Heidi Klum and her kids are freaking Ellen DeGeneres out

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Sara McGinnis

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Ellen DeGeneres and I are on exactly the same page when it comes to lice -- the don't-come-near-me, my-head-itches-at-the-mere-mention freakout page. That's why, when recent guest Heidi Klum opened up about her kids' hair troubles the talkshow host was less than pleased.

"I’m actually lice-free now as of a few days ago," the 42-year-old mother of four announced during an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show that aired this week.

She went on to elaborate, "My daughter was itching and then she had to go to the nurse and then they looked and sure enough they found a little egg, and I mean they’re beyond small, so we had the lice fairies come over to our house."

Confused on that last bit?

Seeming to describe a professional lice-debugging service, Heidi Klum went on to explain, "There are these fairies that come to the house and brush you for hours and get all of these lice out of your hair. They’re fairies. You do get a certificate from the lice fairies when you go to the school because the school wants to know."

No word on which of Heidi's children (Leni, 11, Henry, 10, Johan, 9, and Lou, 6) were infected with the bugs, but all the same Ellen wasn't having it.

"Why are you booked here today? I don't understand," she said after not receiving a hug from the model mom. "Why wouldn't you just stay home and say 'I'll come next week or something?'"

Getting one other little jab in, Ellen asked, "Do you bathe?"

Now, if you've ever had the displeasure of having these little buggers infest your family, you know that not bathing regularly isn't even the problem. Lice are equal-opportunity parasites -- but the stigma you're "dirty" for having them is what I remember most about my first time failing the nurse's check during elementary school. To this day I can remember my cheeks flushing red with embarrassment as I was sent to collect my things and go home early. All the kids in class knew what was going on.

I'm thanking my lucky stars I haven't yet had to deal with lice as a mother (and knocking on wood). I'm sure I'd rise to the occasion given no other choice, but for now the mere mention of lice gives me the heebie jeebies.

Have you dealt with lice yet? How did it go?

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