Karlie Kloss and son Levi.Photo: Karlie Kloss/Instagram
Karlie Kloss' life has completely changed since welcoming sonLevi Joseph— and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
The model andKode with Klossyentrepreneur, 29, chatted withHoda Kotbabout motherhood on Wednesday’s episode of theTodayshow, calling it “the greatest joy that I never knew” before having her son, who just turned 1.
Sharing whether she fell in love right after Levi was born, Kloss told Kotb, 57, “The moment he was placed on my arms — I literally cry at commercials now, so I might cry right now — I just had this moment of, ‘Now, every woman who has a child, every parent, goes through this.’ "
“And it’sjust the most profound experiencethat I had no idea [about] until having a kid,” she admitted.
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Kloss welcomed Levi, her first child with husbandJoshua Kushner, in March of last year, while PEOPLE exclusivelyreported the model’s pregnancythe previous October.
“Karlie is overjoyed to be expecting her first child in 2021,” a source close to Kloss told PEOPLE at the time. “She will be the most amazing mother.”
On Wednesday’sToday, Kloss saidof becoming a parent, “Everything changes. I think the last few years have changed us as well but becoming a mom? I have become, first of all, so much more efficient with my time. I’m actually on time everywhere now.”
“And I’m always a multitasker … I’m doing a thousand things. But I think priorities just changed,” she told Kotb.
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“Happy Birthday!!!!!” said Aldridge, 36, while Turlington, 53, wrote, “Happy Birthday Levi & Mama. 💞.”
“I just was so infuriated there weren’t women in these industries at leadership levels, or equal representation,” she added. “Andthat’s what we really try to do: create a space that’s inclusive, and creative, and fun to learn how to code. And it’s all for free.”
Asked about the similarities she sees among girls who attend the camp, Kloss said, “I really admire this generation — they realize the power they have to change the world. And they’re using the coding skills they’ve learned to attack real problems, like climate change or building real businesses.”
Girls who are interested in joining either an in-personor virtual camp— for which the organization is giving out 5,000 scholarships — can apply atkodewithklossy.com.
source: people.com
