And though Tim said he was “initially devastated, then kind of humiliated” by the alleged snub, the Under the Gunn alum is now using the situation as a way to reflect on “how lucky am I to have had the experiences that I’ve had over the last 20 years.”
“I stopped the boo-hooing,” he noted. “I’ve come to terms with it. Am I disappointed? Sure. And most of all, it’s about not working with Heidi, but we move on and things happen for a reason.”
If anything, it’s also shown him just how strong of a bond he shares with Heidi, 51.
“She was really upset and she kept saying, ‘I’m fighting for you, I’m fighting for you,'” the fashion mentor said. “Which is lovely of her and nothing that I should expect. And I said, ‘Heidi, just take good care of yourself. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.'”
Tim—who co-hosted three seasons of Amazon Video’s Making the Cut with Heidi after leaving Project Runway in 2017—added, “I have her back and I’m with her in spirit always.”
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