Natalie Joy Hit Passenger on Plane with Valid Justification

During a recent episode of “The Viall Files” podcast, Natalie Joy recalled how she addressed a woman sitting in front of them in the business class section after noticing that she was text messaging complaints about their young child.

“We’ve not left the gate, and I clocked the woman in front of me,” Joy began. “Y’all know I love an eavesdrop phone read on an airplane.”

Joy mentioned that despite her initial expectation of a cordial interaction with the woman when they made eye contact while boarding the flight, things quickly changed when the woman began using her phone.

According to Joy, River wasn’t crying but was in a particularly “talkative” mood. Still, that didn’t stop the woman from taking issue with their child’s presence in her personal texts.

“She starts typing to her friends, ‘There’s some young couple behind me in business class with their around-year-old kid screaming up a storm. The kind of people who think it’s cute. They need to learn how to quiet their kid down,’” Joy claimed.

That’s when Joy couldn’t help but notice a little something extra in the text, a spelling mistake. The woman had written “there” instead of “their.”

“As she’s finishing her text, I lean up and tap her on the shoulder, and I said, ‘It’s t-h-e-i-r,’” Joy recalled, adding that the woman reacted with a slight huff and turned away without saying much else.

But the moment didn’t end there.

“She brings out her phone, same level, same brightness, same text size, and starts going, ‘She just confronted me about a spelling error. She’s reading my text from behind me. LOL. I respect it,’” Joy shared, visibly amused.

In fact, Joy admitted she was ultimately “impressed” by the woman’s ability to take the moment in stride.

“She owned it. I have to give her credit for that,” she said.

Meanwhile, Viall said he had no idea any of it was happening at the time.

“I was completely oblivious,” the new dad admitted on the podcast.

The couple, who tied the knot in April 2024, welcomed River Rose just two months prior, in February. Since becoming parents, both Viall and Joy have been candid about their journey, including the heartbreak they’ve experienced.

On the January 29 episode of “The Viall Files” podcast, the model shared that she was in the middle of a miscarriage.

“I’ve been trying to be a good mom to River and come and do my job, whether it’s on the podcast or on social media for the past week,” Joy began, holding back tears. “And currently, as I sit here today, I’m actively miscarrying our second child, and it has been the biggest heartbreak, I think, of my life.”

Fighting through emotion, Joy reflected on how the loss has left her feeling hollow.