Heidi Klum’s photos with her and Seal’s 4 Kids: Family Album

Modeling Motherhood! Heidi Klum has been open about her family life since becoming a mother in 2004.

The model announced in December 2003 that she was pregnant by her and then boyfriend Flavio Briatore‘s first child. When the couple subsequently broke up, the first Project Runways host continued Seal.

The America has talent Judge gave birth to daughter Leni in May 2004 and the singer adopted the little one five years later. He and Klum then welcomed Henry, Jonah, and Lou in 2005, 2006, and 2009, respectively.

The former couple split in 2012 and Seal told it exclusively Us weekly nearly a decade later, co-parenting can be “challenging.”

The Grammy winner explained at the time: “It takes teamwork. If you’re a team, if both parents are a team, then it’s very easy and that’s not a challenge at all. … But you have to be a team. And if you’re not a team, it can all fall apart. … I never had that teamwork [with Klum]. We never had teamwork.”

The songwriter noted that Leni followed in her mother’s footsteps with a joint over the years Vogue Germany coverage in April 2021.

“That’s an uncertain road,” Seal said Us. “It rarely ends in happiness, but what do I know? She’s 17. It’s not my fault. It’s not my first choice. You should [let them do] whatever makes them happy. You love them. You keep them safe as best you can and then you let go. They have no challenges in the grand scheme of things. … They live in a nice house. They don’t have to worry about the food on the table. They have the advantage of a good education.”

Klum got married Tom Kulitz in February 2019. The year before, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel was told exclusively Us that her children were big fans of the musician.

“So far, so good,” Klum said, as Kaulitz agreed, “I think it’s going pretty well. Naturally [teaching them guitar] coming with. I am a full time musician and I am into music all day long. So yes, that is part of it.”

Keep scrolling to see the most beautiful photos of Klum with her sons and daughters over the years: