Christie Brinkley just shared a revealing post on Instagram — and her daughter Alexa Ray Joel had the best response!
While backstage at Today On May 28, Brinkley, who appeared on the show to discuss her recent skin cancer diagnosis and Sports Illustrated SwimsuitThe 60th anniversary cover apparently required some last-minute wardrobe tweaks.
And the 70-year-old supermodel wasn’t afraid to let her fans behind the scenes, sharing some slightly risque pictures of her “crew” sewing her Today dress on Instagram.
In the snaps, the model and author flashed a big smile as she lifted the garment up to mid-stitch to reveal her leg – plus a bit of hip.
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She gave a little more context in the caption, writing, “My team keeps me in stitches…literally! Thank you for the last minute makeover @mitchbarry. I knew you could handle a brush, butt…lol who knew you were so talented with a needle and thread!?!”
However, even with the added context, several commenters were confused by the announcement — including the star’s oldest child, Alexa, who she shares with ex-husband Billy Joel.
“Mom… what’s going on here?” commented the singer-songwriter, 38, along with a laughing cat emoticon.
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Alexa Ray Joel with mom Christie Brinkley. Bobby Bank/Getty
The leggy shot may have been partly inspired by Brinkley’s interaction with Peloton instructor and Today contributor Ally Love — of whom the model revealed she’s a longtime fan.
With a video of her and her National Lampoon’s Vacation the actress shows off her toned legs on Today studio, Love shared that backstage, the model “showed off her strong @onepeloton legs, and let me know she took my entire class catalog!!”
Both Brinkley and the fitness instructor also posted multiple pictures of themselves in thigh-high dresses on their Instagram Stories. Along with hers, Brinkley wrote: “Thighs end [Ally Love].”
In her Stories post, Love said Brinkley was “amazing,” and the star returned the praise, writing, “I just love her good energy!”
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Christie Brinkley and Ally Love show off their legs backstage on ‘Today.’
Christie Brinkley/Instagram
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Also during it Today appearance, Brinkley recently discussed turning 70 — something she previously told PEOPLE before her milestone birthday in February.
The supermodel told PEOPLE that she approaches the moment “with a lot of respect and emotion,” noting, “I think 70 is very similar to 50, because it’s a time when you look back and look forward.”
“For the last five years, I was like, ‘I’m going to have a big blast,’” she said of the special day, adding, “I didn’t even have a second to make a plan. And you know what? That’s fine with me.”
The model spent her 70th in Turks and Caicos with her two children: Jack Brinkley-Cook, 28 (from her marriage to Richard Taubman; Jack was later adopted by Peter Cook) and Sailor Brinkley-Cook, 25 (from her marriage) cook).
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