Chrissy Teigen kicked off 2019 as only she could with an unfortunate viral moment while co-hosting NBC's live New Year's Eve countdown show from New York's Times Square with 'Saturday Night Live''s Leslie Jones.
To celebrate midnight, the pair went in for a hug, but Jones' umbrella went straight for Chrissy's unsuspecting eye in what looked like a pretty painful jab.
Tough start for @chrissyteigen pic.twitter.com/FxSLHOPJax
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) January 1, 2019
Thankfully, Chrissy's eye is just fine she reported on Twitter later on after Leslie apologised:
EYE’M FINE BABY I hug too hard what can I say ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/74ddgxQlsr
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 1, 2019
Chrissy also tweeted:
The video has been watched millions of times with many, including Taylor Swift, who tweeted
Good thing that eye was closed when that brolly hit it, that's all we're saying.