Heidi Klum was criticized for posing in sexy lingerie with daughter Leni
October 15, 2024, published at 6:30 PM ET
Heidi Klum was ripped off over her 20-year-old daughter Leni’s parenting style after the duo posed side-by-side for a fiery new ad campaign, which many called ‘inappropriate’ and ‘weird’.
RadarOnline.com The photo reveal sparked a slew of negative reactions on social media, with many fans claiming the photos of the mother-daughter pair were distasteful and calling for Heidi to go ahead with the shoot.
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In the photos, Klum, 51, and her eldest child modeled sheer lace lingerie to promote Intimissimi’s fall-winter collection, with their respective blonde and brunette locks flowing down.
The two stunned in the spread, leaning on each other while wearing several sultry pieces and even recording a video showcasing their twin-like features and incredible curves.
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However, fans were not impressed with the collaboration and condemned Klum and Leni Instagram pages.
One fan commented on a post: “Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit weird? …Campaign doesn’t work for me anyway. Like who dresses up in lingerie with their mom and walks around taking pictures? I don’t know …I don’t mean anything wrong with that, but it’s not true [something] That makes sense in an ad, if I want to buy lingerie and stuff.”
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Another user agreed: “I have to say this ad is a bit weird.”
A third person said: “This is really weird and inappropriate… mother and daughter filming each other in lingerie?!!! What is this?”
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Others echoed that the move was “strange” on Heidi’s part, while some jumped on the jump America has talent star’s defense, arguing that she and Leni were simply showing their close bond.
Leni has been following in her mother’s footsteps as a model since she made her catwalk debut three years ago.
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Klum joined Leni in the January/February 2021 issue of Fashion Germany – the young adult’s first cover issue – which launched her career.
The Top model star gushed about her daughter’s achievement in an Instagram post written in German: “I’m so proud of you. And it’s not because you chose your own path. I know that no matter what path you would take, you would be your own woman. You always know exactly what you want and what you don’t want. You are not a mini-me and I am happy for you that you can now show who YOU are.
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Klum previously revealed that she was excited to show Leni the ropes, even though she had already become a natural.
In an interview the Victoria’s secret the model said: “It’s fun for her to do. She’s not afraid of cameras because she always comes to my sets and shows. She’s quite strong in the sense that she plays with them!”
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Leni added that she fell in love with modeling from the start: “I’ve always gone to work with my mom and thought, ‘This looks so fun. She looks so happy when she’s working.’
“Sometimes I would step in and play with the makeup her makeup artist brought.”
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Klum shares Leni with her ex, Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.
At the age of five, Leni was adopted by Klum’s then husband Sealwith whom she still has a close bond today.