is happily married to Tom Kaulitz, but she often asks her lookalike daughter Leni to be her date at red carpet events. The model, 50, shares her daughter with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, but Leni was adopted by Heidi's ex-husband Seal. Flavio previously explained to Italian newspaper : "Leni is my natural daughter, but the three of us calmly agreed that it made the most sense that he adopt her because a child needs to grow up in a family.
" Leni continues to have a close relationship with her stepfather Seal and her mother following their split in 2012. Heidi has often proven herself to be a protective mother, making sure Leni didn't follow in her footsteps and enter the modelling world until she was 16. Following her on Vogue Germany, the 20-year-old has since appeared in major fashion campaigns for .
Victoria's Secret Angel Heidi explained to that although she loves attending events with her daughter, negative comments about her kids affect her mood. She said: "I help her choose outfits for events. She usually chooses the outfit I advised her against [laughs].
"I made it clear to her from the start that, as my daughter, she would be a target for the public. Many people will think she's cute, others will think she's stupid. Just because she's my daughter.
People who don't like me might automatically not like her either. She must have a thick skin, but my children have that." See Heidi and Leni's twinning mother-daughter moments.
.. They may have slightly different fas.
