The German model stepped away from the beloved competition franchise in 2018 after 16 seasons as host She's back! PEOPLE has learned that Heidi Klum is returning to Project Runway after stepping away from the hit franchise in 2018.

Project Runway premiered on Bravo in 2004, where the hit show lived for the first five seasons. The show moved to Lifetime until 2017, when Bravo picked the series back up once again. The most recent season of the show aired in 2023 as an “All Star” season that crowned winner Bishme Cromartie.

Heidi Klum is set to return to Project Runway eight years after exiting the hit competition series, according to a new report.