• Leni Klum shows sweet childhood photos
  • She can be seen with her adoptive father Seal
  • The model finds emotional words

It doesn't get any sweeter than this: on the occasion of her adoptive father Seal's 62nd birthday, Leni Klum (20) shares adorable childhood photos showing her together with the singer.

The young model writes beautifully emotional words - and moves the online community to tears.

Leni Klum and dad Seal: a very close relationship

Leni posts a series of pictures on Instagram in which she can be seen as a little girl. She is in the pool with her adoptive dad Seal and Leni is lying on his chest.

With a tender kiss, the two show how close the bond between them is. "The best dad since day one" is the caption of Leni's sweet post - how heart-warming!

Seal adopted Leni when she was five years old. She comes from the relationship between Heidi Klum (51) and Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore (74).

Seal raves about Leni Klum

Despite divorcing Heidi in 2012, Seal and Leni Klum have maintained their close relationship. Seal describes Leni in 'Page Six' as "extremely resourceful and very, very streetwise", "independent" and "very much her own woman".

This support has made Leni an independent young woman. "You know, she was the first out of the house, first living in New York by herself. And so she just did it," Seal reveals with pride.

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Proud father: Seal praises his children's career plans

Seal, who is known for his reticence when it comes to his children, recently made an exception and spoke in an interview with 'Page Six' about the future of his children.

He was particularly proud of the modeling career of his son Henry (19), who made his first appearance at a fashion show. Seal is convinced that Leni and Henry have mastered modeling.