Heidi Klum has revealed she is proud of the controversial underwear shoots she did alongside model daughter Leni, despite the images prompting furious scandal across the world.

The supermodel, 49, met fierce backlash following the Intimissimi campaign which saw her posing in lace lingerie alongside her 19-year-old daughter.

She has now spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com on the red carpet for the latest America’s Got Talent auditions to explain that she loves how ‘comfortable’ the teen is in her own skin.

Heidi also gushed about the beautiful relationship the mother-daughter duo have.

Back in May, the German-American model took to Instagram to share the promotional snaps as she flaunted her enviable physique in a blue lingerie set decorated with intricate white lace.

She styled her golden fringed tresses in a straight fashion across her shoulders and showed off her age-defying features with a high-glamour make-up palette.

Leni stood alongside Heidi and sported a white underwear set with a satin shirt, while she posed holding hands with her mother.

Fans slammed the arrangement as being ‘gross’ and ‘weird’ but, speaking to DailyMail.com, Heidi revealed: ‘It’s been fun to shoot together.

‘To do photoshoots together with her and just to see how she’s just very comfortable and also comfortable around me even when we’re doing underwear shoots or something like that.

‘It makes me proud that my daughter is super comfortable in her skin also in front of me and around me because not every kid is in the world.

‘So, I love that we have this beautiful relationship.’

In addition to Leni, who’s father is 73-year-old billionaire Flavio Briatore, Heidi has 17-year-old Henry, 16-year-old Johan, and 13-year-old Lou with ex Seal.

Asked if she has spoken to her kids about love and relationships, the mother-of-four said: ‘I feel like I have not given them advice on love. No one has come to me and ask too much about advice.

‘To be honest with you, my daughter has a boyfriend, I want to say four years already, so who am I to give her advice? You know what I mean?

‘So, I feel like she’s doing pretty good. She’s happy and that’s the most important thing.

‘There’s nothing more sad than when you see your children sad. So I want it to stay that way.’

Elsewhere Heidi, who is a judge on America’s Got Talent, explained how she and her own mom Erna also shared an unlikely shared pastime – having previously belly-danced together.

She said: ‘It was a very big thing in Germany. It was definitely a mom thing. Not so much kids, but I guess because my mom really didn’t have, we didn’t have a nanny or someone, so a lot of times she brought me along and I started belly dancing with my mom in the class.

‘But I love dancing. I did all tap dancing, ballroom dancing, jazz dancing, everything. Yeah. So, I did belly dancing with my mom.’