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Heidi Klum praises son Henry after he walks runway at Paris Fashion Week

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Heidi Klum's son Henry Samuel is stepping into the world of fashion!

The 19-year-old made his runway debut on Tuesday at the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show at Hôtel le Marois for Paris Fashion Week.

PHOTO: Henry Samuel walks the runway during the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Hotel Le Marois on Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris.
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Henry Samuel walks the runway during the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Hotel Le Marois on Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris.

Proud mom Klum later shared a glimpse of the special moment in a video on her Instagram.

"So proud of you Henry - Opening the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Show in Paris ❤️❤️❤️," she wrote in the caption, tagging her son and the designer.

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In an interview with Vogue Germany posted Wednesday, Samuel shared what he's learned about mastering a runway walk.

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"For walking the runway, I guess not being like the 'turtle' -- just keeping my posture up and straightening my back and looking forward," he told the outlet backstage at the show.

Klum shares Samuel and her three other children -- Leni, Johan, and Lou -- with ex-husband Seal. Seal officially adopted Leni, Klum's daughter from a previous relationship, in 2009, four years after the couple married.

PHOTO: In this split image, Henry Samuel poses backstage at Paris Fashion Week at Hotel le Marois on Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris, and his mom, Heidi Klum arrives at the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2025.
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In this split image, Henry Samuel poses backstage prior to the Lena Erziak Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Hotel le Marois on Jan. 28, 2025 in Paris, and his mom, German model Heidi Klum arrives for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2025.

In September, Klum celebrated Samuel's 19th birthday by sharing a throwback video of him singing "Happy Birthday" before blowing out the candles on his 11th birthday cake.

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"Yes my beautiful Henry 😍," she captioned the Instagram post at the time. "Happy birthday to youuuuuuuu. I love you with all my heart. Yipppppiiii happy 19th birthday 🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳."

Samuel isn't the only one following in Klum's footsteps: Leni Klum made her modeling debut on the cover of Vogue Germany's January-February 2021 issue, posing barefoot with her mother in matching colorful pantsuits. She has since worked with a number of designers and brands for various ad campaigns including Dior, David Yurman, and more.