Heidi Klum’s model daughter Leni hits red carpet with dad Seal

Ten years after her parents split up, Heidi Klum’s 18-year-old daughter, Leni, walked the red carpet with her dad, Seal.

She’s a daddy’s girl.

Heidi Klum’s 18-year-old daughter, Leni Klum, walked the red carpet with her dad, Seal, on Wednesday night.

The father-daughter-duo attended the star-studded premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s new movie Shotgun Wedding in Los Angeles.

Leni shared the sweet moment with the Kiss from a Rose singer, smiling for photographers as he wrapped his arm around her.

The young model looked chic in a strapless black mini dress and accessorised with black pointed-toe slingbacks and a matching box clutch. She finished her look with a red lip and co-ordinating claws.

Meanwhile, Seal, 59, was stylish yet cozy in a black bomber jacket zipped over a white T-shirt. He also wore black pants and white sneakers.

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Heidi Klum’s daughter, Leni Klum, attended the “Shotgun Wedding” premiere in LA with her dad, Seal. Picture: Rob Latour/Shutterstock

Leni’s biological father is Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, but Heidi broke up in 2004 with him while she was pregnant. The Project Runway alum, 49, married Seal in 2005, and he adopted Leni in 2009.

While Heidi and Seal separated in 2012 and finalised their divorce two years later, the Grammy winner continued to raise Leni as his own, and the former couple have remained close since their split.

The singer and his daughter posed for photos together at the starry event. Picture: Rob Latour/Shutterstock

The model was dressed to impress in a black mini dress. Picture: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock

Leni has been outspoken about the “nepo baby” label and the advantages of having two famous parents.

“It’s just a fact. My parents are famous,” she told People in October 2022. “I did get help starting off, and I know that people would dream to start off with what I had. I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to take what was gifted to me by my mum.”

But Leni said her privilege shouldn’t detract from how hard she works at her career.

“I am doing the work and putting in the time. Now I’m working on my own, travelling alone, going to school,” she said. “My mum and I just have the same love for the same thing.”

Seal and daughter Leni at an NBA game in 2012. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Leni followed in her mother’s footsteps and recently shot a lingerie campaign with the former Victoria’s Secret Angel. The mother-daughter duo faced some backlash for the photo shoot, but Leni was quick to defend their collaboration.

“I honestly didn’t look at a lot of the reactions,” she told Page Six exclusively at her mum’s annual Halloween party last October. “I am overall happy with the campaign, and I had an amazing day with my mum. I think the photos turned out great, and we had an amazing time.”

Leni has followed in her mum’s modelling footsteps. Picture: leniklum/Instagram

Leni Klum walks the runway at Fashion Week in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)

Leni also gushed over her mother, sharing that she was proud to have an opportunity to work with such a professional.

“I love her. She’s an inspiration. Just the advice she gives me, the way she works, everything about her, I can go on and on,” she raved, adding, “I love shooting with her.”

Heidi, who has three other children with Seal, went on to marry Tokio Hotel musical Tom Kaulitz in 2019.

Seal, for his part, has not remarried, but Page Six reported in 2021 that he was dating his former personal assistant, Laura Strayer.

This article was originally published by Page Six and reproduced with permission

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