Heidi Klum German-American model and TV personality

It has become a USA Halloween tradition: the question of which spectacular USA costume Heidi Klum will wear. Year after year, the German supermodel turned USA TV personality outdoes herself with elaborate transformations, making her legendary Halloween party a firm fixture on the celebrity calendar.She didn't disappoint her fans this year either: turning up as Medusa, the USA legendary beautiful woman turned into a snake by a goddess in Greek mythology. With serpents for hair, the sight of which turns living things around her to stone.“So I wanted to be really, really like a really ugly, ugly Medusa. And I feel like we nailed it  to the teeth,” Klum said before pointing to fangs in her mouth.

Her full-body costume was a work of art by her make-up artist Mike Marino: a green-scaled body, a crocodile tail, claws, huge ears and snakes for hair. According to Klum, the preparation took around ten hours.At her side was husband Tom Kaulitz, guitarist of the band Tokio Hotel. As in previous years, he was part of her costume - but this time much less colourful than his wife: grey in keeping with mythology, according to which Medusa turns people to stone with her gaze. While Klum carried a bow and arrow, Kaulitz posed with a sword and shield.Back in September, Klum posted a video on Instagram in which she had her teeth imprinted - a reference to her upcoming Halloween project. "I'm going to be very ugly," she revealed at the time.With her elaborately staged costumes, the presenter of 'Germany's Next Topmodel' is a major talking point every year - and has long since achieved cult status.Just one clone of yourself would be boring. Heidi Klum brought five "Heidi clones" to her Halloween party in 2016. How long must the casting have taken to discover herself USA five times over?

USA In 2011, Heidi Klum dressed up as gorillas with her then husband Seal. She had skin-tight suits made with USA human bones and muscles drawn on them.

Butterflies are known for their magical transformation after they fall asleep in their cocoon. Heidi Klum presented her Halloween costume from 2014 not only at her party, but also in New York's Times Square. We wonder how heavy the wings were?

A height of almost 2.5 metres seems anything but USA practical, but Heidi Klum literally outgrew herself for her Halloween party in 2010. With stilts and a flaming red hairstyle, she gained several dozen centimetres to become Heiditron.

The USA top model grew six extra arms for her costume in 2008. Klum modelled her USA costume on Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction. Probably best to keep her at arm's length.USA Film characters are among the most popular sources of inspiration for Halloween costumes and Heidi Klum digs deeply into the well of big screen characters to create spectacular transformations. All in green and with the obligatory big hands and feet, Klum and Kaulitz became Shrek and Princess Fiona in 2018.Human, machine or naked alien. It's hard to say exactly what Heidi Klum's costume in 2019 was supposed to represent. A Borg from Star Trek? Perhaps it was meant to be indefinable but it was certainly spectacularly frightening.

USA Halloween is best celebrated in good company. Dressed as a peacock, In 2023, Klum brought her gang to the party as she made good as a peacock with human feathers. Her husband Tom Kaulitz, although not in the picture, wasn't forgotten. He was the egg.Klum also found inspiration in the animal kingdom in 2022. As an earthworm, she lay down on the red or blue carpet of her Halloween party so that the photographer could capture the sheer size of her costume. Fishing for compliments, we wonder if she had a lot of good conversations that year?Even after more than 20 years, the top model never seems to run out of ideas - or

patience - for elaborate costumes. No expense or effort is spared here. In 2024, Klum made her party unsafe with her husband Tom Kaulitz as Steven Spielberg's Extra Terrestrial aliens. She herself found this costume the most uncomfortable.Her legendary Halloween party is barely over but images of the night quickly went viral. One thing is certain: Heidi Klum has raised the bar yet again for costume drama and making an enormous effort for one night. And her fans are already beginning to ask, what transformation will the Queen of Halloween dare to do next?True to her word, the unofficial Halloween queen’s costume was terrifying, arriving at the 25th anniversary of her annual Halloween party as Medusa alongside her husband, Tom Kaulitz, who dressed as a Greek soldier turned into stone. If you know your Greek mythology, it states that anyone who looks upon the grotesque Medusa turns into stone.

USA Kaulitz, ever the supportive husband, said that he still found his wife to be “sexy” despite her intricate costume being rather petrifying. The costume included a long tail and moving snakes in place of her hair—a look she’s been teasing on Instagram before her big reveal. Staying in character, Klum hissed at photographers as she posed for pictures.

The year before, Klum took a walk on her wild side, arriving as the bright-blue body of a peacock; a group of dancers served as her vibrant green wings. Then, of course, this story wouldn't be complete without spotlighting her unforgettable worm of 2023. Klum metamorphosed into a haunting red, textured creepy crawler.

"I always try my best, I really do," she shared with InStyle. "I never want to let my Halloween fans down. And I know people are watching from everywhere, so I really wreck my brain every year to come up with something fabulous, give everyone a good time, and hopefully inspire others to also do something creative."Heidi Klum donned green scales and squirming snakes to transform herself into Medusa for Halloween.Klum said she loves the Greek myth of Medusa, in which a goddess turns a beautiful woman into a monster with serpents for hair, the sight of which turns living things around her to stone.

“So I wanted to be really, really like a really ugly, ugly Medusa. And I feel like we nailed it — to the teeth,” Klum said before pointing to fangs in her mouth.Her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, dressed as a man turned to stone.Klum said she spent 10 hours getting into costume for her annual Halloween party. She said it was all worth it because she loves the celebration.The supermodel-turned-TV personality went viral in 2022 when she arrived at her party on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume.USA In past years, Klum has come dressed as an 8-foot-tall Transformer, a werewolf from Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video, a clone accompanied by several Klum-lookalikes, and Kali, the multi-armed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.Among the other celebrities who walked the carpet at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York were a green-painted Darren Criss as Shrek, Maye Musk as Cruella de Vil and Ariana Madix as Lady Gaga.Last year, Klum and Janelle Monae turned up to their respective parties in the same costume: ET.Monae was hosting her annual party on Friday, too, and came dressed as a vampire attacked by a shark. The actress and singer-songwriter turned the entire month into a series of Halloween-themed immersive experiences across the Los Angeles area, concluding with a party at her home in Studio City. Earlier in the week, she had dressed as the Cat In The Hat.

“Halloween gives context to what I already do every day,” Monae told The Associated Press earlier in October. “As an artist, I’m always transforming, world-building and inviting people to play in the worlds I create.”It is officially the scariest night of the year and, while everyone in Hollywood and beyond has been showing off their elaborate costumes, there is one party we're all watching.

Heidi Klum has cemented her place as the official Queen of spooky season thanks to her wild, weird and wonderful costumes and her annual bash that attracts celebrities across the globe.She had kept fans on their toes all day, dropping snippets of her costume on Instagram in the lead up to her party - despite being one of the last arrivals of the night - and she did not disappoint.Following her notorious worm and peacock costumes in recent years, the Project Runway star took her animal theme to new levels as a bright green, and pretty hideous, Medusa.She slithered up the carpet with several moving snakes protruding from her intricate headpiece, sticking her vile tongue out at the waiting photographers.Although she warned fans that her costume would be "very ugly", this probably isn't what anyone expected.Heidi collaborated with Oscar-nominated make-up artist Mike Marino once again to pull off her costume, with a team of more than 35 people working hard to ensure she had all eyes on her.As the festivities continue, here is a look at some of the most impressive outfits at Heidiween 2025 and beyond.But it's not all about Hollywood (or Heidiwood). Even politicians are getting in on the action, including President Trump, who is hosting a party at his Florida home.

Like Heidi, her husband Tom Kaulitz, is never one to shy away from playing dress up.He was by her side arriving to the party as a man who was unfortunately turned to stone after looking directly at Medusa.The Tokio Hotel musician committed to the bit by posing with his weapon and shield raised, suggesting Medusa's appearance caught him by surprise moments before his demise.Ice-T and Coco Austin have never shied away from going all out for Halloween, and are regulars at Heidi's annual bash. This year was no different as the rapper looked menacing in a red hooded jumpsuit, hiding his face with a blood-splattered white mask. He had a selection of weapons on hand to make his costume truly terrifying.

USA Model Coco also got the horror memo in a bright red wig and denim bodysuit, with Chucky's tagline: "Wanna play?" scrawled across the front, layered on top of a striped, long-sleeved turtleneck topDarren Criss may have taken some inspiration from his host as he donned a Shrek costume, including bright green face paint, a prosthetic nose and huge stomach, which he patted in front of the

cameras.Not quite as epic as when Heidi did the same in 2018, the Glee star switched his efforts up with tartan red trousers alongside wife Mia Swier - who chose not to be his Princess Fiona, but instead Puss in Boots, complete with a black cape and a hair thong.

USA Halloween is just a week away, but the parties began on October 21. Victoria Justice hosted one of the first big celebrity bashes at Bar Jubilee in Los Angeles, while Bette Midler followed days later with the New York Restoration Project’s 2025 Hulaween Gala on October 24.Since then, celebs have been showing off their costumes on red carpets and in Instagram photo shoots. Chloe Bailey dressed up as Beyoncé from Austin Powers in Goldmember, while Paris Hilton and her family debuted a group Toy Story costume in People, with Hilton wearing an especially impressive recreation of Little Bo Peep’s dress.

The stars are just getting started though, and if last Halloween’s ensembles are any indication, they will go all out this year, too. Scroll through the best celebrity costumes of 2025 below, from horror-inspired looks to spot-on pop culture references.The “Project Runway” host stuck with tradition Friday and held another star-studded party for the spookiest night of the year, arriving at her 24th annual bash as Medusa — the monstrous creature from Greek mythology — replete with snakes growing out of her head.Her husband, Tom Kaulitz, endearingly complemented Klum by dressing up as a knight who tried to fight Medusa and was turned to stone by her gaze. His costume was just as elaborate as Klum’s, with ashen makeup and prosthetics producing rather lifelike results.

Klum teased her costume last month by sharing a photo of the Medusa bust on Instagram. She told “Good Morning America” on Wednesday, “I’m ready already. But if I had to give you a tease, I’m gonna be very ugly.”“Very scary!” Klum continued at the time. “But very ugly.”

She’s since shared multiple behind-the-scenes videos and photos chronicling the costume and makeup process, which required a bald cap, numerous prosthetics, and bright green and yellow contact lenses featuring rather convincing reptilian-like pupils.The costume is even more impressive in motion, as even Klum’s tongue was modified.Klum held her party at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City, where she arrived last year as the iconic title character from Steven Spielberg’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” The 52-year-old mother of four told E! News at the time that the alien outfit “took one year to get ready.”

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