Chrissy Teigen was terrified her card would decline during date with John Legend

Chrissy Teigen was "terrified" her card would be declined during one of her early dates with John Legend.

The couple started dating in 2006 after meeting while filming the music video for his song 'Stereo' and Chrissy did her best to impress the singer by taking him out for dinner at a swanky restaurant in New York City but she was left on the edge of her seat when she saw the price list.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Chrissy explained: "I took John [Legend] to Jean-Georges [restaurant] when I was 20 years old, and I remember the margarita that he ordered was $58.

"I was just blown away when it came out. It came out on a little dish and had little salts and everything ... My heart broke because I knew then that my card would probably decline."

Chrissy decided to solve the problem by going to a cash point and withdrawing enough money to pay for the meal. She added: "I ended up going to the bank and getting cash because I was so, so scared that it would decline, so I ended up getting out like $800 cash.

"Our meal there was beautiful and wonderful, but the fear that went into having it … oh my God, I’ll never forget that feeling in my entire life. It was terrifying."