- During her recent appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show,"Heidi Klum talked about the criticism she received after debuting her new lingerie line.
- The model made it clear that despite being in her forties, she is planning on continuing her career for as long as possible, defying ageist critics who think she is too old.
- Klum stated that women who are in their later years can still feel sexy without others trying to bring them down.
Heidi Klum, 44, has no plans to slow down her modeling career! In an empowering, new interview, the "America’s Got Talent" judge discussed the backlash she received after modeling her own line of lingerie, Heidi Klum Intimates. “Sometimes people say, ‘You’re 44, you’re turning 45. Why are you not giving the baton to someone else?’” she explained Ellen DeGeneres, 60, on the February 26 episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."“But I always think there are a lot of women my age, fifties, sixties, seventies, what? Do we have an expiration date? Can we not also still feel sexy?” she continued.
“Why do we always have to see twenty-year-olds or thirty-years-olds doing campaigns?” Heidi proclaimed. She then confirmed what we were all hoping — She proudly declared that she’s staying in the modeling game for good! “I’m still doing it,” the former Victoria’s Secret model said. Heidi appeared in the sixth campaign for her lingerie line in August 2017. Heidi originally launched Intimates in 2015 after her longtime run as a Victoria’s Secret Angel and "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit cover girl. (Click here to see photos from Heidi’s lingerie line!)
Heidi — who’s a mother to four; Leni, 13, Henry, 12, Johan, 11, and Lou, 8 — told Ellen that she’s never felt sexier in the skin she’s in at 44. And, just a heads up … she’s single! Heidi confirmed that she and Vito Schnabel, 31 — an art curator and dealer — were over in September 2017. “I believe that it is important to take time to pause and reflect,” Heidi told "PEOPLE" in an exclusive statement, revealing the rumors about their relationship were true.
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