Heidi Klum candidly spoke about the harsh realities she encountered during her pregnancy, revealing that the fashion industry once denied her work opportunities due to her condition. The supermodel, who has been in the industry for decades, shared a personal anecdote, stating, "I remember having a client who suddenly stopped working with me when I became pregnant." She explained, "They believed that my sexiness was gone because I had become a mother."
As a mother of four children with her ex-husband Seal, Heidi found it challenging to find designers willing to dress her baby bump during her pregnancies. "You didn't see many pregnant women on television," she recalled. "I was always pregnant and on the show, and it was a challenge because pregnancy clothes were difficult to find at that time."
This experience led Heidi to launch her own maternity clothing lines in 2010. "Because I thought, 'What am I going to wear?'" she explained. "I'm not hiding in the house while pregnant. I'm on stage, on TV, and it's a fashion show, so I need to look good!"
Heidi's eldest daughter and son, both aspiring models and following in their mother's footsteps, commented that the standards in the fashion industry have become more lenient. "Before, with my mom's generation, there were stricter criteria you needed to fit into," Leni said in the interview. "But a lot has changed now, and it's given many different people an opportunity to be in the industry."
Henry shared, "We would always visit her on her set days. We were all super interested. She just looked like she was having fun on her sets. And I just wanted that feeling as well."
Leni added, "I fell in love with it, and I'm still in love with it now."
By sharing her experiences and struggles, Heidi Klum not only sheds light on the realities faced by pregnant women in the fashion industry but also inspires others to pursue their passions and dreams.
