{"id":33798,"date":"2026-08-09T03:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33798"},"modified":"2026-08-09T03:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:22:59","slug":"leni-klum-finally-addressed-repeated-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-heidi-klum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33798","title":{"rendered":"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Leni Klum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has finally <\/span><b>spoken <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in detail about the criticism she and her mother, Heidi Klum, have faced for <\/span><b>modeling lingerie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The backlash first began in 2022, when the mother-daughter duo appeared in their first <\/span><b>Intimissimi campaign <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shortly after Leni turned 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, nearly every campaign they have done together has sparked online debate, with some calling the shoots <\/span><b>inappropriate <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while others defended them.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Leni Klum said Heidi\u2019s body confidence helped her feel comfortable modeling lingerie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The pair have faced backlash since their first Intimissimi campaign in 2022, but both continue to defend the collaborations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Leni said she no longer lets online criticism affect her.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>Leni Klum shared how Heidi\u2019s confidence made her feel comfortable in her own body<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a77871fba33f__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?image_id=leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a77871fba33f__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?media_id=leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a77871fba33f__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a77871fba33f__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a77871fba33f__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leniklum\/p\/DLcjR4YRg0Q\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leniklum\/Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now 22, Leni has become one of Intimissimi\u2019s regular faces and has appeared in several lingerie <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-and-daughter-leni-posing-together-in-lingerie\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">campaigns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Italian brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Front Row, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she said posing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/lingerie-store-employee-stories\/\" class=\" staff-link\">lingerie<\/a> no longer makes her nervous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m very comfortable in my body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/hilarious-confidently-wrong-people\/\" class=\" staff-link\">confidence<\/a> came from the way she was raised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrowing up with a mom who was comfortable with her body made it easy for me to be comfortable with my body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leni recalled that she was only 18 when she filmed her first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-inappropriate-intimissimi-lingerie-ad-with-daughter-leni\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Intimissimi<\/a> campaign with Heidi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although she felt nervous at first, having her mother beside her made a big difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was always a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/things-make-nervous-every-time\/\" class=\" staff-link\">nervous<\/a> at first, so it was great to have her on set.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a7788996b213__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?image_id=leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a7788996b213__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?media_id=leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a7788996b213__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a7788996b213__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom-6a7788996b213__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heidiklum\/p\/DX6kEFPEbWA\/?img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">heidiklum\/Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She also revealed that her very first <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German Vogue <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cover in 2021 actually made her much more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/anxiety-memes-jokes\/\" class=\" staff-link\">anxious<\/a> than posing in lingerie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singlepost_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-6\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was so scared. I was freaking out on the morning of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The photos themselves were not what worried her most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, she was nervous about giving her first interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was grateful my mom was there,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think I was more nervous for the interview part because I had never spoken to a journalist before. It wasn\u2019t just posing in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/creepy-trail-cam-pictures\/\" class=\" staff-link\">camera<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She even revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-wore-bikini-promoting-potato-chips\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Heidi<\/a> stayed beside her throughout the interview. \u201cLuckily, my mom held my hand the whole time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Leni further revealed that she and Heidi are best friends away from the cameras<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2-6a7785910e87c__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?image_id=2-6a7785910e87c__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?media_id=2-6a7785910e87c__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-6a7785910e87c__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-6a7785910e87c__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"703\" alt=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leniklum\/p\/DVZAlXGifya\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leniklum\/Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-inappropriate-intimissimi-lingerie-ad-with-daughter-leni\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Leni<\/a> described her relationship with Heidi as much more than mother and daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added, \u201cWe\u2019re best friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leni also revealed that they talk and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/hilarious-wrong-number-texts\/\" class=\" staff-link\">FaceTime<\/a> every day and constantly send each other photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, she admitted Heidi can sometimes be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-acting-cool-embarrassing-themselves\/\" class=\" staff-link\">embarrassing<\/a> mom.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 700px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVbt9poktec\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/><p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singleimage_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-3\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leni laughed that she would often send her mother unreleased photos from upcoming campaigns, only for Heidi to post them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fake-pics-instagram-vs-reality\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Instagram<\/a> before they were supposed to go public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve sent her photos in the past and tell her that this isn\u2019t out yet \u2026 and she\u2019ll post them on her stories. Now I don\u2019t send them to her anymore,\u201d she shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with Heidi\u2019s habit of sharing too much, Leni clarified that she enjoys working alongside her mother and feels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-tech-support\/\" class=\" staff-link\">supported<\/a> whenever they are together on set.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Leni and Heidi\u2019s first lingerie campaign in 2022 immediately sparked criticism<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"4-6a778594e7f67__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?image_id=4-6a778594e7f67__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?media_id=4-6a778594e7f67__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-6a778594e7f67__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-6a778594e7f67__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leniklum\/p\/DVZAlXGifya\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leniklum\/Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-met-gala-outfit-slammed-as-fans-mock-her-greek-statue-transformation\/\" class=\" staff-link\">controversy<\/a> began in October 2022 when Heidi and Leni appeared together in their first Intimissimi lingerie campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The campaign was promoted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/spoiled-sister-ruined-birthday\/\" class=\" staff-link\">celebration<\/a> of \u201cself-confidence,\u201d and the bond between a mother and daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, many viewers felt uncomfortable seeing them modeling lingerie together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMom and daughter in lingerie in the same video shoot is just a bit ick,\u201d said one netizen, while another wrote, \u201cSe*ualizing your daughter the moment they turn legal is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/strange-weird-pics\/\" class=\" staff-link\">weird<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The backlash became so widespread that the lingerie campaign remained a talking point long after it was released.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Apparently, the debate surrounding the campaign did not end after the first shoot<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"1-6a77858ebfb30__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?image_id=1-6a77858ebfb30__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/leni-klum-finally-addresses-backlash-over-her-intimate-lingerie-shoots-with-mom\/?media_id=1-6a77858ebfb30__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-6a77858ebfb30__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-6a77858ebfb30__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"701\" alt=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" title=\"Leni Klum Finally Addressed Repeated Backlash Over Her Intimate Lingerie Shoots With Mom Heidi Klum\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leniklum\/p\/DVZAlXGifya\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leniklum\/Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heidi and Leni returned for more Intimissimi shoots in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with each campaign sparking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-shuts-down-criticism-about-skin-baring-clothes\/\" class=\" staff-link\">criticism<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One campaign showed the pair modeling matching lace lingerie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their latest campaign showcased coordinated pink lace sets, with Heidi wearing a bright pink b*a and thong. At the same time, Leni modeled lighter pink lingerie decorated with embroidered cherries, as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-daughter-leni-intimissimi-spring-lingerie-ad-sparks-backlash\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b><i>Bored Panda.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, many online users questioned the concept. One said, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/images-creepy-backstories\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Creepy<\/a>,\u201d while another wrote, \u201cVery inappropriate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others said they did not like \u201cthe vibe\u201d of the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At times, Heidi reportedly disabled comments on social media posts after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klums-most-elaborate-halloween-costumes\/\" class=\" staff-link\">backlash<\/a> became overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the recoil, plenty of fans defended the duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One supporter commented, \u201cHer daughter is beautiful. They both rock that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heres-how-the-world-would-look-like-if-it-were-all-pink\/\" class=\" staff-link\">pink<\/a> lingerie and own the photoshoot with their beauty and confidence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>This is not the first time Leni has addressed the negative comments<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 700px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBG9zi-piW9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/><p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortly after the first lingerie campaign in 2022, she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-and-leni-klum-ignore-backlash-with-another-lingerie-shoot\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">admitted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she barely looked at the online reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI honestly didn\u2019t look at a lot of the reactions,\u201d she told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page Six <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during Heidi\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/halloween-bad-day-fails\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Halloween<\/a> party in November 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, she chose to focus on her experience during the shoot. \u201cI am overall happy with the campaign, and I had an amazing day with my mom. I think the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-internet-pictures\/\" class=\" staff-link\">photos<\/a> turned out great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More recently, she told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glamour Germany <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that she has learned not to let online criticism affect her.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 700px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrvsaL_ORTE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI always try to remember that no matter what you do, there will always be someone who doesn\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added, \u201cYou simply have no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/infuriating-entitled-influencers\/\" class=\" staff-link\">influence<\/a> on this and must not focus too much on the negative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leni even joked that many critical comments are written in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-german-language-jokes\/\" class=\" staff-link\">German<\/a>, making them easier to ignore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost comments are in German, and I don\u2019t understand many of them properly. Of course, that also helps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Apart from Leni, Heidi has also defended the campaigns several times over the years<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 700px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVZAlXGifya\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/><p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heidi has repeatedly said that her family\u2019s attitude toward n*dity and body <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/hilarious-confidently-wrong-people\/\" class=\" staff-link\">confidence<\/a> is very different from how some people view it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of people are like, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t know about mom and daughter doing this together.\u2019 But for us? I\u2019m <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/heidi-klum-addresses-backlash-over-lingerie-photoshoot-with-20-year-old-daughter-leni\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of my daughter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She explained that being open about her body has always been normal in her household.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve always been very open with my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fascinating-human-body-pics\/\" class=\" staff-link\">body<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heidi added that growing up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/basic-knowledge-should-everyone-know-country\/\" class=\" staff-link\">Europe<\/a> shaped her outlook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m European\u2026 my kids don\u2019t know me any other way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cIt\u2019s for lingerie shoot not Playboy,\u201d wrote one netizen<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"postPoll-11041969\" class=\"post-poll poll-wrapper single-post\" data-poll-viewed=\"false\" data-post-id=\"11041969\" data-main-post-id=\"\" data-poll-id=\"29390\"> <input class=\"post-11041969-poll-value\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"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\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-bind=\"if: isInitialised()\">\n<div data-bind=\"if: !isLoading() &amp;&amp; isShowingResults\">\n<div class=\"poll-content\">\n<h3 class=\"answered-content-title\">Thanks! 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