By EMILY CHRISTIANSON Special to the Daily Press
Calling all future fashionistas: Bravo launches its second season of “Project Runway” at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 with two back-to-back episodes. Supermodel and host Heidi Klum not only discusses her Emmy nominated show, but her husband Seal and their new baby, Henry, who was born in September in Santa Monica.
QUESTION: What did you learn during the first season that helped you out the second time around?
HEIDI KLUM: The second time around it goes much faster … we know how long it takes. The first time around we were there sometimes until two or three in the morning and then did interviews with the people so we all got a little loopy after awhile.
Q: Will we see even more aggressive and larger than life characters this season?
HK: All I have to say is that it isn’t about the personality. Really it is about how good of a designer they are. We have 16 designers on the show and, of course, some are more aggressive than others and some are more quiet, but we did not choose them or cast them as actors.
Q: I think all women want to know how you looked so amazing at the Emmys, just days after giving birth.
HK: I really wanted to be there because it is such a huge success to be nominated for a show the first time around. It is really about finding the perfect outfit and I found a great outfit. Now it has been six weeks and I have been training a little bit with my trainer … and eating healthy. I think the key is to not get too big while you are pregnant and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Q: How did you muster up the energy to go? HK: The energy is not the problem for me … I was full of energy after we had Henry. I was very fortunate that way … I didn’t stay out and party all night. I was there for the show and then I went home.
Q: How do you balance motherhood and work? HK: It is challenging. It is hard. You don’t want to leave your house. I just want to stay home … I had Henry in Los Angeles and then afterward I had two months before I started again and that time just flies by … It is really about scheduling and having a great mom. My mom helps me a lot and a great husband.
Q: How is Seal at changing diapers? HK: He is good at that, sometimes he is probably better than I am. He has a lot of patience. You know how we mothers are, we always try to multitask and do 10 things at a time. He really does one thing and really puts his all into that and then goes on to something else. Like I would be on the phone while I’m changing the diaper, while I’m having the milk heated up for my daughter.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 2, 2005. Read the original PDF.