,β¦ https://t.co/tD0lETf6qpβ Meri McClellan (@Meri McClellan)1607468283.0
@chrissyteigen Luna knows that her hamster died and there is now a new one with the same name?β mb (@mb)1607468088.0
@chrissyteigen you shouldβve named him peanut butter junior and then heβd be PBJβ silver bells πβοΈ (@silver bells πβοΈ)1607469391.0
She's also not exactly sure when he died.
In a now deleted tweet, Teigen said Peanut Butter's death "hurts like it happened today but it happened uhhhh not today, I dunno I forget lmao."
@Black_1 died a couple weeks ago. but I def also could have planned to just have it. I mean he is a hamsterβ chrissy teigen (@chrissy teigen)1607468920.0
@chrissyteigen 17 days in the stocking and I'm not hopeful of peanut butter 2's chancesβ giles borg (@giles borg)1607468612.0
@chrissyteigen Doing that hamster like they did aunt Viv. πβ Jen π π²π½ βπ½βπΎβπΏ (@Jen π π²π½ βπ½βπΎβπΏ)1607468134.0
@chrissyteigen There will always be a new peanut butter waitingβ Beth Tanke (@Beth Tanke)1607468046.0
We wish our condolences...we think? And our happiness for the new member of the family...we think?
In any event, RIP old Peanut Butter. In memoriam, here is a tribute song from RuPaul featuring Big Freedia.
At least we think that's what this song is about...