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When you’re one of the popular celebrities, you can rarely get a moment’s peace. Whenever you walk out of your door, fans can’t help but want to talk to you and share how much they love your work. They want your autograph. They want your attention. They want you to know how much you’ve changed their lives.

After a while, the majority of fans all start sounding much the same and it’s no wonder that stars need a moment to relax and find their bearings again. Halloween is the perfect time for celebrities to hide their real identities in creative costumes while at the same time having loads of fun and eating loads of candy.

In order to give you some great Halloween costume ideas, Bored Panda compiled this list of famous people wearing Halloween costumes, so scroll down, upvote your faves, and drop us a line in the comments telling us what you think of these cool costumes. We know that you love Halloween posts, so check out our last year’s list of celebrities whom we could barely recognize when they put on their costumes. In case you’re in need of a more serious Halloween pick-me-up, take a look at the posts here, here, and here. And be sure to scroll down for Bored Panda’s interview with the world’s foremost expert on Halloween, Lesley Bannatyne.

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Kevin Hart As Dwayne Johnson

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have seen that pic of The Rock quite a few times, but I JUST noticed that he has a tissue under his arm so he doesn't get his black turtleneck's sleeve dirty! XD

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When celebrities dress up, Halloween approaches weirdness: these are people whom millions of their fans want to be like, but who choose to be someone else for the holiday. It just goes to show that everyone has someone they look up to, no matter how high and mighty they might appear from the sidelines.

Some people love Halloween; some hate it. But most people think of it as a holiday that isn’t very serious and don’t give it much thought. However, Halloween is a deep topic that has been studied by professional academics, the greatest among them being Bannatyne. Bored Panda spoke to her about the holiday’s popularity in the West, especially in the United States, and she gave three main reasons for it.

“Halloween’s popularity, especially among adults, began to surge in the 70s and has been growing ever since. Nostalgia is one reason. Kids who grew up in the golden age of trick-or-treating (50s, 60s — before the rumors of razor blades in apples and stranger danger) didn’t want to give it up, and threw Halloween parties where they could still get into costume and go out at night.”

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Jessica Biel As Justin Timberlake And Justin Timberlake As Microphone

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Bannatyne continued: “Halloween’s edginess is another. Wonderfully outrageous parades erupted in gay communities in the late 60s and 70s (San Francisco’s Castro, Greenwich Village, etc.) that painted Halloween as a renegade holiday; it was both inclusive and extreme, a night where, whatever box you were in during the day, you could bust out at night. My gay friends tell me that Halloween is their Christmas — no gifts, no family, no travel, just a great costume.”

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Ariana Grande As Nurse From "Eye Of The Beholder"

Ariana Grande As Nurse From "Eye Of The Beholder"

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks more like Miss Piggy with her outfit. The face is spot on though.

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Kim Kardashian West As Elle Woods From Legally Blond

Kim Kardashian West As Elle Woods From Legally Blond

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E A M
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't recall Elle wearing a trashy ripped bodice dress.

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xolitaire
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

FAIL: Elle Woods would not have been caught DEAD wearing a trashy abomination like that. And I don't mean the dog. Sorry Kim, you lack the class.

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TJ Taylor
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure Elle was infectious enthusiasm, not disaffected floozy.

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EVERLEIGH
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course she has to dress like a skank for Halloween! It doesnt look far from how she really dresses everyday.... Probably got the outfit fromnher closet. Sorry not a Kardashian fan and never will be. Such a chaotic family!

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Lisa
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

using a real pet as an accessory, another one to go mysteriously missing

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Heidi Curtis Clark
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, where's her costume? Doesn't look any different then her everyday get up!!! haha

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spirit wolf
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just ruining a lot of our teenage memories right there. Bend and snap!!!

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Mark Fuller
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well that was just a cheap excuse to carry on looking like a s**t whilst pretending to dress up. Whatever. How exactly does this equate with the the theme of Halloween. Apart from her vacuous stupidity scaring the c**p out of me?!

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Belle Bell
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Elle Woods wouldn’t be caught dead in a dress like that. VERY poorly (and disrespectfully!) done. Shame on you, Kim Kardashian.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

damn, this comment section is a mess. it’s just a halloween costume, calm down and leave her alone!

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Amazon QT
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a stretch for her... anything to show off her fake boobs and fat a*s!!

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Alicia Rius
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So boring. She dresses like this or worse in real life. Why not be different for one night?

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Careena Bruen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing like Elle Wood, although of course what would you expect from a Kardashian/Jenner. They can't do anything without trying to "sex it up".

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Gemma Lees
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I honestly thought at first glance that she was supposed to be a shop dummy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought she would have bigger bobs than that? Seeing as she's obsessed with looking like a barbie~

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Ana
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Elle Woods was classy. This b***h is trashy. Elle Woods wore bra, this b***h has only a chihuahua.

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Cindy Collins
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She could never recreate the beautiful Elle Woods, she doesn't have an ounce of the class she did

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ofc she would dress up as this for Halloween 🙄 she couldn't be ANYTHING else actually scary, that DOESNT have a slutty dress? :/

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She doesn't look anything like Elle Woods. Couldn't she wear a cute suit or something that Elle would actually wear? Does she ALWAYS have to show off her fake boobs? Yawn.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

halloween is fot having fun with the costumes, and these kardashian people have no clue

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Tami Bridges
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I also don't recall Elle having her nipple riding so hard to the right lol

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James Thompson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't find her attractive in the least. Also, occasionally I'll catch a snippet of her stupid show, and she's always complaining about something. "You're worth billions. Shut the eff up!"

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KLo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This woman is always trying to look like someone else. Halloween or not, it seeps through.

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Frankenfrog
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good luck walking into a court room looking like that. She definitely lives on another planet.

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Donald Holder
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is NOT what I would call a bombshell blond! She's more attractive as a Brunette.

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Connie Dietz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

epic fail when you have to explain who you are dressed as...….I don't think Elle wore a dress like this. She had class. I wonder if KKW will ever get over herself

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Bobert Robertson
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this title backwards or is there someone named legally blond? It’s 2019, anything is possible **edit they fixed the title

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Monday
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was Kim Kardashian dressed as Elle Woods from Legally blond...title is wonky.

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The Halloween expert went on to explain what the third reason for the holiday’s popularity in the US was. “A third reason is horror. Up until John Carpenter’s 1978 movie Halloween, the holiday had been eerie, spooky, and creepy, but not necessarily bloody or violent. Hollywood hadn’t figured out that Halloween and horror movies were a winning combination—1973’s The Exorcist, for example, was released at Christmas. But Halloween was set on Halloween, titled Halloween (rather than ‘The Babysitter Murders,’ its original title), and featured Halloween icons—jack-o’-lanterns, masks, etc.—and forever changed the image of Halloween in our imaginations. In the next two decades a flood of horror franchises became associated with Halloween, and Freddys, Jasons, and Michael Meyers masks appeared everywhere. What this did was turn fans of horror, of which there were many, into fans of Halloween, and the celebration grew even more popular.”

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Lebron James As Edward Scissorhands

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G-Eazy As Edward Scissorhands, The Joker And Frankenstein

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Gabrielle Union And Daughter Kaavia As "Bring It On" Cheerleaders

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks Amazing and her daughter looks so adorable . Lets go East Compton Clovers!!!!

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"American markets began to understand that Halloween could be shaped into a retail season to fit between Back-to-School and Christmas. Coors made it a beer holiday in 1986 by launching a highly successful campaign using Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, as a spokesperson. Other manufacturers saw possibility for the same revenue streams as Christmas, and soon Halloween lights, cards, trees (they’re black, natch), and yard decorations were added to costume offerings," Bannatyne explained.

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Ciara And Russell Wilson As Beyoncé And Jay-Z

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Bannatyne is regarded as the foremost authority on Halloween by some and is a true expert about the history of the holiday. She has written many books on the subject, which show that Halloween can be just as serious as it can be fun.

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One of the many things that Bannatyne found out about the holiday is that the roots of Halloween first formed over 1,000 years ago in the British Isles. Eventually, after passing through various American ethnic groups, the holiday grew into what it is today. If you’re not a fan of the holiday, the next time you see someone dressed in a Halloween costume, don’t be quick to judge; think about the holiday as a living, breathing thing that changes with each generation into something new. And any 1,000-year history is bound to hide some interesting and horrifying-yet-fun insights.

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Gigi Gorgeous And Nats Getty Gorgeous As Jack Skellington And Sally

Gigi Gorgeous And Nats Getty Gorgeous As Jack Skellington And Sally

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Tallulah Willis As Leeloo From "The Fifth Element"

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Linda Phan And Drew Scott As Russell And Carl From Up

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Lily Aldridge As Lydia From Beetlejuice

Lily Aldridge As Lydia From Beetlejuice

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Rebecca Romijn And Jerry O'Connell As Fire And Rain

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"So the wife told me I had to wear a shiny silver suit, and I said: cool." Hes' so lovable.

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Abby Champion And Patrick Schwarzenegger As A Fembot And Austin Powers

Abby Champion And Patrick Schwarzenegger As A Fembot And Austin Powers

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Molly Sims As "I Dream Of Jeannie" And Cindy Crawford As Disco Diva

Molly Sims As "I Dream Of Jeannie" And Cindy Crawford As Disco Diva

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Jay-Z And Lil Nas X As Vincent Vega

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Cardi B As A Nurse

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. Those dresses are in the outfits isle of our sex shops. That’s not a nurse.

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Black-Ish As Tethered

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Groundbreaking show wears groundbreaking movie costumes!

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Jhene Aiko As Ash Ketchum

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Kelly Osbourne A Clown

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are we gonna ignore that this is a harlequin outfit and not a clown one?

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Maria Menounos As Vintage McDonald's Workers

Maria Menounos As Vintage McDonald's Workers

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This brings back bad memories of my first job at 16. Lasted for about 3 days. I swore I'd never work in a restaurant again. Gave me the will to pursue nursing!

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