14 DAY TRIAL // Heidi Klum is part of the so-called “old” generation of models, in the sense that the 36-year-old mother of three continues to be one of the highest paid and appreciated female models of the moment. As we all know, by this age, most of them are already happily retired, pursuing other careers in the same field, of fashion, or perhaps living their life isolated from the world. Not Klum, though, who, pregnant with her fourth child now, happily unzips for the latest issue of Page Six Magazine and offers a wonderful insight into her enchanted life.
The interview also touches upon such topics as her critics, designer Karl Lagerfeld in particular, who recently took several swings at the model and even her husband. As fans must know, Lagerfeld repeatedly said he didn’t know Klum personally, had never worked with her and did not care for her, but, for all he knew, she was too “fat” and plain (read: commercial) to cut it as a runaway model. Heidi addressed this uncalled-for attack on a couple of occasions, but, once more, she’s ready to show the world that she is of the opinion everyone is entitled to theirs, even if expressing it means bashing her.
“I don’t know why [Karl] said that. Maybe he wanted to be in the paper? Maybe he doesn’t understand what I do? It’s bizarre to me that he says he doesn’t know who I am because he’s dressed me in the past. I’ve worn Karl Lagerfeld. Not even Chanel – his line. Lagerfeld doesn’t just send random things everywhere, so it was a big thing for me [to wear his label] to the CFDA Awards a few years ago. I don’t know how he missed that, when he dressed me that time. But you know, it’s cool. People can say whatever they want to say. You can’t please everybody, and you can’t live your life wanting to please everybody either.” Heidi says for Page Six.
Instead of trying to please an entire world, Heidi focuses on her pleasing those that matter the most for her, namely her expanding family. The model tells the magazine how she knew from the start Seal, her husband, the “gentle giant,” as she calls him, was the one and how their marriage worked because they both placed emphasis on family values. In fact, Klum confesses, because of this, they, as a family, are unlike many celebrity families we see in the media and closer to the average household with children, which also includes toys scattered all around their house.
As for the fourth baby now on the way, Klum is positively ecstatic, even if she too may have a hard time with pregnancy every now and then. “It’s hard when you don’t fit in your things anymore. […] Everything explodes in the end. But it’s bizarre. Just as it’s a miracle that you can grow a human being in your belly, it’s a miracle that your body goes back to normal again. I don’t think you ever get back to exactly the way you were, but you do get close. And I’m happy with that. Especially when you see your kid for the first time.” the model adds.