Heidi Klum Thanks Fans for Support Following Split

Supermodel Heidi Klum has broken her silence about her split from Seal tothank fans for their undying support.

The pair appeared to be one of Hollywood's strongest couples, renewing their vows annually, but Klum and the Kiss From a Rose hitmaker recently stunned devotees when they confirmed rumours they had separated.

Seal spent much of last week (ends27Jan12) honouring his promotional commitments for his new album and talking candidly about the split on U.S. TV shows, and now the German beauty, an avid Twitter.com user, has used the social networking platform to express her gratitude for the heartfelt messages she has received.

In a Twitter.com post on Tuesday (31Jan12), she writes, "Hi everyone, Iwant to thank u for all your support and kind words.Really means so much. Thanks again...to the best fans in the world! xoHeidi".

Klum's last tweet was posted on 16 January (12), a week before the couple released a statement confirming its break-up.