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Heidi Klum marks 25th Halloween party as a giant severed hand

The supermodel's annual costume reveal in New York featured a bloody, prosthetic-heavy transformation into her own severed left hand.

What to know

  • Klum's 2026 costume depicted a giant, bloody replica of her own left hand, including her real wedding ring and a tattoo reading "Tom" for husband Tom Kaulitz.
  • The party marked the 25th anniversary of Klum's annual Halloween event, now held at Cathédrale Restaurant at Moxy East Village in New York.
  • Kaulitz did not attend this year's party because he was on tour, breaking from his usual role as her costume accessory in past years.

“A great glass of wine is always fun… and most of the time you think of something gory when you have a blood transfusion bag. That's what Halloween is all about. We go gory, and we go there.”

Heidi Klum, Party host · NY Post / Page Six ↗ · Oct 31

Heidi Klum Supermodel and TV personality, party hostTom Kaulitz Musician, Klum's husband

Heidi Klum marks 25th Halloween party as a giant severed hand
NY Post

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    Coverage details costume's personal touches and five-to-six-hour application

    Reports noted the costume replicated Klum's real wedding ring and a finger tattoo reading "Tom" for her husband Tom Kaulitz, who skipped the party this year while on tour; the transformation reportedly took five to six hours to apply.

    “I looked at my hand and I thought, 'Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,'”
    — Heidi Klum, Party host · source
    1. first by WUSA9, 12d ago · also Vogue Adria, The Canberra Times, Newsweek, Yahoo, Allure, CTV News +13

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    • victinibcn.bsky.social

      Heidi Klum’s 2026 Halloween costume as a severed hand was absolutely stunning.

      victinibcn.bsky.socialBluesky11d ago75▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • Mathrubhumi_English@mastodon.social

      Heidi Klum has done it again! For her 25th annual Halloween party, the supermodel transformed herself into a giant severed hand. Here's a closer look at her bizarre 2026 Halloween costume https:// english.mathrubhumi.com/lifest…

      Mathrubhumi_English@mastodon.socialMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • Heidi Klum Looks Unrecognizable as a Gory, Severed Human Hand on the 25th Anniversary of Her Famous Halloween Party https:// people.com/heidi-klum-unrecogn izable-as-severed-hand-halloween-party-12196671?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Celebrity Parents & Families @ celebrity-parents-families-people

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    Klum arrives as a severed hand at her 25th Halloween party — Klum made a dramatic entrance in a truck covered in "DANGER" signs, helped down by actors in blood-stained yellow hazmat suits, before revealing a costume depicting a giant, gory version of her own left hand with gaping tendons at the wrist.

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    Klum displays a measured mannequin with a hidden backpack rig — On the Thursday before the party, Klum shared a mannequin seemingly rendered to her measurements, with a deconstructed hiking backpack strapped to its back, fueling speculation about the costume's mechanics.

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    Klum teases costume with prosthetic close-ups on Instagram — About a week before the party, Klum began posting hints of her look on Instagram, sharing close-up images of prosthetics being applied.

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