I'm Not 'White-Picket-Fence Perfect' Says Heidi Klum

By Maggie Coughlan Posted Apr 6th 2011 10:36AM

Heidi Klum is opening up about everything from her marriage to parenting in the May issue of Good Housekeeping.

The world has been enamored with the 37-year-old since she first began her career with Victoria's Secret. But since marrying Grammy Award winner Seal, fans have seen Klum in a different light -- as a true romantic.

"He's the most charming, loving, fun, gentlemanly, inspirational man I could have wished for," Klum says of her husband of six years. "He always makes me feel I'm the only woman in the world."

While the couple seem madly in love, Klum knows her whole life can't revolve around Seal. A doting mother, Klum makes it clear that their first priority are her four children.

"Family comes first," Klum insists. "You're the only thing they have."

No matter how hard the balance between mom and mogul may be, Klum finds the time to take her business endeavors seriously. Over the past decade, Klum has put her name on perfume, jewelry, cosmetics, jeans, sandals and a line with New Balance, which have helped her generate $16 million a year.

"Keeping it all together as a modern woman means multitasking, especially when you work," she says. "I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do, and you don't need to beat yourself up about it. I'm not white-picket-fence perfect."