Heidi Klum has decided to deactivate her Instagram comment section to protect her mental health

German-American model and TV host Heidi Klum has answered questions from her followers on Instagram. She also revealed why she has deactivated the comment function on her posts.

Heidi Klum has decided to deactivate her Instagram comment section to protect her mental health
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Heidi Klum has decided to deactivate her Instagram comment section to protect her mental health

Heidi Klum, 50, does not give the haters a chance. The model has recently answered questions from her fans on Instagram. In a story posted yesterday, Tuesday, June 13, it can be seen that a follower wanted to know why the host of Germany's next Topmodel has deactivated her Instagram comments. Klum then cited some of the reasons which led her to make that decision, including 'my own mental health'.

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Heidi Klum also spoke in the Q&A session about the finale of Germany's next Topmodel and how happy she was that her daughter Leni, 19, was in it. The up-and-coming model is one of the star guests on the show, along with French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and British fashion designer Christian Cowan. The finale of Germany's next Topmodel - by Heidi Klum will air on June 15.

Heidi Klum is choosing to protect her mental health

When asked by a follower why she deactivated her Instagram comment function, the 50-year-old German-American model said she is protecting her 'own mental health'. She went on to explain that she sometimes doesn't like what people say in her comment section, saying she will not take it.

I don’t think it’s nice sometimes what people have to say and I think it’s not good to be influenced by what people say.
It kind of makes you not do then what you feel in your gut, what you want to do.
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Heidi Klum says 'There’s just too much hate'

The America's Got Talent judge answered another fan who asked her why she deactivated her comment section on Instagram, and she claimed there is too much hate on the platform at the moment.

Obviously I’m sad for all the fans who I can’t speak with but there’s just too much hate, unfortunately, in the world right now.

The TV host also said the world is big enough for everyone to exist side by side, as long as you don't hurt anybody, and some people commenting on celebrities' posts can be very hurtful. This act of resistance goes to show the model will not be influenced by people's opinions of her. She wants to focus on her own feelings and do what she wants.

I feel more free this way.

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People: Heidi Klum Reveals Why She Turned Off Her Instagram Comments: 'I Feel More Free This Way'

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