Flavio Briatore
He thinks his daughter's model plans are "a great thing"
Flavio Briatore has nothing against his daughter's career aspiration.
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Flavio Briatore spoke about his daughter Leni Klum's modeling plans in an interview.
She wants to follow in the footsteps of her model mom: Heidi Klum's (47) daughter Leni (16) wants to step into the limelight and devote herself to the fashion industry. "She is old enough now," said Heidi Klum surprisingly in an interview with "People" magazine in early December. But what does Leni's biological father Flavio Briatore (70) say about his daughter's ambitions?
Apparently he has nothing against her career aspiration. "Yes, a great thing," said the former Formula 1 manager in an interview with "Gala" magazine. He has a very good relationship with the Klum family – "But we don't talk to each other that often," added Briatore. The relationship between Klum and the Italian manager broke up after only about a year, a short time later Klum met her future husband Seal (57) (marriage from 2005 to 2014).
The singer adopted Leni, who was then five years old, in 2009. The couple had three children together: Henry (15), Johan (14) and Lou (11). In May 2018, Klum made her relationship with musician Tom Kaulitz (31) public. The two said yes in August 2019.
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"We always chose to keep the kids out of the public eye. But now she drives, she's 16, so I figured if she can do that, she can model now if she wants to. She wants to do what I'm doing, "revealed Klum about her daughter. But she also wanted to make her aware of the dark side of the industry: "It means being on the road a lot. And you have to be a strong personality, especially as a woman you have to be very strong."