Heidi Klum Describes How She Makes Her $9.8 Million Bel-Air Pad ‘Home Base’ for Her Children

Supermodel Heidi Klum has explained how she has transformed her $9.8 million Bel-Air mansion into a “home base” where her children feel “safe” as she acknowledged that being a “control freak” has helped her career.

The 52-year-old detailed how she has stayed confident even when she didn’t match the body type catalogs were looking for at the start of her career and the moments she cherishes at her California dwelling in a wide-ranging interview with People.

Klum, who shares children Leni, 21, Henry, 19, Johan, 18, and Lou, 15, with ex-husband Seal, got candid about the early days of her career and how having “hips” and “boobs” and being a “workaholic” helped her in the long run.

Her relationship with her children has blossomed throughout the years, she says, in large part thanks to her hard work at creating a place where their children feel at home.

The model-turned-TV-show-judge noted that she wants her kids to feel comfortable bringing their friends to the home, adding that she enjoys having people over.

“I love having a house where they feel safe. My son was barbecuing with his friends in the backyard the other day and doing all the things I taught him. It was so cute. For me, it’s always the more, the merrier. I like it when they’re all at home,” she said.

The mom revealed that her relationship with her children is built off of “transparency,” referencing her controversial photo shoot with her daughter, which saw the pair posing in lingerie.

“A lot of people are like, ‘Oh, I don’t know about mom and daughter doing this together,’ but for us? I’m proud of my daughter. She’s fine with me like that.

“I’ve always been very open with my body. When I’m suntanning in the backyard, I might not have a top on. I’m European … my kids don’t know me any other way and are probably more easygoing with their bodies because of it,” the mom explained.

Although her children are getting older, Klum revealed that she still worries about them and always will.

“When they’re young, you’re worried they’re going to jump in the pool or stick their finger in a socket. Then they’re driving. Then it’s sex, drugs and rock and roll. You hope the seed you planted in them grows. That they’re good people.

“That they’re healthy. But you always worry. And I know I’ll still be worrying when I’m 80,” she said.

Further in the interview, the “America’s Got Talent” alum explained that she loves keeping busy and pours herself into her work.

“I’m a workaholic, control freak. I’ve been so focused with the shows that I have been doing and making sure that everything that comes out of them looks good. I love what I do,” said Klum, who is returning to “Project Runway.”

Klum, who wed Tom Kaulitz in 2019, holds the keys to many properties, but her main residence is her Bel-Air mansion, which is where she and her hubby reside.

The model snapped up the home in 2013 for $9.8 million from TV producer Ed Weinberger.

The Georgian-style dwelling boasts six bedrooms and nine bathrooms and sprawls across 11,000 square feet.

The outside of the property features a resort-style pool, a trampoline, a pizza oven, and the $22,000 giant blue plastic snail that was gifted to her by ex-boyfriend Vito Schnabel.

She also owns a $5.1 million penthouse in SoHo, which sprawls across 4,772 square feet.