"She never switches off"

Star photographer Rankin exposes Klum’s sports cheating

Heidi Klum and Rankin have been close friends for a long time.

(Bild: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Heidi Klum/AFP )

"Germany's Next Topmodel" is unimaginable without him! Star photographer Rankin (58) has been a permanent member of the ProSieben show's professional team since 2009. Every year he photographs the models, sometimes with cheeky comments - and is also a very good friend of Heidi Klum (50) behind the scenes. But now the Brit is exposing an outright lie told by the model mom.

John Rankin Waddell is one of the best-known fashion and celebrity photographers in the world. One reason for this is certainly his regular participation as a photographer and judge on "GNTM".

"Heidi gets better every year"
"I love the current season because there are also men on the show and the models are more mature and behave more like models," enthused Rankin in an interview with Bild about the show and his close friend Heidi Klum.

"Heidi gets better every year, she understands what the audience wants. She often disagrees with me on the show, and in the end she always has the right instinct."

Rankin reveals Heidi's beauty secrets
And then the star photographer revealed some of the top-fit model's beauty secrets: "Heidi says she doesn't exercise, but I know she does. She never switches off and her brain is always rattling. But she's not rock'n'roll. She's not a big drinker and has never been a big smoker. She lives a healthy life and has this amazing metabolism."

Heidi Klum and Rankin celebrated their joint book in 2017.

(Bild: Dimitrios Kambouris / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Then the star photographer went into raptures. "Heidi is a wonderful workaholic. When I call her on a Sunday afternoon, she's usually on her way to some red carpet. She never takes a day off," says the 58-year-old, impressed. Heidi is so professional, she's never late. Everything that people like to say about celebrities like her, she just isn't."