John Legend Is “Scared” of His 8-Year-Old Daughter Luna: Here’s Why (VIDEO)
The Voice star shared a genuine insecurity while serving as a guest co-host on TODAY with Jenna & Friends.
John Legend is approaching his daughter’s upcoming birthday with trepidation.
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During his recent April 8 guest co-hosting stint on TODAY with Jenna & Friends, the longtime star of The Voice bonded with Jenna Bush Hager over their kids’ upcoming birthdays. Legend revealed that he’s a little worried about his oldest daughter, Luna, “outgrowing” him.
After the two revealed that they both would be celebrating a child’s birthday in the upcoming week (Luna turns nine on April 14, and Hager’s banned-from-TODAY Mila turns 12 one day earlier), Legend wasted no time revealing why he’s “scared” of his daughter as she gets older and older.
“Are you okay with this age for a girl?” Legend asked. “Because I feel like everyone scared me — they’re like, at a certain point, they’re gonna hate you, and their hormones start doing interesting things, and they don’t think you’re cool anymore.”
Viewers could tell by the look on Legend’s face the father of four was being open and honest.
“And I’m so worried about — I want my daughter to think I’m cool forever,” he sweetly confessed.
“Somehow I feel like John Legend is the exception to all those rules,” Hager reassured him. The mom of three didn’t want the multi-time Grammy winner to fall victim to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
“Molly Shannon was on our show and she told Hoda and I and she said, ‘You know what? If we just think our kids are gonna be that way, that’s like a preconceived notion,'” Hager recalled.
This advice seemed to comfort the “All of Me” singer!
“Okay, so it’s self-fulfilling,” he said before reassuring himself. “I’m gonna be cool for Luna forever.”
“You definitely are — I mean, look at your jacket. If she doesn’t think that’s cool-”
And that’s when Legend threw Hager — and viewers — a hilarious TODAY fourth-hour curveball.
John Legend speaks at the Global Citizen NOW Summit at The Glasshouse on April 28, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen
“Well, she critiques my outfits when I’m about to leave the house,” he admitted.
Hager was stunned!
“What?” she asked incredulously. “What does she say?”
Legend didn’t mince words:
“She looks me up and down and tells me whether or not she approves — and she’s not even nine yet.”
(Hang in there, John — it’s gonna be okay!)
John Legend shares photos from his recent tropical family vacation
The entire Legend family (save their adorable pets) just returned from an unbelievable tropical vacation.
In an April 1 Instagram post, Legend peeled back the curtain and gave fans a peek at what his family’s been up to. We’re not sure exactly where the Legend fam jetted off to, but it sure looks tropical, relaxing, and utterly beautiful!
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend with son Miles and daughter Luna the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
The photos are almost too cute for words. Legend’s and Chrissy Teigen’s kids were center stage!
Each pic is better than the last — Luna went boogie boarding with her dad, Miles was looking every bit of the stylish almost 7-year-old he is, and little Esti and Wren did a lot of lounging around without a care in the world.
(We’re more than a little jealous of that last part.)
