Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Babies Heidi Klum Officially Takes Seal's Last Name A Los Angeles court approves her request to become Heidi Samuel By Ken Lee Ken Lee Ken Lee is a former freelance writer at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 20, 2009 06:05PM EST Photo: Gilbert Flores/ CelebrityPhoto The bond between Heidi Klum and husband Seal just got a little closer. On Friday, a Los Angeles commissioner approved Klum’s legal name change to Heidi Samuel, her husband’s surname. In her filing, Klum, 36, gave a one-word reason for the change: Marriage. The couple tied the knot more than four years ago, and Klum gave birth to their fourth child last month. This week, the model made a surprise appearance when she walked the runway in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York just six weeks after giving birth. A rep for Klum did not comment when asked if the Project Runway host intends to be known professionally as Heidi Samuel from now on. P]PeopleTV Archive: Heidi & Seal Take You Underneath the Sheets