John Legend reveals why he refused to be on reality shows

John Legend believes he has enough fans to avoid desperation for fame.

The Grammy-winning singer, 46, opened up about refusing a reality show deal once and his reasons for it.

"We've been approached. You know, she's very entertaining and I'm like her straight man. Every comic needs a straight man," he told The Sun in a recent interview.

Legend went on to explain that he and Teigen, 39, feel they already share a lot with fans online, enough to not want to be forced into creating "drama" for ratings.

He said, "I feel like we share plenty on social media and we like being in control of what we share. So anything we would do on the unscripted side, it would have to be with us having control over what we share.

"Shows are built around people arguing with each other. We're just not interested in that version."

The All Of Me singer said he is focusing on new music instead.

"The way I'm approaching the next album is, how do I make that one the best one I've ever done?"

"How do I collaborate with people who are going to make me better and bring out something special in me? That's what I'm going to focus on and the awards will take care of themselves."

Legend and Teigen, who share four children together, have been married since 2013.