IMHO you don’t need to be controversial to be a self-centered ass. She’s getting young women baby in her show and enabling eating disorders by telling already thin women to lose more weight. Meanwhile none of the “winners” are actual successful since GNTM is made to amuse and not to actual prepare young women for the same career path Heidi had. They also set them up to fail with the contracts the women have to sign when they “win”. Heidi knows all this and is still earning money by being cruel and belittling them. She’s a pretty self centered person and I don’t think she really cares of she hurts people / living beings along the way as long as things work out for her.