Chrissy Teigen says she once spent thousands of dollars on a bag so she could use the bathroom at Barney's

• Chrissy Teigen said she once spent thousands of dollars on a designer bag in order to use the bathroom at the department store Barney's.
• A fan on Twitter reminded Teigen of the moment.
• "One time I saw you at barneys and you bought a Celine bag so you wouldn't feel guilty about asking to use the bathroom," the fan wrote. "I knew I loved you before but that solidified it."
• Teigen retweeted the story.
• She also added, "anyone that knows me knows this is very true all too often."

Chrissy Teigen admitted on Twitter that she once paid thousands of dollars for a designer bag at the department store Barney's so that she could use the bathroom there.

The hilarious admission came on Thursday after Teigen, author of the cookbook "Cravings," shared that the inspiration behind her recipe for potatoes with parmesan cream sauce came from an experience she had at the now-defunct department store, which shuttered earlier this year.

"This was inspired by a trip to Barney's (rest in peace) where i ordered this and had my purse stolen and couldn't pay for it and a stranger helped me," Teigen said in a retweet of her popular recipe.

While some Twitter users praised Teigen's recipe in the replies to her tweet, one fan shared an interaction she had with the model at Barney's.

"One time I saw you at barneys and you bought a Celine bag so you wouldn't feel guilty about asking to use the bathroom," fan Claire Ashbey revealed in her reply to Teigen. "I knew I loved you before but that solidified it."

As fans of the "Cravings" author shared their delight at Ashbey's story, the fan also said in subsequent tweets that Teigen and her mother, Pepper, talked to Ashbey and her mother "for 10+ minutes," and that Teigen was "genuinely so so kind."

Teigen herself even retweeted Ashbey's story, and added, "wowowowow anyone that knows me knows this is very true all too often."

Reacts to Teigen's admission were mixed. Some fans laughed about it, and shared similar experiences of also buying things — usually less expensive items — in order to gain access to a store's bathroom.

Others took issue with what they felt was a blatant and tone-deaf display of wealth on Teigen's part. One user even tweeted a screenshot from the movie "Parasite" to drive the point home.

In general, though, most people just seemed amused by Teigen's story and encouraged others to see the levity in the situation.

This isn't the only comment from Teigen that's caused a stir on social media recently. After the popular food writer Alison Roman seemingly criticized Teigen and cleaning expert Marie Kondo in an interview, Teigen weighed in, subsequently locking her Twitter account after the backlash against Roman quickly included her as well.

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