Heidi Klum on Leni’s career
“It’s so crazy when your child works”
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Top model and mom Heidi Klum was a guest at US talk show queen Ellen DeGeneres and gives updates about the steep career of her daughter Leni.
Leni Klum (17) started her modeling career six months ago. Her debut: A cover shoot for German “Vogue” together with Mama Heidi Klum (48). Since then, Leni has been climbing the career ladder. That makes her mom very proud too.
Heidi Klum: “I won’t let you go on photo shoots alone”
Often the “Germany’s Next Top Model” boss can’t believe how far her offspring has already come. Nevertheless, she always has an eye on what jobs her daughter is getting and is at her side with help and advice. “I’m always by her side, cheer her on and make sure that everyone is nice to her. She’s only 17, so I don’t let her go on photo shoots alone,” assures Heidi.
“It’s so crazy when your child suddenly works”
Since her first big model debut in “Vogue”, Leni Klum has landed one job after another. The 17-year-old is next in front of the camera for “Hunger Magazine”. Star photographer and friend Rankin, 54, takes the impressive black-and-white photos. In March 2021, it will adorn the anniversary edition of “Glamor” – and that solo.
The cover appears exactly 20 years after her mother featured on the first “Glamor” cover in March 2001. Like Mother like daughter. “It’s so incredibly crazy when your child is working. The phone doesn’t stand still. But I am very happy for her. She’s a good girl and she’s good at school, ”enthuses the proud mom.
Leni Klum: catwalk debut in Berlin
But Leni is not only the new star at cover shoots, in January 2021 she will make her catwalk debut at the Berlin Fashion Week. But that’s not all. The young model is even allowed to open the fashion week and looks like a real professional.
You’d think the teenage girl has been at home in the modeling business for years. With her expressive look and great ambitions, she follows in her mother’s footsteps.
This article originally appeared on GALA.de.
Sources used: vip.de, rtl.de