Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Heidi Klum is coming back to the fashion reality TV series after an eight-year absence. PEOPLE was first to break the news. Klum originally hosted Project Runway from its inception in 2004 through 2017.

Great news, designers: Heidi Klum is coming back to the runway. Project Runway, that is. The model-turned-host is returning to the series that made her an Emmy winner, according to People. The series, which initially aired on Bravo before moving to Lifetime and then back to Bravo, is destined for a new home in 2025 at Freeform.

Heidi Klum is set to return to Project Runway eight years after exiting the hit competition series, according to a new report.

Heidi Klum is returning to “Project Runway” after exiting the fashion competition series in 2018, at which point she’d served as host for 16 seasons. The news comes after the October announcement that the series had been renewed for a 21st season while moving to Disney’s Freeform after most recently airing on Bravo.

Project Runway premiered on Bravo in 2004, where the hit show lived for the first five seasons. The show moved to Lifetime until 2017, when Bravo picked the series back up once again. The most recent season of the show aired in 2023 as an “All Star” season that crowned winner Bishme Cromartie.

In fashion, one day you’re in and the next you’re out… and then sometimes you’re back in! Heidi Klum is returning to the show that made her a household name, hosting Freeform’s upcoming reboot of Project Runway,

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.

PEOPLE has learned that Heidi Klum is returning to Project Runway after stepping away from the hit franchise in 2018.