Heidi Klum is returning to ‘Project Runway’ after 8 years: report

PROJECT RUNWAY, (from left): mentor Tim Gunn, judge/host Heidi Klum. ©Lifetime Television/Courtesy Everett Collection

In fashion, one day you might be out, but Heidi Klum is definitely (back) in.

The model, 51, is returning to “Project Runway” eight years after leaving the series after the Season 16 finale, People reports.

Klum hosted the show from 2004 to 2017 with the “America’s Got Talent” host winning the 2013 Emmy Award for her role, alongside her former co-host Tim Gunn.

The Post reached out to Klum’s rep for comment.

During her tenure with the design series, Klum was nominated nine times, with “Project Runway” earning dozens of nods throughout its time on air.

The reality competition show — which has seen a number of talented designers take their careers to the next level — launched on Bravo, before finding its home on Lifetime. The series later returned to Bravo and will now land at Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu.

Klum and her co-host Gunn, 71, both exited “Project Runway” in 2017, with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover star sharing a heartfelt goodbye.

“After 16 incredible seasons, I am saying ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to ‘Project Runway,’ a show that I was honored to host and help create. I am incredibly proud of the show, and it will always have a special place in my heart,” Klum said in a statement at the time. “I am so appreciative of the dedicated fans, and most of all, I am grateful that we could shine a light on creativity and help launch so many talented designers’ careers.”

The hosts spoke to People after their exit, comparing the project to having a child.

“We’re like husband and wife,” said Klum. “This was our baby. Our baby is 16 years old now. Our baby can walk and it’s going to walk by itself. And we love our baby — we love our baby and we wish our baby good luck. But now we’re ready to pop out a new one.”

The duo then created their own show, “Making the Cut,” which follows 12 designers as they face challenges and assignments that test their design skills and abilities to run a business.

The series debuted on Prime Video in 2020 and has currently aired three seasons.

“Heidi and I have wanted to make changes to ‘Project Runway’ for quite a while,” Gunn told The Post at the time. “We were joined in that desire by the ‘Project Runway’ showrunner for the last eleven seasons, an incredible woman by the name of Sara Rea. And the network wouldn’t budge — they said ‘This is a success, people like the format, we’re not going to change anything.’ ”

Reflecting on the end of their run on Lifetime, the fashion designer explained his thought process on creating a new show with Klum.

“When ‘Project Runway’ left Lifetime and went back to Bravo, Heidi and I huddled and said, ‘This is the opportunity. This is the time that we can do what we really want to do,’” confessed Gunn.

The show also featured vignettes of Gunn and Klum undertaking various activities around Paris, including fencing, in between the segments of the designers and fashion shows.

“They were a blast,” Gunn gushed. “Heidi and I aren’t going to sit in a hotel room. We thought, ‘Let’s go out and about in Paris, and if the cameras want to follow us, let them follow us.’ It doesn’t advance the plot, but it’s fun.”

Meanwhile, Karlie Kloss ended up taking over hosting duties for “Project Runway” after Klum and Gunn’s exit, with Christian Siriano serving as a mentor. For Seasons 19 and 20, Siriano took over as the host and continued to mentor.

Later this year, Season 21 of “Project Runway” is set to premiere and will feature 10 episodes aired weekly.

The judges and premiere date have yet to be announced.