Heidi Klum’s towering teenage sons with ex Seal join sisters for family Christmas photo

Heidi Klum’s whole household is along with her to assist have fun the vacation season, and bought collectively for one festive {photograph}.

The 51-year-old supermodel shares 4 youngsters along with her ex-husband Seal: daughters Leni Klum, 20, and Lou, 15, and sons Henry, 19, and Johan, 18. She welcomed Leni along with her ex Flavio Briatore, and he or she was formally adopted by the musician, 61, in 2009.

Heidi is now married to Tokio Resort guitarist Tom Kaulitz, 35, and he joined his spouse, her youngsters, and their household pets for a candy Christmas snap.

Additionally included have been Tom’s brother and bandmate Invoice Kaulitz, and Leni’s boyfriend Aris Rechevsky. The couple have been seen planting a kiss close to the Christmas tree as the complete household wearing Santa pajamas.

One in every of her sons posed along with his again to the digicam behind their tree, whereas Lou hid her face along with her brother Henry’s current. The remainder of the presents have been seen beneath the household tree as properly.

Henry and Leni now stay away from the household dwelling, each faculty college students. Leni additionally works as an expert mannequin, similar to her mother, and has even starred in campaigns and hit the purple carpet with Heidi on quite a few events.

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The America’s Bought Expertise decide beforehand informed Glamour that her youngsters have a “thick pores and skin,” particularly declaring Leni’s foray into modeling. 

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“She needed to start out on the age of 13, and I let her at 16,” Heidi recalled. “At 16, youngsters within the USA can drive, so it was okay for me to let Leni mannequin – if that is what she needed. We focus on all the things, I test her gives. I assist her select outfits for occasions. She often chooses the outfit I suggested her in opposition to.” 

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“I made it clear to her from the beginning that, as my daughter, she could be a goal for the general public. Many individuals will assume she’s cute, others will assume she’s silly. Simply because she’s my daughter. Individuals who do not like me may routinely not like her both. She will need to have a thick pores and skin, however my youngsters have that.”

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Heidi and Seal preserve an amicable relationship as co-parents to their 4 youngsters whereas balancing their very own relationships, with the musician admitting to Us Weekly: “It may be difficult.” 

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“It requires teamwork. If you’re a group, if each dad and mom are a group, then it is very easy and that is not an actual problem in any respect… However you need to be a group. And when you’re not a group, then it could possibly all fall to items.”

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The Germany’s Subsequent Prime Mannequin host additionally confessed to Immediately that elevating a blended household is “by no means straightforward,” whereas additionally mourning the tip of their marriage. “So that you attempt to do your greatest to maintain your youngsters as glad as potential and hold them as grounded and beloved most as potential.”

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“However aside from that, that is life. Life has its ups and downs and though I all the time needed the perpetually home with the picket fence and the canine and the youngsters — it considerably got here via — different issues have fallen aside.”