Heidi Klum's Dating History: Who She's Dated and Married

Heidi Klum has spent nearly all her life since her mid-20s either in a romance or married. She’s said “I do” three separate times and dated some high-profile men in between. “I love being in love,” Heidi told Closer exclusively in 2017. “Like when you have butterflies in your stomach and when you feel great.” Here’s who has been on the receiving end of her affections!

The German beauty was already wed when she started breaking big into modeling. She married hair stylist Ric Pipino in 1997 when she was just 24 years old. Within two years, Heidi became a Victoria’s Secret Angel and one of the lingerie company’s rising stars. The two called it quits after five years of marriage in 2002.

Heidi moved on quickly. As she was splitting from Ric, the model embarked on a romance with billionaire Formula 1 racing team chief, Flavio Briatore. Even though they were nearly 23 years apart in age, Flavio had a thing for beautiful models, dating Naomi Campbell for five years before taking up with Heidi.

Flavio and Heidi went public with their romance in March 2003 and appeared on plenty of glamorous red carpets together. The model became pregnant with his child in autumn of that year, and the pair broke up soon afterward.

She didn’t end up becoming a single mother though. Heidi met singer Seal in the lobby of a New York hotel in 2004, when she was already pregnant and showing. Their attraction to each other was instant, and the “Kiss From a Rose” singer was present for Heidi’s daughter Leni’s birth on May 4 in New York City.

The pair went on to wed in May 2005 and welcomed three children of their own. Seal — real name Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel — ended up adopting Leni and raising her as his own. “All it means is that both Heidi and I wanted her to have the same last name as the rest of us … It was about Leni. I don’t want her to feel different because I know what that’s like, being a kind of stepson. And I don’t want that dynamic for my little girl,” the singer told People in 2009.

Heidi and Seal stunned Hollywood when the seemingly solid couple announced their shocking separation on January 22, 2012. The couple revealed to People in a statement, “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate.” Their divorce was finalized in 2014.

The Project Runway host wasn’t single for long. She embarked on a passionate three-year romance with art dealer Vito Schnabel in 2014. Despite him being 13 years younger than Heidi, the two showed off PDA everywhere they went. Despite the intensity of their relationship, ultimately, the pair called it quits in 2017, as Heidi’s life and those of her children were based in L.A., while Vito’s business kept him in New York.

Within months, Heidi found herself a new and even younger man. She began dating fellow German and Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz. They were first spotted making out in March 2018 and became red carpet official two months later. Heidi opened up to InStyle about the buzz of her dating a man 17 years her junior.

“Lately, I’m being reminded more about my age by people other than myself,” the America’s Got Talent judge told the outlet. “My boyfriend is many years younger than me, and lots of people are questioning that and asking about it. That’s really the only time when age seems to be shoved in my face and I have to give an answer for it.”

The supermodel added, “I don’t really think about it that much otherwise. 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.”

Tom and Heidi were engaged before the year ended, with him popping the question in December 2018. The pair married in secret in February 2019, before having a lavish formal wedding ceremony aboard a yacht off Capri, Italy, on August 3, 2019. They remain passionately in love and happily married to this day.

Heidi and Ric Pipino

Heidi married hair stylist Ric Pipino when she was approximately 24 years old in 1997. She was on the verge of breaking big on the modeling scene. Two years after they wed, Heidi rocketed to fame by being selected to wear the $10 million “millennium bra” at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The couple are seen here attending the Los Angeles premiere of The 6th Day on November 13, 2000. They divorced in 2002.

Heidi and Flavio Briatore

As her marriage to Ric was ending, Heidi began a romance with billionaire Italian Formula 1 racing chief Flavio Briatore. He was just coming out of a five-year relationship with supermodel Naomi Campbell at the time. Heidi fell hard for the businessman, despite their more than two-decade age difference. The couple went public with their romance in March 2003 and attended numerous red carpet events together.

By autumn of that year, Heidi became pregnant. The two split while she was expecting. Heidi gave birth to daughter Helene “Leni” Boshoven Samuel on May 4, 2004, as she was later adopted by her mom’s next love, singer Seal.

Heidi and Seal

Heidi and Seal met initially at the November 2003 GQ Awards in London, early on in Heidi’s pregnancy. She was able to hide her early expectant state that same month while walking in the 2003 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. They ran into each other in a hotel lobby in New York several months later when her baby bump showing. The two fell head over heels in love, and Seal was present for Leni’s New York City birth. He adopted her and raised Leni as his own daughter.

Heidi and Seal married on a Mexican Beach on May 10, 2005. They went on to have three biological children together, with sons Henry arriving in September 2005 and Johann coming along shortly thereafter in November 2006. Their family was completed with the birth of daughter Lou in October 2009.

Heidi and Seal were one of Hollywood’s most high-profile couples. He was always there for Heidi’s epic annual Halloween parties, and the pair renewed their vows every year on their wedding anniversary.

Red flags were raised when Heidi attended the 2012 Golden Globe Awards solo, as the pair had always been together and PDA-filled on so many red carpets. Several weeks later on January 22, 2012, the couple confirmed to People that they had separated. “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate.” Heidi and Seal finalized their divorce in 2014.

Heidi and Vito Schnabel

Heidi found a younger man for her first romance following her divorce. In 2014, she began dating New York art dealer Vito Schnabel, the son of famed American painter Julian Schnabel. Despite their 13-year age difference, Heidi and Vito put on PDA shows just about everywhere they went. From romantic vacations to her kids’ soccer games, the two couldn’t stop locking lips. The pair are seen in the above photo at the 2016 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.

“It’s not about age,” Heidi told Closer exclusively in 2017. “We have an amazing connection, we have fun together, and we love each other. It doesn’t matter what people say — as long as you know when you close your door in your own home [that] you have an amazing time together.”

Ultimately, distance took a toll on their romance. Heidi remained based in Los Angeles, where her children went to school and she filmed America’s Got Talent. Vito’s art business kept him in New York City. The pair split in September 2017 after three years as a couple.

Heidi and Tom Kaulitz

Heidi found love again within a year of her split from Vito. In 2018, she began dating Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz, another younger man who was 17 years Heidi’s junior. Two months after being spotted making out on the AGT set, the pair made their red carpet debut at the Cannes amfAR gala in May 2018, putting on a PDA display with kisses and cuddles.

In September 2018, Heidi gushed to People, “He is the kindest, sweetest, most caring, loving person. I feel so lucky. I don’t know the last time I was this happy in my life.” She added, “He is absolutely wonderful. Maybe it is because he is German, and we understand each other in a different way. But so far so good.”

By the end of the the year, the couple got engaged. In December 2018, Heidi shared an Instagram photo of the pair with her new ring and announced, “I SAID YES.” Heidi and Tom secretly wed in February 2019 in California. They later had a lavish formal ceremony on August 3 aboard a yacht off the coast of Capri, Italy, surrounded by famous friends and family.