Heidi Klum and son Henry steal the spotlight as fashion’s new favorite red carpet duo

Heidi Klum and her son, Henry, are starting to become everyone’s favorite red carpet duo. They stepped out on Thursday for a black carpet appearance at a screening of The Drama in Manhattan, and they looked gorgeous. 

At 20 and already 6’3”, Henry, who has followed in his mom’s footsteps as a model, towered over Klum as they posed side by side, giving effortless energy in a sharp black suit. 

Klum, meanwhile, had a different vibe from her little black dress leather moment we saw earlier this week. The 52-year-old went for a polished, structured white ensemble.

The outing also doubled as a reunion of sorts with her Project Runway circle, as she’s currently filming season 22. 

Henry: following in his mom’s legendary footsteps 

Henry, whose father is singer Seal, is part of that next-gen wave navigating fame with a built-in spotlight. Klum and Seal were famously married from 2005 until they split in 2012, raising four children: Leni Olumi Klum, 21, Johan Samuel, 19, and Lou Samuel, 16. Even post-divorce, they’ve remained committed to co-parenting.

And while the “nepo baby” label follows him, Henry’s carving out his own path. He’s signed to Next Management and already made his runway debut in Paris. It wasn’t just a small debut either – he opened the show for Lena Erziak Haute Couture.

Klum couldn’t contain her excitement, writing on Instagram, “It was very unexpected! He walked so well” with a heart eye emoji. 

The famous model has opened up in the past about the moment Henry told her he wanted to model. “He was like, ‘You know, Mom, I really want to get into modeling, what do you think about it?’” she told People in March 2025, “I’m like, ‘Wow! Who knew that you wanted to do this? I thought you were always more into music and different types of things,’ and all of a sudden he was like, ’Yeah, I want to give this a shot. Do you think I can do this?”

Supportive from the start, Kum told him, “‘You’re like, so handsome, of course you should do this.'” That’s when he started practicing his walk, “So he strutted around a little bit at home,” Klum continued.

His dad also had nothing but nice things to say about his debut. “Watching him, or seeing him in those photos, having such a great time and looking like he was really enjoying the experience,” he told E! News, “that personally is what gave me great happiness.”

Seal made it clear he would support anything that brought Henry joy. “If he were to wake up tomorrow and say, ‘Dad, you know, I’ve just found this love of, I just want to make this town better, and I want to go out and sweep the streets, because that’s where my passion is right now,” he told the outlet. 

He’s always been thankful for his support system – “I’m very lucky to have a family that can support me in that sense, but also it’s a little bit [nerve-racking], ’cause I’m kind of putting on the show for them, too,” he told GQ in 2025.

But his interests stretch beyond fashion. He’s spoken about his love for music, and he plays the guitar – “usually rock or blues.” “But when I’m listening to music, it’s usually rap or Steely Dan. I listen to a lot of Steely Dan,” he told the outlet.