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30 Celebrity Costumes That Made Everyone Gasp At Heidi Klum’s 2025 Freak-Fest
Heidi Klum hosted her annual Halloween bash in New York and attracted the likes of many famous (and almost famous) figures.
And because it was Halloween, they all treated it like a red carpet with no rules, resulting in some looking genuinely scary.
Others lost the plot, while many, it seems, were just happy to make the guest list.
Here are 30 of the most notable costumes photographed at the event—and the people who wore them.
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Tom Kaulitz
The scariest thing about this Halloween was the $20.00 bags of candy.
David Kirsch
Celebrity trainer David Kirsh showed up at Heidi Klum’s Halloween party dressed as a painting.
In a bid to explain the look, he took to his Instagram account and wrote: “The meaning of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is a visual representation of overwhelming existential angst and anxiety.”
“I reflect the sentiment of so many today. We must block out the noise, but we must never be silent!”
And just to show everyone his look was on the mark, he had the same painting depicted on his jersey.
Went to a university Halloween party with a guy who painted the Mona Lisa background in a frame and cut out an oval for his face. He had the perfect face for it. It was epic. Upvote for classic art costumes!
Heidi Klum
Since it was Heidi Klum’s party, she has to be included in this list. Vying to outdo herself, as she has every year before, the retired model put significant effort into looking unattractive.
Leading up to the big reveal just before midnight on October 31, the 52-year-old dropped a string of teasers on her Instagram.
The finished product turned out to be a worm-like costume – supposedly a snake – with the head of Medusa, the mythological Greek creature who turned men to stone.
The look was met with humor, and one person quipped, “Weird you’d dress up as my mother-in-law, but okay.”
James Charles
Tristan Schukraft
Tristan Schukraft, often referred to as the “CEO of everything gay” thanks to his significant investments in LGBTQIA businesses, came as Edward Scissorhands.
The original Edward Scissorhands was a Hollywood creation from the 1990s, played by Johnny Depp. It depicts a fairly simple-minded man with shears for fingers who comes to live among other people but falls afoul of societal bias.
Schukraft donned a theme of leather, chains, and lace, with scissors on his hands that were substantially smaller (and presumably safer) than those of Scissorhands.
While stock photography outlets have captured the look, he has yet to post it on his own social media accounts.
A teen came by our place trick or treating with the most amazing Edward Scissorhands costume - even rivaled this one. Won my vote for best costume of the night in our neighborhood!
Bill Kaulitz
Bill Kaulitz, who rose to fame through the German band Tokio Hotel, showed up dressed as Sailor Moon.
He went the whole nine yards with high-heeled boots, a voluminous wig, a mini dress, and unshaven chin stubble—just to make it scary.
The singer, who has since gone solo, has yet to post the image to his social media accounts.
Amaya Espinal
Amaya “Amaya Papaya” Espinal, a cardiac nurse from New York, showed up at the event dressed as Neytiri from Avatar.
The Love Island alum’s costume – or rather, body paint – was complemented by a loincloth and an array of other accessories.
In one photo, she toted a realistic bow over her shoulder, like the character from James Cameron’s brainchild.
“New character unlocked, Avatar Papaya. Happy Halloween!” she captioned footage of the look on her Instagram.
Yannik Zamboni And Aaron Kohler
Imagine Sadako Yamamura from The Ring showing up anywhere within your line of sight. Now imagine there being two.
This is what Swiss designer Yannik Zamboni and Aaron Kohler, an architectural designer from the same country, sought to portray at Heidi Klum’s event.
Photos of the duo show them in white, nightgown-like garments with greasy hair as they loitered on all fours in front of the camera.
Footage from the evening on Zamboni’s Instagram account shows them having a blast and posing with Klum.
“It was, once again, a blast! Thank you @heidiklum for that legendary night,” he captioned the image.
Lol one will k**l you and the other just needs to find that darned contact lense.
Jesus Estrada And Antonio Estrada
I have no idea what this is, but it's an amazing couples costume! So artistic!
Valentina Sampaio
Why is this getting downvoted? This is the iconic costume of Milla Jovovich from the movie The Fifth Element
Gigi Gorgeous
Heidi Wong
Carmella Rose
American model and actress Carmella Rose’s glossy crimson dome, along with her pointed ears, is reminiscent of the leprechaun’s cousin, the clurichaun.
Both have pointy ears and originate from Irish folklore. Unlike the internet’s depictions of other versions of the creature, Rose does not sport any hair for the look, which is perhaps suggestive of her having cut her locks recently.
She has yet to post images of herself at the party on Instagram.
Maye Musk
The world’s richest man’s mother was invited to the same party dressed as Cruella de Vil—or at least, that’s what her faux fur jacket and matching hairstyle appeared to be reminiscent of.
Aesthetically, she pulled off the look, complete with red lipstick, a cigarette holder, and an expression that fit the theme perfectly.
Later, in a video posted on X, she could be seen with four puppies milling around her feet.
“Thanks @heidiklum for inviting me to your fabulous party,” she wrote on her X page.
Remi Bader
Size-inclusion fashion advocate, Remi Bader, was one of the attendees at Heidi Klum’s Halloween do.
She donned a ballerina-type skirt with playing cards hanging from it. On her upper torso, the look took on a gory theme, and the cards were made to appear as if they had pierced her skin.
She even had one stuck to her forehead.
It must be noted that the smile Bader wore as she posed for the camera did not reflect her gory getup.
Bader is known for celebrating Halloween every year but got into hot water in 2023, when fans realized that she resold her Halloween outfits after making videos in them.
She was also ridiculed for dressing “not-cute.”
There's a joke here, but I'm not getting it. That said, it's well done!
Tamron Hall
Haley Kalil
Coco Jones
Twenty-seven-year-old musician Coco Jones came to the event dripping in chocolate.
At least, we’re pretty sure that’s the look she was going for with her ultra-long boots, gloves, and bodice.
But it’s not just the color—it’s the texture, too—that created the realistic depiction of melted chocolate dribbling down her costume.
According to one netizen who responded to her photo dump on Instagram, this was the outfit designed for her tours and not, per se, for Halloween.
This then led to another netizen’s deduction: “She came as herself.”
Quenlin Blackwell
Damian Hurley
Who are these people? Yes, there are names shown, but I've never heard/seen any of them. My teen G.daughter is into cos-playing, and she has personally created some fabulous outfits. These would have been more interesting if these people had made their own, too.
They are predominantly C list celebrities. A lot of them are German C list celebrities that probably have some contractual connections to Heidi. They include Heidi's husband, Heidi's husband's twin brother, a German tv presenter, Boris Becker's illegitimate daughter (remember that story?), a German model who participated in Heidi's TV photomodel casting show. Etc. An ecclectic mix of guests to whom this outing presents a possible career opportunity. It just goes to show just how trashy the entire event is.
Load More Replies..."Caleb's fear nothing" How brave of them to wear a costume they purchased
Especially a costume they purchased because they're actors and performers who have regular access to makeup and costuming professionals in the ordinary course of the performance of their jobs. 🙈🙉🙊
Load More Replies...Heidi, as usual, plays queen bee to an ecclectic array of C list celebrities. Bottoms up!
Why does WonderWoman keep posting ridiculous comments on this article?
Load More Replies...This isn't about the article, but on BP does anyone else keep getting these weird vodafone popups saying you have won a prize? I'm pretty sure it's a scam as I don't even have vodafone. I've only seen it happen on BP so far, so I was wondering if anyone else had.
Who are these people? Yes, there are names shown, but I've never heard/seen any of them. My teen G.daughter is into cos-playing, and she has personally created some fabulous outfits. These would have been more interesting if these people had made their own, too.
They are predominantly C list celebrities. A lot of them are German C list celebrities that probably have some contractual connections to Heidi. They include Heidi's husband, Heidi's husband's twin brother, a German tv presenter, Boris Becker's illegitimate daughter (remember that story?), a German model who participated in Heidi's TV photomodel casting show. Etc. An ecclectic mix of guests to whom this outing presents a possible career opportunity. It just goes to show just how trashy the entire event is.
Load More Replies..."Caleb's fear nothing" How brave of them to wear a costume they purchased
Especially a costume they purchased because they're actors and performers who have regular access to makeup and costuming professionals in the ordinary course of the performance of their jobs. 🙈🙉🙊
Load More Replies...Heidi, as usual, plays queen bee to an ecclectic array of C list celebrities. Bottoms up!
Why does WonderWoman keep posting ridiculous comments on this article?
Load More Replies...This isn't about the article, but on BP does anyone else keep getting these weird vodafone popups saying you have won a prize? I'm pretty sure it's a scam as I don't even have vodafone. I've only seen it happen on BP so far, so I was wondering if anyone else had.
