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Parenting & Family Quote by Heidi Klum

"I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well"

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Klum’s line reads like a soft-focus confession, but it’s also a savvy piece of personal branding. A supermodel talking about family is never just talking about family; she’s negotiating the friction between a career built on a commodified body and a public that still likes its glamorous women “relatable.” By rooting her desire for kids in childhood memory - “big family,” “a lot of kids around” - she frames motherhood not as a sudden lifestyle pivot but as continuity, almost destiny. That’s disarming. It recasts a future choice as something already socially approved and emotionally rehearsed.

The phrasing does another kind of work: it preemptively answers the question the culture keeps asking high-profile women, especially those whose image is built on youth and control. “I definitely want to have children” carries the firmness of a press-friendly promise, closing down speculation about selfishness, careerism, or “not settling down.” It’s also conveniently vague: no partner mentioned, no timeline, no messy specifics. Certainty without vulnerability.

Context matters here: Klum’s profession sits at the intersection of fashion’s fantasy and tabloid intimacy. This quote functions as a bridge between those worlds. It invites audiences to see her not just as a runway ideal but as someone anchored by domestic longing, a narrative that sells as well as any campaign - and lets her stay in control of the story.

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Klum, Heidi. (2026, January 17). I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grew-up-in-a-big-family-with-a-lot-of-kids-59194/

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Klum, Heidi. "I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grew-up-in-a-big-family-with-a-lot-of-kids-59194/.

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"I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-grew-up-in-a-big-family-with-a-lot-of-kids-59194/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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Heidi Klum (born June 1, 1973) is a Model from Germany.

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