Heidi Klum covers the May issue of Allure, and the photo shoot — which I think is supposed to be a homage to 1970s Vogue shoots — is just so zzzzzzzzzz. As much as I admire Heidi’s entrepreneurial spirit and business savviness, I can’t get excited about her as a model, which is weird, right? Like even with the below nude shot, she’s merely a bronzed, blonde Goddess of Boredom:

Maybe I’m being too hard on Heidi here, and it’s really the stylists to blame for this photo shoot atrocity. The interview is much more interesting, and here are some excerpts where Heidi talks about various things including breaking into modelling and how awful plastic surgery looks to her:

On her pre-Victoria’s Secret career: “I never did fashion shows–not in Paris or Berlin or even in New York City. I tried, but no one would book me. I was too curvy and too busty and a little too short. And I was a little bit self-conscious about it. But I was by no means heavy, I just–well, you have hips and boobs, and that’s it. Haute couture, you don’t really see girls with big boobs. And I always wanted first to be a model. So I had to say, ‘OK, you’re going to find other things to do in this industry, or it’s maybe not my industry.’”

Gay men are awesome: “They are like this kaleidoscope of interesting thoughts and opinions. They teach you so many things about men that are useful.”

She’s never had cosmetic surgery or botox: “Ask me again when I’m 65, but…I’m proud to be able to say, in this day and age, I haven’t done anything. Everyone has a view of what’s pretty and what’s not pretty, and [surgery'just doesn't look pretty to me. Especially when I see it on really young girls. I don't want to name names, but it's like, Wow, I remember you five years ago, looking to me so beautiful, and now it's like... who is this person? And I know girls half my age who do it. What are they gonna do at 40 or 50, when the sh-t really hits the fan?"

On marriage/divorce to Seal: "It's hard, just like for other couples. People go through our trash cans. It's crazy. And you know, we have four kids; they have to go to school. You know, I wouldn't change anything. If I had to go back in time and say, 'I should have changed this or that...' No. I don't resent anything that ever happened. Things just turn out the way they turn out... I'm still in the eye of the storm now, and it's all a little bit crazy. But sometimes you have to be apart in order to figure it out."

[From Allure]

Do I believe that Heidi has yet to alter her appearance with either cosmetic surgery or botox? Sure, she looks pretty damn natural to me. On a more amusing note, who do you think she was talking about when mentioning, “I don’t want to name names” … possibly Kim “Kat Face” Kardashian? That would be my first guess.

As far as Heidi talking about her marriage to Seal, eh. Of course she would change things that happened in the past, or she wouldn’t have just filed for divorce after word got out that she was probably banging Thomas Hayo. Then again, Seal is probably banging Delta Goodrem (who doesn’t look unlike Heidi) even though he insists that they’re just friends. Whatever.

Photos courtesy of Allure

Once again, I’m always confused when months after a couple splits up, media outlets treat any kind of formalization of their split months later as some kind of epic “breaking news!!!!” coverage. Back in January, TMZ and other outlets got various scoops about divorce, and then Heidi Klum and Seal basically announced that they were over, and that they were currently separated. While Heidi and Seal have both made some comments about leaving the door open for reconciliation, I don’t think anyone really bought it, and in the end, everyone just got used to the idea that Heidi and Seal were no more. On Friday (the Friday before Easter), Heidi filed for divorce from Seal. Breaking news!!! Except not really.

Nearly three months after announcing their separation following almost seven years of marriage, Heidi Klum has made it official and filed for divorce from Seal, PEOPLE has learned.

A petition, which lists irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, was filed Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE confirms.

Klum is seeking joint legal custody, but primary physical custody of their four children – Leni, 7½, Henry, 6½, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2 – with visitation rights for Seal. The model is also requesting to have her maiden name restored. She legally changed it to Seal’s last name, Samuel, though professionally she continued to use Klum.

“While we enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching, we have decided to separate,” the couple previously said of their split. “We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart.”

Rumors first swirled that Klum, 38, and Seal, 49, were planning to divorce the day before they made the announcement. For the couple who married in Mexico in 2005, the split played out in headlines as the end of a fairy tale as both Seal and Klum gradually stopped wearing their wedding rings.

Although multiple sources told PEOPLE that the couple hoped to reconcile, by mid-February it was clear a reunion would not be in their future after all.

Seal was vocal about their split in the weeks following their announcement.

“When you publicize your marriage as much as our marriage was publicized, when you renew your wedding vows, when you do all those things, what you are saying to people is … you’re giving people a picture of an ideal relationship that people aspire to,” the British singer explained in February. “When it goes south, you can’t all of a sudden take the philosophy of a monk and decide to go for a vow of silence.”

The quieter Klum acknowledged in the April issue of Elle that she couldn’t control what Seal said to the press, but “it’s hard.”

“People don’t need to know who did what,” she said. “I don’t want to talk positively or negatively about the ups and downs that we had.”

[From People]

My question is “Why did she wait to do it on Good Friday, like it was some huge news story that she hoped that people would ignore for 48 hours? Because everyone ignored it anyway, but not in the way Heidi hoped.” So… whatever. Seal and Heidi are over. And can I just say? Even though I’m on Team Heidi by default (because why not?), I think both Heidi and Seal are acting like jackasses by claiming “privacy” and “nobody’s business” at this point. They’re talk about everything in their marriage to the point of exhaustion, but when it all goes south, then they clam up?

Here are some photos of Heidi and the kids over the weekend in Brentwood:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I don’t know what to think about this story. As we all know, Heidi Klum filed for separation from husband Seal after seven years of marriage. Heidi and Seal have four children together, including Heidi’s daughter from an earlier relationship, whom Seal adopted. The split seemed to be a shock to everyone except perhaps Heidi herself, and I honestly thought that both parties would take some time off before jumping in the sack with anyone else.

Well this week’s issues of Enquirer and In Touch have stories about Heidi moving on already with Thomas Hayo, who is one of her co-judges for “Germany’s Next Top Model.” Here’s his photo as well as the Enquirer’s account of a blossoming romance:

Nearly divorced supermodel Heidi Klum is wasting no time moving on!

Just months after her shocking breakup with Grammy winner Seal, Heidi was spotted getting VERY snuggly with her “Germany’s Next Top Model” co-star Thomas Hayo, say insiders.

The 40-ish, new York marketing exec and co-judge on Klum’s newest showbiz venture was spotted feeding Heidi a nibble form a fork by a lakeside set in Torrance, Calif.

He gazed deeply into her eyes and even caressed her shapely thigh as the pair sat together at lunch.

“They wanted to keep their romance a secret, but for staffers on the set, it was pretty obvious,” said an insider. “They are flirting and act like a couple.”

After her recent split from Seal, the 38-year-old stunner said she was ready to “move forward” with her life, but co-workers say it looks more like “fast forward.”

“He was all over her,” said the source, “and Heidi didn’t seem to mind a bit!”

The mega-model brought her father, Guenther Klum, to the set to meet Hayo, and they shook hands warmly.

During taping, the cuddly canoodling continued on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway when Hayo leaned close to the beauty, his arm on the arm of her chair and his shoulder pressing against hers.

[From Enquirer, print edition, April 16, 2012]

This week’s issue of In Touch is running almost the same exact story about and describes it a “rebound romance” despite the fact that Heidi and Thomas have known each other for a decade, which means that they’ve been friends for longer than Heidi has known Seal. Taking that factoid into account, wouldn’t it make sense that these two would’ve acted upon any conceivable mutual attraction many years ago before Heidi even got married? I guess it’s possible that Thomas was taken a decade ago, and he and Heidi may have nonetheless been attracted to each other this whole time. Now that Heidi’s (not really) single, maybe they decided to make a go of it. Still, it seems too soon because Heidi hasn’t even filed for divorce yet.

Interestingly enough, Thomas was was also Heidi’s “date” to last year’s Halloween bash when Seal wasn’t around. Here’s Hayo with another judge from “Germany’s Next Top Model,” Thomas Rath. Two judges named Thomas on the same show? Sounds like a nightmare.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

Don’t ask me to recap last night’s Kids Choice Awards. I didn’t watch it, nor did I do anything but briefly skim a few stories about it. You can go here for a recap of the night’s events. Some celebrities got slimed. Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber seemed to win lots of awards. I’m just going to cover some of the fashion from the event, and I do mean “some” – because I don’t recognize two-thirds of the “stars” at the event.

Let’s start with Kristen Stewart, shall we? She stood out for me because A) I’m surprised Kristen still gets roped into doing these events, and I kind of like that she still puts in appearances at awards shows that she could totally ignore; B) Kristen looked gorgeous! I’m not completely in love with this Stella McCartney dress – it’s a beautiful color, but something isn’t working for me about the fit and the fabric (which looks like fancy wallpaper). Still, Kristen looks great. Tiny little waist, and the girl loves her minidresses. Just one thing: STAND UP STRAIGHT. Also: K-Stew loves her dark eye makeup. Which is fine – it suits her current “look”. I would like to see her experiment with some subtler makeup styles, though.

Next up: Heidi Klum, in one of her first post-divorce red carpet appearances. I love everything about Heidi’s look here. The dress and boots are by Roland Mouret. The dress is flattering, understated, and awesome. The boots are AMAZING. I even love Heidi’s styling here – great makeup, good hair. I hope this is the start of a whole new Red Carpet Klum.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Heidi Klum appears in the April issue of Elle (the one where pregnant Jessica Simpson officially takes the cover). Heidi’s been largely silent since she and Seal, her husband of seven years, split in late-January, and I presume that she has finally started talking to the media only because she has to promote the upcoming season of “Project Runway.” It’s gotta be tough to know that everyone wants to ask questions about the very subject that hurts the most.

In the aftermath of the separation, we’ve heard many theories about the deterioration of Seal and Heidi’s marriage. The overriding theory seems to be that Seal’s alleged violent temper played a large role. His ex even came forward (after over a decade of silence) to semi-confirm the theory, and we also heard that (at least on one occasion), Seal pushed Heidi and had to be physically restrained by security. Of course, none of this may be true at all, but Seal’s incredibly passive, charming way of discussing his wonderful wife during an “Ellen” appearance” seems suspicious. Anyway, we’ve heard from Seal, and now we’re finally hearing from Heidi:

What she’s going through: “I feel like I’m in the eye of the tornado. It’s emotions inside of your body that are a tornado. And then the outside world doing all this craziness — with you wanting it or not wanting it — is another tornado. But as hard as it is, so is life. And sometimes I think a curveball just comes at you. Instead of something straight that you catch, it hits you in the head from the side that you didn’t expect.”

Why the split shocked the public: “To the outside world, you don’t really share all the things that happen. You kind of share just the most amazing sides. But I don’t really want to get into any of that stuff. With my life, my family, my business — I want to go forward. I feel like already there are so many things being said about us — about him, about me. I’m not going to comment. Otherwise it makes you angry. You can’t always call and say, ‘This is not true, but this part is true.’”

Did it bother her that Seal spoke out? “He’s a grown man. I can’t tell him what to do and what not to do. It’s hard.”

Sorry, she’s not spilling: “People don’t need to know who did what. I don’t want to talk positively or negatively about the ups and downs that we had. Every couple goes through things. Unfortunately, we’re in the public, so the highs are out there. I’m a lioness. I have four cubs. I’m a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them. I don’t want to talk about them, or him, or me.”

[From Elle]

Heidi obviously doesn’t want to talk at all about the split, but one can’t really blame her for wanting to stay as silent as possible. In fact, she probably wouldn’t have said anything at all if promoting “Project Runway” wasn’t a factor. It’s rather obvious that she didn’t appreciate Seal speaking out about their marriage too; and about a week ago, he spoke briefly with with People about his reason for doing so:

“When you publicize your marriage as much as our marriage was publicized, when you renew wedding vows, when you do all those things, what you are saying to people is … you’re giving people a picture of an ideal relationship that people aspire to. When it goes south, you can’t all of a sudden take the philosophy of a monk and decide to go for a vow of silence. It doesn’t really work like that. I respect my wife’s decision not to talk about that, but I felt that people at least deserved some kind of explanation why the picture of the ideal wasn’t what they thought it was.”

[From People]

What Seal says here makes sense if you take his statements at face value, but I still believe that he was trying to charm Heidi into taking him back when he spoke publicly about her. Seal also had a new album to promote as well. Then again, Heidi now has a show to promote, but at least she’s keeping her comments to the bare minimum.

As of mid February, Seal has since taken off his wedding ring and drawn attention to that fact by wearing bright yellow nail polish. People also has confirmed that Heidi and Seal have no plans to reconcile.

Photos courtesy of Elle

I like the new trend of canary as a “pop” of color, when used sparingly as an accessory. I even bought a canary purse this season, but then I returned it because it wasn’t what I expected. (I thought the color was cool, but it wasn’t a big enough purse inside.) But canary rarely works as a full solid-color look. Case in point are Heidi Klum and Kelly Osbourne, both trying to work this ugly yellow color.

Look at Heidi Klum in this super short terry cloth-looking scifi Atelier Versace. She wore this to the Elton John foundation Oscar viewing party. When you’ve got a body like this, why would you dress like an alien that William Shatner would have seduced for a one-off episode of Star Trek circa 1969? Just because you can? Every day is Halloween for this woman. Including her makeup. Metallic shadow with black liner and clumpy mascara. You can do so much better Heidi!

I actually like Kelly Osbourne’s light yellow party dress – on someone else. Paired with her pinkish gray hair and mawkish red lipsit just looks ridiculous on her. This dress is world’s better than that awful mess of a Bagdley Mischa she had on for her red carpet coverage. (Actually on second look the whole of the dress is quite stunning. I was probably just distracted by her puff of hair.) It was comical hearing fashion commentary coming from someone in such a hideous dress with such bad hair, but she was pretty nice to the celebrities overall and liked a lot of the fashion that I found questionable. So at least she’s consistent.

Look at this flowy lemon colored dress again on Kelly. It’s so pretty from the neck down and yet she makes it look trashy, doesn’t she?

Her hair looks way better there than it did on the red carpet. It was puffy and sideswept and the color was pink gray with brown roots peeking through. An awful combination.

Earlier this week, several outlets including People reported that Seal had stopped wearing his wedding ring (and drew attention to that fact with chartreuse nail polish) while Heidi Klum still wore hers. At the time, Kaiser, CB, and myself decided that the story wasn’t worth covering by itself, but I’d like to now reflect briefly upon Seal’s eloquent speech on Ellen (made in late January) in response to why he was then still wearing his ring as “[A] token of how I feel about this woman. We have eight years. Eight wonderful years together … [R]ight now it feels really comfortable on my hand, so I have no intentions of taking it off anytime soon.” Just a few weeks later, Seal has apparently changed his tune, and I have to wonder whether it’s because he’s figured out that Heidi isn’t buying his public act of gentle, passive demeanor.

It’s rather hard to believe that it’s still been less than a month since the divorce rumors hit and Heidi and Seal announced their separation. Then we very quickly heard competing theories about the reason for the split, and much of the attention focused upon a Seal’s alleged emotional volatility. His ex-girlfriend, Tatjana Patitz, stepped up with a story about Seal’s violent temper during their late 1990s relationship, and we heard about how Seal had to be physically restrained by security after he pushed Heidi during a mid-January fight that took place right before the split. So the perception has been, rightfully or not, that Heidi and Seal’s marriage failed largely because of his anger issues.

This week’s issue of Star shifts the focus somewhat to Seal’s so-called “double life” and Heidi’s frustration therein. The tabloid refers to details from their prior story (which didn’t get much play at the time) that Heidi was shocked to discover Seal’s “hidden” criminal past from the 1980s when he was arrested for selling pot and “promoting prostitution by placing hookers’ numbers in public phone booths.” Star also adds details to existing accounts of Seal’s temper by claiming that (on at least one occasion) Seal’s temper caused his children to burst into tears. Now Heidi has reportedly decided to take their four children and move far away from Seal’s preferred homebase in Los Angeles:

Heidi Klum isn’t about to play nice when the wellbeing of her kids is at stake. Although the “Project Runway” host and her estranged spouse, Seal, had seemed to remain on amicable terms for the sake of their four kids, they are now gearing up for a fierce custody battle in the wake of shocking revelations about the “Kiss from a Rose” singer’s criminal past, Star has learned.

“The original agreement was that Heidi would have primary custody and Seal could visit at any time,” a source explains. “But since the breakup was announced, Heidi has been looking to pack up their home in Brentwood and go back to New York.”

There are good reasons Heidi wants to distance herself and her children from Seal, 49, who plans to keep L.A. as his permanent base, says the source. “She believes his lifestyle and criminal issues don’t provide a ‘conductive environment’ for their kids” — Henry, 6, Johan, 5, Lou, 2, and Leni, 7, Heidi’s daughter from a previous relationship, whom Seal adopted in 2009. His temper often raged out of control, as Star has reported, and “Seal pushed Heidi,” says the source. She was also rattled when, in 2010, Seal exploded at a staffer in front of the kids, the source adds, causing them to flee in tears.

And she’s been left reeling after learning about Seal’s sordid past. As Star recently revealed, he had multiple run-ins with the law before he met Heidi, including busts for drug trafficking and promoting prostitution, though he was not jailed. “Heidi had no idea,” says the source.

But now, she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that their kids have a stable home. “She’s dumbfounded that Seal led a double life,” says the source. “Things are going to get nasty between them.”

[From Star, print edition, February 27, 2012]

As always, this is tricky material to analyze, and it’s particularly difficult in this case because there really are no public records on the internet about Seal’s prior troubles with the law that occurred — literally — decades ago. Obviously, that part of his life has been over for quite some time, and I’m not certain whether such distant offenses could be considered as leading a “double life.” Of course, Heidi has the right to feel blindsided if she never had the information beforehand, but it’s not like Seal has persisted within a chronic string of legal troubles all along.

Now the temper issues are worth getting worked up about and possibly even moving across the country when it comes to protecting Heidi and Seal’s children. Perhaps such a tactic will motivate Seal to sign up for anger management therapy, which would definitely be a good thing no matter how one spins it.

Photos courtesy of WENN

I suspect that Lindsay Lohan’s crack-monster-face will completely eclipse all of the other fashion moments from the amFAR gala last night in NYC. To be fair to LL, she looked like such disastrous hell, everyone wants to talk about it. But to be fair to everyone else, there were some interesting fashion moments that weren’t related to Lohan. Let’s start with Heidi Klum in Roberto Cavalli. Cavalli was very popular last night – this post is devoted to ladies in Cavalli. I like this dress okay on Heidi – it seems subdued and mature on her, which isn’t bad at all. She usually errs on the side of “drag queen” so it’s nice to see her styled in a more mature way. I don’t think the dress is super-flattering on her, but it’s a nice choice for her first red carpet since her split.

Here’s Elizabeth Hurley and her man, Shane Warne. I’ve been ignoring Shane and Liz for a while, mostly because there haven’t been new photos of them, and because they’ve been more low-key lately. Liz wore Cavalli – it’s boring on her. I also think she looks like she’s gained some weight? She’s in love with a Ken doll, and she’s happy, so good for her. Shane’s face looks more “settled in” though, right? He looks almost human.

Next up: Jennifer Hudson, also in Cavalli. I think the dress is just awful by itself, and on Jennifer, it’s not good. It does bad things to her bust. But! Her makeup looks good, and I like the big hair on her.

Here’s Cindy Crawford in Cavalli. This dress looks so cheap on her. And her face really looks crazy to me.

Also in Cavalli – Julianne Moore. Great color on her, and great styling. This is the best she’s looked in a long time, I think. My only complaint is that the dress’s tailoring seems off.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Yesterday, we covered a story about Seal’s ex-girlfriend, Tatjana Patitz, who claims that he indeed has a violent temper, and she’s glad that Heidi Klum has separated from Seal for the sake of the children. Who really knows about the true nature of Tatjana’s motives for speaking out on the matter, but her words do lend credence to previous reports that Heidi and Seal’s split had a lot to do with Seal’s alleged emotional volatility. As stated previously, I believe that Seal does have an anger management problem that he keeps under wraps in favor of the very passive, eloquent demeanor he recently displayed during the “Ellen” appearance. This belief is based upon my own observations of abusive relationships and not upon any sort of generalization.

Now the tabloids are now painting an even more frightening picture of Seal’s behavior towards Heidi and women in general. Yesterday, I was hoping that Seal’s alleged temper merely meant that he was a screamer or puncher of walls if anything, but Star puts forth an account of Seal’s anger escalating during a mid-January fight, wherein he pushed Heidi with such force that her security guard had to break things up and “physically restrain Seal.” Scary, right? Star also talked to an insider on Seal’s recent tour who says that he generally treats women with disrespect. This is getting pretty ugly:

“We will be connected [for] the rest of our lives … through this tremendous admiration, respect and love that we have for each other,” Seal said of his estranged wife, Heidi Klum, on the Jan. 24 episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” But the “Project Runway” host may not share that sentiment — as Star can exclusively reveal that Seal pushed her in a blowout fight just before their split!

According to a family insider, the couple, who wed in May 2005, got into a full-blown screaming match at their L.A. home in mid-January. “Heidi told friends that Seal just lost it,” the insider tells Star. “He was screaming — and, she said, he pushed her. It was horrible.”

The encounter escalated to the point that Heidi’s security guard had to intervene, a source tells Star. “He had to physically restrain Seal,” the source says.

And Seal’s bad behavior toward women extends far beyond Heidi, 38. While on tour with the “Kiss From A Rose” singer, a female employee claimed a number of men on Seal’s crew subjected her to sexual advancement and verbal harassment — calling her a “hooker” and accusing her of “screwing” her boss. When the situation was brought to Seal’s attention, he dismissed it “as a harmless joke,” a source tells Star. Then “after a campaign by the male crew members to get her faired, she was sacked.”

It all may be a sign of who Seal, 48, truly is. “How can a man with a wife and daughter just let this happen?” says the source. “He just doesn’t seem to care.”

[From Star, print edition, February 13, 2012]

There’s also a story in this week’s issue of In Touch that fills in more about the Tatjana tale that we covered yesterday but also quotes an insider that believes Seal is “acting like he’s still in love with Heidi” as “an important marketing tool,” which is probably true to an extent. Still, I think that Seal is being outwardly charming to try and woo Heidi back, and he’s probably not nearly as passively loving behind closed doors. In Touch also includes another statement from Tatjana that Seal was very kind in the early months of their dating relationship because, “In the courtship, it’s different.”

Well, it’s always different at the beginning of every relationship, right? But if you’re dating a person with anger problems, such changes can be much more jarring than simple matters like, say, simply being less thoughtful as a relationship wears on. Like I’ve already said, hopefully this is all a bunch of crap. But if it isn’t, Heidi did the smart, strong thing of getting out of the relationship.

Photos courtesy of WENN

Anyone remember Tatjana Patitz? She’s a German model who was pretty big in fashion circles in the 1990s — Patitz appeared on that infamous Vogue cover (alongside Naomi, Linda, Christy, and Cindy) and was one of several supermodels featured in George Michael’s “Freedom” video. Just watching that video takes me back. Anyway, Tatjana happened to date Seal for about a year in 1997, and she has taken it upon herself to speak out about the alleged violent temper that has already been the subject of speculation. Tatjana confirms that, in her experience, Seal does indeed have “anger issues,” and she believes that Heidi is doing the right thing by leaving the relationship. The first instinct here is to say, “Poor Seal,” because it must really suck having a famous ex-girlfriend claming such things about you, but this is worth a read:

She fell for him because of his amazing talent and charming personality. But Seal’s former girlfriend Tatjana Patitz has broken her silence to reveal she split from the singer because of his temper tantrums.

And she has warned his estranged German supermodel wife Heidi Klum not to consider a reconciliation with the Kiss From A Rose singer for the sake of their children.

According to In Touch magazine she described the 48-year-old English crooner as a selfish and immature man who cannot control his volcanic personality. The model, who is also German, said: “He is not a nice person. He has anger issues. He is definitely not someone who I think of fondly now.”

Her claims come hot on the heels of previous reports that Klum, 38, demanded a divorce because she was worried about the effect Seal’s “inability to control his temper” was having on their children.

It has also been alleged that the Project Runway star had grown tired of his love of “hard partying.” But while there are no suggestions the Londoner was unfaithful to Heidi, Tatjana believes the hunk cheated during their relationship, which lasted almost a year in 1997. While it is not clear if her belief is true, Seal has himself admitted that he had been unfaithful in many of his previous relationships.

Tatjana is pleased Heidi has decided against talking about her husband in public to protect their three children together. Seal also adopted her first daughter Leni, who was fathered by Formula One tycoon Flavio Briatore. Tatjana believes a divorce would be the best option, “because there are children involved.”

Heidi and Seal announced their divorce on January 23 following a slew of rumours about the state of their relationship. It was a shock because the perception was they had one of the strongest marriages in showbusiness.

The “Crazy” singer has been mounting a charm offensive which many believe is an attempt to win back his wife. He sang the song “Let’s Stay Together” on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and also wore his ring. Seal told the comedienne: “Yes, I’m still wearing my ring. It’s a token of how I feel about this woman.” He also told chat show king Piers Morgan his love for Heidi, “had not waned one iota.”

[From Daily Mail]

Sigh…. the subject of tempers and the role they play in domestic situations is such a tricky topic. While there have been absolutely no reports of Seal getting physical as a result of his alleged violent outbursts, the implication is definitely there. I’m not saying that he hit Heidi or anything — perhaps it’s more of a question of punching walls or the like. In my own experience (and I swear that this is not a generalization) that is based upon people that I have observed, it is entirely possible for a person to be incredibly charming (see Seal’s eloquent “Ellen” appearance) and seem very gentle and passive for all outward purposes. Then when the doors close, that personality can change in a very drastic manner. While it’s really easy to feel sorry for Seal (seriously, he seems so bloody nice) because his ex-girlfriend is speaking out about his temper, let’s just remember that she knows the guy. And hopefully, she’s not just making sh-it up for money. Not that I’d be pleased to learn that Seal really is a violent ass, but you catch my drift.

Here are some photos of Tatiana from 2010. She’s aging well but looks botoxed to the hilt.

Photos courtesy of WENN