"GNTM": Heidi Klum makes important change at the start - and fails

Heidi Klum will ihre Kandidatinnen ab jetzt nicht mehr ihre "Mädchen" nennen und scheitert direkt beim Versuch.Bild: ProSieben / Germany's next Topmodel

No more "girls": Heidi Klum makes a change to the "GNTM" relay opening-and has problems with the implementation

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At 3.The 17 begins February.Season of "Germany's Next Top Model" and this time diversity is once again written much larger than in all seasons before: All women were allowed to apply to Heidi Klum, regardless of clothing and height or age.In the first episode, the "GNTM" candidates are presented in detail, whose model trip begins in Athens and a first major fashion show takes place without prior catwalk coaching.The first designer who adapts to the diverse candidates is Jasmin Erbas.

Heidi also presents herself to the fashion attendants at their best side.This time she gets to know the top 31 after being driven to the location in small groups of "Bachelor" like.The chief judge also clarifies at the beginning what important change there will be for the upcoming consequences: The name "girl" is due to the changes in the relay history.

Diversity, diversity, diversity

"Due to the positive change in the model business, I expanded the casting even more this year," Heidi makes clear in the "GNTM" opening sequence.It should become the first of several indications in this direction.Almost 9,000 candidates had applied, for 31 the model finally decided at the beginning.

With Kashmira, for example, there are very small models with 1.54 meters.Wiebke is by far the biggest candidate who has ever existed in the casting show, she measures a proud 1.95 meters.Confection sizes this time range from 30 to 54, the oldest candidate is called Barbara and is 68 years old.Heidi emphasizes again:

"Ich suche immer noch nach einem Model, das das gewisse Etwas hat. Die Nachfrage nach Diversity ist jetzt größer denn je. Jetzt suche ich nach neuen Gesichtern, mit einer großen Vielfalt an Körpergrößen, Alter und Persönlichkeit."So unterschiedlich waren Heidi Klums Kandidatinnen noch nie.Bild: ProSieben / Germany's next Topmodel

The first three models who step in front of Heidi are three more typical fashion contenders: they can hardly believe their happiness than they arrive, scream them and are excitedly excited.

Soon, however, the 32-year-old Paulina, who has already gained experience as a model, has increased and recognizes that it is an unusual age to apply to "GNTM": "Models are usually already in model pension," she explains.She wants to break up this thinking with her participation, everyone can make it.And Heidi surprised the Berliner with a positive news: "I showed all the videos of my daughter's candidates and you were the favorite of my Leni."So now she just has to convince Heidi.

Heidi names her candidates around

In any case, an absolute highlight of the first episode should be the arrival of Barbara and Liselotte.You promise in the car before getting to know Heidi:

"Wir bringen Stimmung rein, in den Laden!"

First of all, however, it is important to put on the glasses so that the 66 and 68-year-old Heidi also recognize.And she is enthusiastic about their decision to have invited the two directly at the greeting: "I immediately fell in love with you.I feel a completely different vigor with you, I think you have a lot ahead of the other one.Please keep that because individuality is at the top."Then it still had to be clarified whether Heidi and the older candidates were allowed to do at all, which both affirmed.In the course of this, the 48-year-old announced the most important innovation in Wording:

"Ich hab auch überlegt, ich kann ja jetzt nicht mehr so wirklich 'Mädchen' sagen, wir sind ja alle keine Mädchen mehr. Soll ich einfach 'Models' sagen vielleicht? Ihr seid ja jetzt Models, oder nicht?"Martina, Liselotte und Barbara sind die ältesten "GNTM"-Kandidatinnen in der Geschichte der Show.Bild: Prosieben / Germany's next Topmode

Liselotte, who once sung in a GDR women's skirt, and Barbara, who forgotten for years in favor of her family, also react to this..Heidi still put it after: "I will take you as hard as the other candidates when it is cold and they have to go into the water, then you have to go in too.Never have the hanger, but always full throttle further."It remains exciting whether you will create this challenge over the next 17 weeks.

At the next welcoming round, Heidi's resolution is forgotten again.She says to other other people: "Go backstage and get to know all other girls....Models, "she corrects immediately."I have to say it is really difficult for me not to call the girls.I made it up to me to always say models.But that's really routine in the head, "she explains afterwards.

Another premiere is the joint participation of Martina and Lou-Anne, they are mother and daughter."I'm happy if you go soon," says Lou-Anne's mother right from the start.But of course she would also be happy about the success of her mother.

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Of course, many other sayings were not missing from Heidi.For example, she criticized the size of the candidates' portrait photos on her notepad: "Unfortunately, my eyes have already become worse for another year."A bag with printed breasts from a participant also immediately caught the eye of the juror:

"Sind das Brüste auf deiner Tasche? Ich konnte mich gar nicht konzentrieren, weil ich hab nur Brüste gesehen... also auf der Tasche."

She also raved about food at the Greek location and noticed amused: "I am hungry, I finally want to eat a delicious zaziki.But then my husband complains that I smell like a garlic.But I do not care."

Self -sure candidates are already standing out

And if Heidi calls for many different personalities, then they come too.The 18-year-old Sophie feels like a star on arrival.In her introductory video she gives full -bodied prize: "I think that a person like me has never been with 'Germany's Next Top Model' because I have a very unique personality.I can't put me in different categories, I am a completely new category.I'm just a main character."

Heidi also seems to be slightly overwhelmed and addresses the viewers in a meaningful words: "Nobody sleeps there.And you are all awake at home, right? "Later she should admit that she finds it a little difficult if a candidate perceived as a celebrity in the first round.

Another candidate who stands out clearly is Viola.She gets out of the car with the semi -brazilian Juliana and just looks out of place.The question of how long she has had the desire to become a model, she answers as follows: "I would like to go to this business since June, so I have registered here."But now she wants to make an effort."It makes up the whole thing that everyone is so different," explains Heidi after the performance and then warns: "Of course you also have to be model at the end of the day and not just be diverse."

Kylie Minogue and Heidi sort out the first model candidates

Afterwards it goes straight to the catwalk, Kylie Minogue is the first guest juror.But the humidity in Athens makes running on the catwalk extremely difficult, falling several candidates.Emilie, who observes this shocked, wants to run without shoes at the last second.The designer Jasmin Erbas accepts this with his teeth, but not in the end.She has to go at the end of Melina and Pauline.

Kylie Minogue und Heidi Klum sortieren gleich drei Kandidatinnen aus.Bild: ProSieben / Germany's next Topmodel

Of course, after the first runway it becomes that Heidi still has to work a lot with her cast.Shyness, blind facial expressions and stiff arms and legs are also available to complain about the candidates this year.And that's not the only problem: "We had problems finding designers.When they received the sizes, they said: We can't do that, "said Heidi to Kylie.

However, the singer also finds the new, various concept very innovative: "Beauty is in the eye of the viewer, beauty is indefinable.My advice is: take the chance and always stay loyal to you.And that is easier said than done...But possible, "she explains.

It remains to be seen whether they can do that.At least in the meantime, some top -class designers still seem to have found themselves: none other than Jean Paul Gaultier will soon also appear as a guest juror.By the way, in contrast to Heidi's brother -in -law Bill Kaulitz or her husband Tom.Heidi also prefers to sang the title song with Snoop Dogg himself.

(CFL)