Heidi Klum is returning to Project Runway after stepping away from the hit franchise in 2018.
Klum, 51, originally hosted the show from 2004 to 2017 (the season 16 finale airing November 2017 was her last) and won the 2013 Emmy Award for her role, which she shared with her co-host and close friend Tim Gunn. She was nominated an impressive nine times during her tenure with the Project Runway, with the reality competition program earning dozens of nominations overall.
Project Runway, which originally launched on Bravo, before moving to Lifetime and then back to Bravo, will now see its home on Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu. From its conception in 2004 with season 1, it has welcomed a number of talented designers onto the show — and Klum was there for many of them (and to say her signature farewell of “auf wiedersehen” to all of those who were cut each week).
The show has included All Stars seasons — bringing designers back from previous seasons to give them a second shot at winning — as well as Project Runway: Junior, crowning champions of all ages and backgrounds. Well-known past contestants include Gunnar Deatherage — who has designed for Chappell Roan — Irina Shabayeva, and most notably, Christian Siriano, who has found much success as a top fashion designer since winning season 4 of the show.