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Heidi Klum recently opened up about her runway days thanks to a new Hulu documentary series. Victoria’s Secret: angels and demons. For those who don’t remember, Klum worked with Victoria’s Secret for 13 years.
The Victoria’s Secret theme has recently gone viral thanks to a hit song and Hulu documentary series. The women-focused retail brand offers a variety of lingerie, apparel and more. This brand is easily recognizable by the angels (models) who usually have a petite physique. Over the years, Victoria’s Secret has been criticized for its lack of inclusiveness.
New documentary series Victoria’s Secret: angels and demonstouches on the growth of the brand under owner Leslie Wexner. Victoria’s Secret: angels and demons mostly touches on the brand’s ties to popular sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who worked as a financial advisor. On top of that, the company has a dark history of sexual allegations and misconduct.
Heidi Klum thinks it’s ‘strange’ that she hasn’t met a single model in Victoria’s Secret: angels and demons
Former Victoria’s Secret Angel Heidi Klum admitted that she saw the first episode of the series. Victoria’s Secret: angels and demonsbut didn’t like it. As part of Just for a change podcast, America’s Got Talent the judge explains that she and her husband do not usually watch such televisions.
“I was watching it and thought it was pretty boring, to be honest,” Klum said. “Hardly anyone I knew was on that show, I didn’t know who half of those people were.”
She noted that it was “weird” that she had never met any of the models on the show. However, Klum confirms that she was asked not to be in the docu-series but declined.
“If you’re going to write a negative story, you’re barking up the wrong tree because I had a great time there,” she said. “They felt like my family, I traveled the world with them, made good friends… and we just had a great time together. So hearing all these stories pop up in front of me is mind blowing.”
Although Klum has been active with the brand for 13 years, she says she’s only had good experiences. She said she didn’t even know if the stories on the show were true when she watched the first episode. Because she couldn’t understand the storyline, she didn’t watch the series any further.
Although the Hulu docu-series explores the behind-the-scenes work at Victoria’s Secret, Klum has made it clear that she had a different experience. From there, she revealed how important body positivity has become in the fashion scene.
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