Heidi Klum Returns to ‘Project Runway’ as Season 21 Host

Heidi Klum is returning to “Venture Runway” after exiting the style competitors collection in 2018.

The information comes after the October announcement that the collection had been renewed for a twenty first season whereas shifting to Disney’s Freeform after most lately airing on Bravo. Season 21 will debut later this 12 months and run for 10 episodes, which is able to stream on Disney+ and Hulu after their Freeform airings.

Klum beforehand hosted “Venture Runway” for 16 seasons, starting with the collection’ 2004 debut on Bravo. She remained with the present when it moved to Lifetime in 2009, the place it aired for 11 extra seasons, then departed alongside Tim Gunn, who mentored designers on the present, when it moved again to Bravo for Season 17. Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano stepped in as “Venture Runway” host and mentor, respectively, for the subsequent two seasons, with Siriano filling each roles for Seasons 19 and 20.

In the meantime, Klum and Gunn created a brand new style competitors collection known as “Making the Lower” for Amazon Prime Video, which debuted in 2020 and ran for 3 seasons. Their departure from “Venture Runway” coincided with the top of yearslong authorized dispute between NBCUniversal, which owns Bravo, and the Weinstein Firm, which produced the present on the time and was sued for violating contract when shifting the present to Lifetime.

Since Season 17, “Venture Runway” has been produced by Spyglass Media Group, which closed a cope with Freeform in 2024. Alfred Road Industries additionally produces. Government producers embrace Spyglass’ Gary Barber serves and Alfred Road’s Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Volpe and Nan Strait.

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