Chrissy Teigen once fired for being too fat

Chrissy Teigen was once fired from a modeling gig because she was too fat.

The candid supermodel and wife of John Legend told DuJour magazine that when she was much younger, she was booked for the shoot by clothing store Forever 21.

"I showed up on set," she said in a behind-the-scenes video for her July cover shoot. "And they asked me if they could take a photo. And they shot the photo over to my agency who then called me as I'm sitting in the makeup chair. And they say, 'You need to leave right now. You are fat. Come get your measurements taken.'"

Teigen, who had some choice words for the store, has gotten the last laugh: she appeared on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.

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