Heidi Klum unfazed by 17-year age gap with boyfriend

Supermodel admits it is nothing but a number to her

In true supermodel fashion, Heidi Klum has declared she could care less for what people have to say about the 17-year age gap between her and boyfriend Tom Kaulitz.

The 45-year-old German beauty opened up about the subject during a recent interview with InStyle. "My boyfriend is many years younger than me and lots of people are questioning that and asking about it," she told the magazine about her 28-year-old beau. "That's really the only time when age seems to be shoved in my face and I have to give an answer for it. I don't really think about it that much otherwise.”

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Klum also shared her mantra for living life on her own terms. “You have to just live a happy life without worrying too much about what people think because worrying is only going to give you more wrinkles."

Clearly for Klum, age is just a number — one she doesn't give much thought. "I don't really think about getting older that much," she said. "I mean, [I] know it's happening to me; it's happening to all of us. But it's not like I wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say, ‘Oh my God, oh my God.' Lately, I'm being reminded more about my age by people other than myself."

Still, by now, the Project Runway host is very used to dealing with the media attention. "Sometimes they'll compare a photo of me from 10 years ago, right after I had a baby, with a photo of me right now, and say, ‘Oh, she was curvier then’," she said. "Yeah, they was because I was breastfeeding! And I probably really needed to pump right then. You just have to come to terms with it."

Mummy Heidi Klum looked so yummy in her stunning jewel encrusted Alexander Vauthier dress.

Rumors of Klum and Kaulitz's romance started spreading in March after they were spotted getting cozy on the set of America's Got Talent, where Klum serves as host. Since then, the Tokio Hotel guitarist and his leading lady have made their relationship public. The A-list couple also made their red carpet debut in May at the Cannes Film Festival Gala and has been sharing their love with their fans on social media.

Before dating Kaulitz, Klum dated Vito Schnabel. The two ended their romance after three years of dating. Klum has also been married twice — first to Ric Pipino and then to singer Seal. Her relationship with Kaulitz comes soon after Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra began dating Disney star Nick Jonas who is 10 years her junior, thereby sparking much debate about age difference in couples across Bollywood.

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