Tom Kaulitz
Who was Heidi Klum 's spouse from 2019 to 2020?
Heidi Klum Heidi Klum ( , born 1 June 1973 ) is a German-American model , television host , producer , and businesswoman . She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victorias Secret Angel . Following a successful modeling career , Klum became the host and a judge of Germanys Next Topmodel and the reality show Project Runway , which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program ( shared with co-host Tim Gunn ) . Klum has been nominated for six Emmy Awards . She has worked as a spokesmodel for Dannon and H&M and has appeared in numerous commercials for McDonalds , Volkswagen and others . In 2009 , Klum became Barbies official ambassador on Barbies 50th anniversary . As an occasional actress , she had supporting roles in movies including Blow Dry ( 2001 ) , Ella Enchanted ( 2004 ) , and made cameo appearances in The Devil Wears Prada ( 2006 ) , Perfect Stranger ( 2007 ) and Oceans 8 ( 2018 ) . She has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Sex and the City , How I Met Your Mother , Desperate Housewives and Parks and Recreation . From 2013 to 2018 and since 2020 , Klum has been a judge on NBC reality show Americas Got Talent . In May 2011 , Forbes magazine estimated Klums total earnings for that year as US$20 million . She was ranked second on Forbes list of the Worlds Top-Earning Models . Forbes noted that since ending her 13-year run as a Victorias Secret Angel , Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model . In 2008 , she became an American citizen while maintaining her native German citizenship . Early life and discovery . Klum was born and raised in Bergisch Gladbach , a city near Cologne , West Germany . She is the daughter of Erna , a hairdresser , and Günther Klum , a cosmetics company executive . A friend convinced her to enroll in a national modeling contest called Model 92 . Out of 25,000 contestants , Klum was voted the winner on 29 April 1992 , and she was offered a modeling contract worth by Thomas Zeumer , CEO of Metropolitan Models New York . After winning , she appeared on the Gottschalk Late Night Show , a German television show with host Thomas Gottschalk . She accepted the contract a few months later , after graduating from school , and decided not to try for an apprentice position at a fashion design school . Career . Modeling and acting . Klum has been featured on the cover of French , German , Portuguese and Spanish Vogue magazines , as well as Elle , InStyle , Marie Claire , Glamour and Russian Harpers Bazaar magazines . She became widely known after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and for her work with Victorias Secret as an Angel . Klum hosted the 2002 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 Victorias Secret Fashion Shows . On 1 October 2010 , the New York Post reported in its Page Six gossip column that Klum would be leaving Victorias Secret , which was later confirmed by Klum . In addition to working with well-known photographers on her first husbands Sports Illustrated shoots , she was the object and subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in several editions from 1997 to 2010 . She wrote the foreword to Gairs book of body paint work , Body Painting , Masterpieces . Other magazines covers include GQ , Cosmopolitan , Photo , Glamour , Stuff , Joy , Esquire , Max , Mens Journal , Time and Shape . Klums modeling work includes advertising campaigns for brands like Pringle of Scotland , Liz Claiborne and – alongside fellow German supermodels Nadja Auermann , Veruschka von Lehndorff and Tatjana Patitz – for the New York jersey label Kathleen Madden . Beauty campaigns include makeup brands Bobbi Brown and Astor , as well as Givenchys Amarige fragrance . She also appeared in special ad campaigns by designers like Marc Jacobs ( Protect The Skin You′e In to raise awareness for skin cancer ) and Jean-Paul Gaultier ( summer tote in collaboration with and to benefit amfAR ) . Her runway appearances include next to numerous of Victorias Secret Anual Fashion Shows , walking for various designers and brands of New York Fashion Week like Zac Posen ( 2004 ) , Escada , Vera Wang , Structure , Victor Alfaro , Imitation Of Christ as well as working the catwalk for Philip Treacy at Brown Thomas International Fashion Show in Dublin . As a photo model she worked for retail clothing brands such as H & M , Ann Taylor and Peek & Cloppenburg and since 2007 , she has been a celebrity spokesmodel for Jordache . International tech , food and internet brands up to the automotive industry asked for Klum as their celebrity spokesperson and produced ad campaigns and TV commercials for Braun epilizer , McDonalds salad , Dannon , Carls Jr./Hardees ( Jim Beam Bourbon Burger ) , the Wix website building program and , together with then-husband Seal for the Volkswagen SUV Tiguan . In addition to modeling , she has appeared in several TV shows , including Spin City , Sex and the City , Yes , Dear , and How I Met Your Mother . She had a role as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie Blow Dry , played a giantess in the movie Ella Enchanted and was cast as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers . She had cameo appearances in the films The Devil Wears Prada and Perfect Stranger . Her other projects include dance and video games . She is featured in the 2003 video game , where she plays the villain Dr . Katya Nadanova . She has appeared in several music videos , including Jamiroquais video Love Foolosophy from their album A Funk Odyssey , Keliss Young , Fresh n New , off her second 2001 album Wanderland and , most recently , the second video for her then husband Seals song Secret off his 2010 album Seal 6 : Commitment . The latter video depicts the married couple sharing intimate moments while naked in bed ; the concept was Klums idea . In July 2007 , having earned in the previous 16months , Klum was named by Forbes as third on the list of the Worlds 15 Top-Earning Supermodels . In 2008 , Forbes estimated her income at , putting Klum in first place . For 2007 , Forbes estimated her income at . Klum is signed to IMG Models in New York City . In 2008 , Klum was a featured guest on an American Volkswagen commercial , where she was interviewed by a black Beetle . When she commented that German engineering is so sexy , she caused the Beetle to blush and turn red . She has been a part of several commercials for Volkswagen and McDonalds on German television . In November 2008 , Klum appeared in two versions of a Guitar Hero World Tour commercial , wherein she did a take on Tom Cruises iconic underwear dancing scene in Risky Business . In both versions , she lip-synced to Bob Segers Old Time Rock and Roll while dancing around the living room with the wireless guitar controller . In October 2009 , Klum was the often-nude one-woman subject of Heidilicious , a photo book by photographer Rankin . Klum ventured into web-based videos , starring in SPIKED HEEL : Supermodels Battle the Forces of Evil . The web-series starred model Coco Rocha and was directed by fashion documentarian Doug Keeve . In the story , Klum aka The Kluminator , and her stylish sidekick Coco The Sassy Superhero Rocha battle the evil Dr . Faux Pas who is plotting to destroy Fashion Week . The heroines employ everything from blow-dryer guns to fist fights , in order to thwart Dr . Faux Pas dastardly plans . The Kluminator and Girl Wonder avoid a chain of fashion disasters to neutralize a death ray that threatens to vaporize the community of fashionistas gathered in Bryant Park . In 2010 , Klum became the new face and creative advisor for European cosmetics brand Astor , for which she sets artistic direction and designs new products and fashion forward color collections . In October 2010 , Klum parted ways with Victorias Secret after 13 years of working with the brand . She provided a simple explanation in her official statement , stating : All good things have to come to an end . I will always love Victoria and never tell her secret . Its been an absolute amazing time ! It was reported in May 2011 that Klum ranked second with estimated earnings of on Forbes list of the Worlds Top-Earning Models ( 2010–2011 ) . Forbes noted that since ending her 13-year run as a Victorias Secret Angel , Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model . She partnered with New Balance and Amazon.com to launch a clothing line and signed a 20-episode deal to host a new show on Lifetime , called Seriously Funny Kids . In fact , some noted fashion designers have long been commenting on Klums limited role as a fashion model . Karl Lagerfeld , for example , in 2009 agreed with German designer Wolfgang Joop , who called Klum after she had posed naked on the cover of the German edition of GQ magazine , no runway model . She is simply too heavy and has too big a bust . Lagerfeld observed that neither he nor Claudia Schiffer knew Klum , as she has never worked in Paris and was insignificant in the world of fashion , being more bling bling and glamorous than current fashion . Producing . In December 2004 , Klum became the host , judge and executive producer of the reality show Project Runway on the U.S . cable television channel Bravo ( airing on Lifetime television beginning in 2009 ) , in which fashion designers compete for the opportunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and receive money to launch their own fashion line . She received an Emmy Award nomination for the show for each of the first four seasons . In 2008 , Klum and Project Runway received a Peabody Award , the first time a reality show won the award . Klum was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 for outstanding host of a reality or reality-competition show for Project Runway , the first year that category was recognized by the Emmys . Klum has been the host , judge and co-producer of Germanys Next Topmodel , the German version of the internationally successful reality television show , since 2006 . All twelve seasons aired on the German TV station ProSieben . In 2013 , Klum , along with her co-host Tim Gunn won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program . On 7 September 2018 , it was confirmed that Klum , along with Tim Gunn would not be returning to Project Runway for a 17th season on Bravo as they both signed a deal to helm another fashion competition show on Amazon Video . Design and other business ventures . Klum designed clothing lines ( one for men ) , featured in the German mail-order catalog Otto . She designed shoes for Birkenstock , jewelry for Mouawad , a clothing line for Jordache , and swimsuits – featured in the 2002 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . She was one of the designers of the Victorias Secret lingerie line The Body , named after the nickname she received following her first Victorias Secret Fashion Show appearance . Her Mouawad jewelry collection debuted on the cable shopping network QVC on 14 September 2006 , and 14 of the 16 styles sold out after 36 minutes . Klums clothing line for Jordache launched on 30 April 2008 . Klum has two fragrances , called Heidi Klum and Me . She designed makeup for Victorias Secret as part of their Very Sexy Makeup Collection , titled The Heidi Klum Collection . The first run debuted in Fall 2007 . A second run was released in Fall 2008 . Klum was involved in the development of a namesake rose , the Heidi Klum rose , which is available in Germany . For the 2008 US Open , Klum designed a screen print T-shirt which was sold at the US Open shop . It featured childlike butterfly pictures . Proceeds will go to a non-profit organization maintaining the park that is home to the US Open . Klum became Barbies official ambassador for the dolls 50th anniversary in 2009 , even having made a Barbie doll out of herself . On 1 April that same year , she appeared on the CBS television special , I Get That a Lot , as a girl working at a pizza shop . That same year , she appeared in advertising for Dannons Light & Fit brand . Klum and husband Seal announced in June 2010 that they would be making a reality series on Lifetime titled Loves Divine ( after Seals song of the same name. ) In January 2010 , Klum launched two lines of maternity wear : Lavish by Heidi Klum for A Pea in the Pod , and Loved by Heidi Klum for Motherhood Maternity . Klum stated , I experienced fashion challenges during my four pregnancies and combined my knowledge of what works in terms of style , comfort and practicality to create these lines . In October 2010 , Klum with New Balance , HKNB , launched a line of active womans wear fashion clothing on Amazon.com . In January 2015 , Klum launched her lingerie line Heidi Klum Intimates in Melbourne , Australia . She launched her Intimates collection in collaboration with Bendon in March 2015 . Klum is a Real Celebrity on the website Stardoll , where she has a line of virtual jewelry , and a virtual clothing line called Jordache . Users can go to Klums suite and interact with her by doing interviews , sending pending requests or dressing Klums doll . In 2015 , she appeared in Australian singer Sias music video Fire Meet Gasoline , to promote her lingerie line . In 2017 , Klum released the fashion line Heidi & the city for exclusive sale in Lidl Grocery Stores . It was first presented with a show at the New York Fashion Week . Americas Got Talent . In March 2013 , it was announced that Klum would be joining Americas Got Talent replacing Sharon Osbourne as a judge . She judged seasons 8 through 13 and the first season of before her departure was announced in February 2019 . In February 2020 , it was announced she would be back on the panel for the fifteenth season of the main series . Other work . Klum is an artist , and she had several of her paintings appear in various art magazines in the U.S . On 27 September 2002 , she dedicated a sculpture she painted called Dog with Butterflies to commemorate the role of rescue dogs in the aftermath of 11 September . In 2004 , Klum co-authored Heidi Klums Body of Knowledge with Elle magazine editor Alexandra Postman . The book gives Klums biography as well as her advice on becoming successful . Prior to that , Klum had been an occasional guest columnist for the German television network RTLs website . She wrote an essay for the German newspaper Die Zeit . In November 2006 , Klum released her debut single Wonderland , written for a series of television advertisements for the German retailer Douglas . Proceeds were given to a childrens charity in her hometown of Bergisch Gladbach . She contributed to her husband Seals 2007 album System , singing the duet Wedding Day , a song that Seal wrote for their wedding . Personal life . In 1997 , Klum married stylist Ric Pipino . The couple divorced in 2002 . In March 2003 , Klum began a relationship with Flavio Briatore , the Italian managing director of Renault’s Formula One team . In December she announced her pregnancy . Soon after , the two split and Klum began dating the musician Seal . Klum gave birth to daughter Leni in May 2004 in New York City . Seal was present for Lenis birth , and according to Klum , Briatore is not involved in Lenis life ; she has stated emphatically that Seal is Lenis father . Klum and Seal got engaged in December 2004 on a glacier in Whistler , British Columbia and married on 10 May 2005 on a beach in Mexico . They have three biological children together : sons born in September 2005 and November 2006 , and a daughter born in October 2009 . On 21 November 2009 , Klum officially adopted Seals surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel . Soon after , in December 2009 , Seal officially adopted Leni , and her last name was changed to Samuel . During their marriage , Klum and Seal renewed their vows to one another each year on their anniversary in front of family and friends . On 22 January 2012 , the couple announced that they were separating after almost seven years of marriage . She filed for divorce from Seal three months later on 6 April 2012 . She also requested that her name be restored to her birth name of Heidi Klum . Their divorce was finalized on 14 October 2014 . Klum dated her bodyguard , Martin Kirsten , from 2012 to 2014 . She started dating art curator Vito Schnabel in 2014 . They broke up in 2017 after three years of dating . In May 2018 , Klum made public her relationship with Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz through Instagram posts and appearances at Cannes Film Festival . The two were first romantically linked in March of the same year . On 24 December 2018 , after approximately one year of dating , Klum announced on her Instagram that she and Kaulitz were engaged and posted a picture of the couple where the ring was showing with the caption I SAID YES followed with a red heart emoji . Klum privately married Kaulitz in February 2019 . The couples wedding ceremony was held on the yacht Christina O in Italy in August 2019 . In an interview with Ocean View , Klum has described herself as a nudist , stating I grew up very free.. . not hiding or feeling insecure about myself or my body . As much as I love wearing beautiful lingerie and clothes , I also love not wearing too much . Its a free feeling that Ive had since being a small child growing up in Germany . I had parents that never hid from me when they changed clothing or when I walked into the room . When we would go to the beach , my mom would sunbathe topless . Bomb threat during GNTM live finale . During the live finale of the 10th season of Germanys Next Top Model in the Mannheim SAP Arena on 14 May 2015 , a telephone call by a woman came in at 9:07 pm , threatening that a bomb would go off during the live show . The organizer decided to have the hall evacuated and then to call the police . In the meantime , the live broadcast had been canceled and a note was shown to the television viewers , stating that the show had been interrupted due to technical issues . Later on , a man was arrested after he came near Klum , issuing another bomb threat . Thereupon , she was evacuated along with her daughter Leni and the two other judges . A suspicious suitcase was found , which turned out to be a hoax . Philanthropy . On 30 April 2011 , Klum led Walk for Kids , a community 5K walk to raise funds as part of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles community awareness efforts . In May 2014 , Klum was honoured with the Crystal Cross Award of the American Red Cross for her charity work , most notably for her contributions to the Red Cross after Hurricane Sandy . External links . - AOL Books interview about the book Body of Knowledge - Interview in Der Spiegel ( 12 February 2006 )