Los Angeles July 1 (IANS) At 45 model Heidi Klum has posed topless for a photo shoot. She says nudity became normal for her during her childhood days and feels there s no "time frame" for being able to wear or do a certain thing in life.
Klum went shirtless for the cover of Ocean Drive s issue wearing only a pair of printed bikini bottoms with her hair styled in effortless waves reports etonline.com
"I grew up being very comfortable with my body and very free and I tend to not wear a whole lot of swimsuit when I am sunbathing. So I usually go for a tie-string bikini something that has less coverage and if no one is around I ll wear only the bottom " said the "America s Got Talent" judge.
She grew up in "a very free environment" with her parents in Bergisch Gladbach Germany.
"We d go to nude beaches. We re very open-minded but you can t say that about all Germans. We didn t have a lot of money so we d go camping a lot and my parents chose nude campsites so nudity became normal for me. You stand out more if you cover up. And I loved it " said Klum who turned 45 on June 1.
Ageing does not bother her.
"I see it like this: we only have one life. This is our life right now and and our moment and our moment shouldn t be over after a certain age. There s not a time frame for only being able to wear a certain thing or to be in love to go out. Thirty years old is not the cap and then you have to hide yourself and not go dancing anymore.
"I m not saying people should be doing what I m doing but I hope that one day I will be an old woman looking back and able to say I enjoyed every phase of my life."

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