Heidi Klum has revealed that she has already spoken to her children about safe sex, despite their young age.
‘I have four kids and I want them to know that condoms are not something to be ashamed to talk about. As a parent, we need to educate our children when they are young and keep the conversation open,’ she told Dailymail.com
A longtime supporter of World AIDS Day, this year the former model is using her platform to join forces with amfAR to speak out about condom use.
Taking a stand: Heidi Klum has joined forces with amfAR to speak out about condom use ahead of World AIDS Day
No shame: The mom-of-four has revealed she’s not ‘ashamed’ to talk to her children about the importance of using contraception during sex despite their young age
Family values: Klum who resides in New York is mother to Leni, 13, Henry, 12, Johan, 11 and eight-year-old, Lou
Klum who resides in New York is mother to Leni, 13, Henry, 12, Johan, 11 and eight-year-old, Lou.
‘I have done a lot of work for HIV/AIDS awareness over my 20 year career. I have lost friends to the disease and watched their devastating decline as they fought to hold onto life.
‘We all hold the power to stop the disease from spreading by wearing condoms each and every time you have sex,’ she added.
‘HIV/AIDS doesn’t care about gender, sexual orientation, age, background – it can infect and affect anyone.’.
Speaking about the partnership, amfAR explained why Heidi was a natural choice, sharing that she has already helped the organization raise millions of dollars, and has ‘hosted and chaired numerous events’ for them all over the world.
No stranger to the spotlight, the German model enjoyed a red carpet reunion with America’s Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal on Thursday night.
The AGT judge and the 2016 talent contest champion bumped into each other as they arrived for the Billboard Women In Music event held in Los Angeles.
The two seemed overjoyed to see each other and shared huge hug as they said their hellos.
Stunner: On Thursday night, Heidi left her children at home for the evening as she hit the town for the Billboard Women in Music event in Los Angeles
Reunited: Heidi did spend time with another youngster, however, cuddling up to 13-year-old America’s Got Talent winner Grace VanderWaal on the red carpet
Heidi wrapped her arms around the 13-year-old singer who saw off the competition to win season 11 of the NBC TV show in September last year.
The ukulele-playing youngster was dubbed ‘the next Taylor Swift’ by Heidi’s fellow AGT judge Simon Cowell.
Grace was scheduled to be honored at Thursday night’s show with Billboard’s Rising Star award.
Heidi looked stunning as she posed for photos in a sleeveless black mini dress that flaunted her endless legs.
The dress was embellished and patterned with black beading.
She added a pair of stylish black sandal heels and wore her long golden blonde hair loose and tumbling down around her shoulders.
Meanwhile, Grace opted for a sleeveless silver gray dress with a bow at the collar, a drop waist and a pleated skirt. She completed her look with a pair of black chunky heels.