Heidi Klum's 25th Halloween Bash Sees Stars Embrace Outrageous Costumes
From a giant severed hand to gruesome transformations, celebrities pulled out all the stops for Klum's annual fright-night extravaganza.
Heidi Klum's legendary Halloween party celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dazzling display of celebrity creativity and elaborate costumes. The supermodel herself arrived in a gruesome transformation: a gigantic replica of her own severed left hand. This complex costume, featuring enormous fingers, long red nails, dangling tendons, and dripping blood, was designed by her special-effects collaborator Mike Marino and took months to create.
Klum later revealed a second, equally horrifying look, pairing gory face prosthetics and a blonde wig with massive, finger-like leg prosthetics. Getting into the initial costume reportedly took five to six hours, and Klum described the physical challenge of maneuvering in the cumbersome attire.
Among the night's notable guests, Vanessa Fuchs channeled Natalie Portman's character Alice from the film "Closer," while Haley Kalil embodied Jessica Rabbit. Valentina Sampaio appeared as the comic-book villain Poison Ivy. Laura Abla recreated Madonna's infamous VMAs kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, with companions dressed as the pop stars.
Samuel Williamson and Alexa Hendricks paid homage to Disney's "Hercules," transforming into the titular character and Megara. Taylor Momsen adopted the persona of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, with Steph Gomez as frontman Brian Johnson. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka arrived as the Grady twins from "The Shining."
Klum's children also participated in the festivities: Leni dressed as Miss Piggy, Johan as Michael Jackson from "Thriller," and Lou as Starfire from "Teen Titans."
Other attendees included Paris Jackson, Questlove, Ice-T and Coco Austin, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Madelaine Petsch, and Lux Pascal. Klum shared her costume on Instagram with the caption, "TALK TO THE HAND ✋ #HeidiHalloween 2026 HERE WE GO."
Klum has a history of elaborate Halloween costumes, including Medusa last year and a worm costume in 2022, which garnered significant viral attention. Her husband, Tom Kaulitz, accompanied her as a fisherman that year. Other past costumes have featured transformations into E.T., a peacock, an alien, and Princess Fiona.
This year's event saw participants like Jade Thirlwall as a stone angel or gargoyle, 
Bach Buquen transformed into Hellboy, 
Valentina Sampaio appeared as Poison Ivy. 
Chase Hudson was costumed as Patrick Bateman from "American Psycho," while Alexis Stone dressed as a later-era Michael Jackson.
Klum's elaborate hand costume involved concealing her legs within the fingers and using one arm for the thumb, with assistants in hazmat suits assisting her. The model's wedding jewelry, including a replica of her engagement ring and her husband's name tattoo, were also recreated as part of the look.