World-Famous Model (53) Reveals What Her Husband, 17 Years Her Junior, Advises Her About Appearance

Heidi Klum, the internationally renowned supermodel, has shared insights into her evolving relationship with her body image, crediting her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, for fostering greater self-acceptance. At 53, Klum has spoken out about the pressures of the fashion industry, which often dictates an extremely thin ideal.

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I think we look better as we get older when we're not so skinny. My husband told me that first. He said, 'You should eat more, you would look better if you had a little more meat on your bones.'

Klum revealed in an interview with Us Weekly that Kaulitz, her husband of five years, was the one who first suggested she didn't need to adhere to the industry's stringent weight standards. "I think we look better as we get older when we're not so skinny," she recalled him saying. "My husband told me that first. He said, 'You should eat more, you would look better if you had a little more meat on your bones.'"

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When I look at pictures, I think, 'He's right.' I look better proportionally when I'm fuller.

Initially taken aback by this advice, given the prevailing fashion world's emphasis on extreme thinness, Klum has come to embrace his perspective. "When I look at pictures, I think, 'He's right.' I look better proportionally when I'm fuller," she stated. This shift in perspective has also led her to dismiss the growing trend of using weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic, expressing no interest in such methods. Klum's journey highlights a personal embrace of a more natural and healthy body image, moving away from the often-unrealistic demands of the modeling world.

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That doesn't interest me at all.