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Heidi Klum’s Halloween 2026 Costume Is Simply Out of Hand
Heidi Klum nailed her bloodcurdling look.
In fact, at her annual star-studded party held in NYC Oct. 31, the model sent shivers through the crowd when she arrived wearing an enormous—and—severed re-creation of her own left hand, complete with her wedding ring.
"I mean literally, my left hand inspired me,” Heidi exclusively told E! News on the event’s red carpet. “I looked at my hand and I was thinking, ‘How can I fit my body into this hand? There must be a way,’ and we found a way to put my body into a hand.”
As for the details behind the process? The costume—which included a nod to her husband Tom Kaulitz—took quite a while, hands down.
“Today it was about six hours to get ready,” she explained, “but obviously my team—they spent months doing this. Many people, many hands doing this hand.”
Just a month before debuting her spine-chilling costume, the Project Runway alum teased her attire, noting it would be “very, very bloody.”
But Heidi’s latest ensemble should be no surprise since the Queen of Halloween has been pulling off extravagant looks for years. As for her petrifying ensemble last October, she sported a head to tail Medusa costume, complete with an epic tail and rattlesnakes on her head.
A mythological getup that took months to create.
"Everything is hand-painted," Heidi exclusively told E! News at the time. "About 15 people have been working on this, and I think they did a fantastic job."
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And it was no easy feat since crafting the unrecognizable costumes for her and Tom—who fittingly dressed up as a Greek soldier turned to stone—was made to tip the scales.
"I've been thinking about Medusa for quite some time," Heidi noted, "because I've seen over the years obviously many, many Medusas, and I thought, you know, one day I'm going to try my own...I really wanted to have snakes that were moving, a super-ugly, super-scary face, really ugly teeth, and to be like a really long rattlesnake."
For even more creepy celeb costumes from this year, keep reading…
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Heidi Klum
The model's costume is hands down one of her best, as she dressed as her real left hand—including her wedding ring from husband Tom Kaulitz.
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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
The couple was unrecognizable as the twins from The Shining at Heidi Klum’s 25th annual Halloween Party.
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Kyle MacLachlan and Desiree Gruber
Attending alongside his wife, the Sex and the City star was dressed as "the evil" Cliff Vandercave from his 1994 movie The Flintstones.
"This is a blast from the past with Flintstones," he told E!. "Original costume. I don't think they know it's gone, so don't tell them."
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Lou Samuel, Johan Samuel and Leni Klum
Klum's kids banded together on the red carpet for the party, which was presented by Apothic and Butterfinger at Cathédrale in New York City.
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Chase Hudson
The influencer channeled American Psycho by dressing as Patrick Bateman.
“I thought this fit the New York atmosphere,” he told E! News. “A little bit of Wall Street, a little bit of money and a little bit of heartbreak and some pain.”
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James Charles
The beauty influencer spent seven and a half hours transforming into Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove .
"I did prosthetics, and I'm not a special effects makeup artist, so that definitely tacked on a little bit more time than I would normally need," he told E!. "It's one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid. It's just a great way to combine glamor, camp, color and a lot of effort for Halloween."
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Taylor Momsen
The Gossip Girl alum embraced her rock skills for All Hallows' Eve.
"I've been on tour with AC/DC for the past three years," she told E!. "I'm Angus Young tonight."
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Questlove
The musician got in the NFL spirit with a San Francisco 49ers jersey and blinged helmet accessory.
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Valentina Sampaio
You'll be green with envy over the model's Poison Ivy look.
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Andrew Rannells and Tuc Watkins
The Girls alum and One Life to Live actor appear to have crashlanded on the shores of Heidi Klum's party.
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Karen Mulder
The Victoria's Secret model wore Karl Lagerfeld's personal clothing while dressing as the late designer.
"These are his actual clothes, and these are his actual sunglasses as well," she told E! News on the red carpet. "They're prescription, so I'm looking at everybody a little fuzzy."
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Mariah Strongin
Wonder Woman to the rescue!
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Ida Kulis
The model was bewitching in her attire.
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Christian Beck
Beck struck a pose on the carpet.
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David Kirsch
No angel is complete without silver abs.
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Rebecca Mir and Massimo Sinató
The pair coordinated in all-black ensembles.
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