Heidi Klum, Leni lingerie shoot inspires NYC mom and daughter

Heidi Klum and her 18-year-old daughter Leni stunned the world with a sexy lingerie shoot for Italian intimates label Intimissimi earlier this month.

Klum, 49, showed off her famous curves as she and Leni were snapped hugging and kissing in lacy lingerie sets.

But as it turns out, you don’t have to be a famous supermodel — or her daughter — to re-create their show-stopping shoot.

New York mom of four, Sue, 50, who enjoys a close connection with her youngest, Julia Rae, 22, took their friendship to Heidi-inspired heights as they posed side-by-side last weekend in a dizzying array of frilly underthings, flashing big smiles for a series of lighthearted snaps in silky Victoria’s Secret sets.

“It was such a beautiful and empowering experience to share with my daughter,” the school teacher, just one year older than the veteran supermodel, told The Post.

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“I feel like I’m always trying to follow the rules of ‘How a mom is supposed to be,’” added Sue, whose brood of two daughters and two sons ranges in age from 28 to 22. “But I felt so strong and free and pretty and happy doing this.”

Sue and Julia’s mommy-and-me photoshoot is a striking tribute to Klum and daughter Leni’s flirty snaps, which they shared with their combined 11.6 million Instagram followers.

Stills and behind-the-scenes clips from their Intimissimi shoot showed the giddy sirens snuggling, frolicking and dancing around with one another in the luxe undies, with a caption that reads:

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“We celebrate women; the love and support between a mother and her daughter; and how confident, beautiful and happy lingerie can make you feel.”

While the photos of the “America’s Got Talent” judge and her daughter were not without controversy, Julia told The Post that striking a pose in her skivvies with Sue felt “natural.”

“She’s my mom, she’s my best friend, she knows everything about me,” said the blond, an aspiring model who works as a physical therapy aide. 

“We’re always doing crazy things together,” she continued, adding she often invites her mother to join in on Girls’ Night Out with her friends.

“I felt very comfortable and natural taking these pictures.”

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And Sue felt the same. 

“I appreciate that my daughter feels comfortable enough to do fun things like this with me,” she said. “And I’m thankful that I’m alive and healthy enough to do things like this with my daughter.”