• Video
  • Shop
  • Culture
  • Family
  • Wellness
  • Food
  • Living
  • Style
  • Travel
  • News
  • Book Club
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • Terms of Use
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Contact Us
  • © 2025 ABC News
  • Culture

Chrissy Teigen on why she deleted her Twitter account: 'This no longer serves me as positively as it serves me negatively'

1:25
Wishing Chrissy Teigen a happy 35th birthday!
Toni Anne Barson/WireImage/Getty Images, FILE
ByMegan Stone and George Costantino
March 26, 2021, 2:30 PM

Chrissy Teigen revealed the reasons why she was deleting her Twitter account on Wednesday before permanently signing off the platform.

The "Cravings" author, who has gone viral many times for her candid tweets and even convinced President Joe Biden to follow her at one point, explained that she felt it was the right time to leave the app for good.

"Hey. For over 10 years, you guys have been my world," Teigen, 35, wrote in a four-part goodbye post. "I honestly owe so much to this world we have created here. I truly consider so many of you my actual friends."

Related Articles

MORE: Chrissy Teigen explains how her pregnancy loss inspired her sobriety

She explained that the social media platform was negatively affecting her mental health.

"But it’s time for me to say goodbye. This no longer serves me as positively as it serves me negatively, and I think that’s the right time to call something," she wrote.

"My life goal is to make people happy. The pain I feel when I don’t is too much for me," Teigen expressed in a third tweet. "I’ve always been portrayed as the strong clap back girl but I’m just not."

Editor’s Picks

Chrissy Teigen shares emotional post about late son

  • Feb 03, 2021

Chrissy Teigen says she's been sober for 4 weeks

  • Dec 29, 2020

Chrissy Teigen debuts new tattoo in honor of late son Jack

  • Nov 02, 2020

The former model's final tweet to fans revealed that she didn't like the person she was becoming because of the app.

"My desire to be liked and fear of [ticking] people off has made me somebody you didn’t sign up for, and a different human than I started out here as," said Teigen, before signing off with, "Live well, tweeters. Please know all I ever cared about was you!!!"

Her Twitter account has since been deleted, but she is still active on Instagram. On Thursday she talked about her decision to leave the Twitter platform.

After reiterating her previous statement that the platform "no longer serves me as positively as it does negatively," Teigen went on to stress that it was "absolutely NOT Twitter's fault."

"I believe they do all they can to combat relentless bullying, any honestly, it's not the bullying!!" she wrote. "You guys have no idea how much they've reached out and worked with my team and me personally. It's not the platform. It's not the 'bullying.'"

"And it’s not the trolls. The trolls I can deal with, although it weighs on you," Teigen continued. "It’s just me. I have to come to terms with the fact some people aren’t gonna like me. I hate letting people down or upsetting people and I feel like I just did it over and over and over. Someone can’t read that they disappointed you in some way every single day, all day without physically absorbing that energy. I can feel it in my bones."

Editor’s Picks

Chrissy Teigen shares emotional post about late son

  • Feb 03, 2021

Chrissy Teigen says she's been sober for 4 weeks

  • Dec 29, 2020

Chrissy Teigen debuts new tattoo in honor of late son Jack

  • Nov 02, 2020

Up Next in Culture—

Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock reunite on 'Practical Magic 2' set: 'The witches are back'

July 18, 2025

Tech company Astronomer launches investigation into 'kiss cam' moment at Coldplay concert

July 18, 2025

Late-night TV hosts react to ‘Late Show’ cancellation

July 18, 2025

Caitlin Clark will be 'active on the sidelines' during WNBA All-Star Game despite injury

July 18, 2025

Shop GMA Favorites

ABC will receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Sponsored Content by Taboola

The latest lifestyle and entertainment news and inspiration for how to live your best life - all from Good Morning America.
  • Contests
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Do Not Sell My Info
  • Children’s Online Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Your US State Privacy Rights
  • Interest-Based Ads
  • About Nielsen Measurement
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Shop FAQs
  • ABC News
  • ABC
  • All Videos
  • All Topics
  • Sitemap

© 2025 ABC News
  • Privacy Policy— 
  • Your US State Privacy Rights— 
  • Children's Online Privacy Policy— 
  • Interest-Based Ads— 
  • Terms of Use— 
  • Do Not Sell My Info— 
  • Contact Us— 

© 2025 ABC News