Cindy Crawford says Kaia Gerber was ‘traumatised' by her racy photos which were hanging in the house

Express Tribune

16-07-2025

Cindy Crawford is getting candid about the side effects of her supermodel past, particularly how it impacted her daughter, Kaia Gerber. On a recent episode of Monica Lewinsky's Reclaiming podcast, the 59-year-old icon revealed that some of her most provocative photos were on full display in her home for years.
'There were pictures of me in the house that I never explained to my kids,' Crawford shared. 'Once in a while, one of them would say, 'We just thought it was normal that your mum was photographed like that.'' She laughed, adding, 'I'm sure my kids are traumatised, like every kid is.'
Crawford, whose decades-spanning career included countless risqué shoots in the '80s and '90s, said her perspective shifted after starting a family. 'I did stop doing those kinds of photos before we got married,' she said of her 1998 wedding to businessman Rande Gerber. 'I've turned down shoots since, I just didn't want my nine-year-old getting teased at school.'
While she's proud of most of her work, Crawford admitted there is one shoot she regrets. 'It's not even the most revealing, but I felt manipulated,' she recalled. 'That's the only one I look back on and feel hurt.'
She contrasted that experience with working with famed photographer Herb Ritts, saying she felt '100% safe' and 'not sexualised' during their collaborations.
As she approaches 60, Crawford is focused on self-care, promoting her long-running skincare brand Meaningful Beauty. She credits its signature sun-protectant moisturizer for her radiant look, adding, 'Confidence is what people really notice.'
Despite the shock factor at home, Kaia Gerber, now 23, has carved out her own path in fashion—though likely with fewer awkward family portraits on display.