Heidi Klum’s Best Halloween Costumes Through the Years

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Heidi Klum's Best Halloween Costumes Through the Years

From an ape to a granny! Heidi Klum wears the most amazing — and outrageous — Halloween costumes each year to her annual bash. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, though, she had to switch to a different approach to celebrate the spooky occasion.

“HERE IT IS 🎃 Normally I’d be hosting my annual Halloween party on Sunday night … but this year things are still looking a little different,” the Making the Cut host captioned an Instagram post in October 2021. “So instead, my family and I want to be the first to wish you a safe and spooky Halloween weekend. #HeidiHalloween2021.”

In her post, the former model shared a short film starring her four children — Leni, Henry, Johan and Lou — who acted as demons, terrorizing Klum and her husband, Tom Kaulitz.

In the short feature, titled “Heidi Does Halloween 2: Klum's Day,” there were tombstones in a graveyard for Klum and Kaulitz — who wed in July 2019 — and the large brood recreated various horror movie scenes from Kill Bill, The Shining and Psycho.

One year earlier, the former Project Runway host similarly canceled her annual festivities to comply with social distancing recommendations.

“Heidi isn’t doing her Halloween party this year due to everything going on [in the world],” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2020.

The Germany native previously hosted a lavish Halloween bash every year since 2000, which has been attended by numerous celebrities, including Mariah Carey and Neil Patrick Harris.

Not only is the soirée one to remember, but so are her costumes. Over the years, she’s donned complex ensembles, dressing up as a flesh-eating alien, Jessica Rabbit, Princess Fiona from Shrek and more.

“By me doing crazy, elaborate outfits as the host, my hope had always been that all my guests would follow. And it’s worked because over the years, people have become increasingly more outrageous with their costumes,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “The party has become almost legendary. It’s epic. I feel like my love for Halloween has made other people fall in love with the holiday too.”

She continued, “The majority of guests were not super dressed [up at my first party]. So, after that, I implemented a ‘no costume-no entry’ rule. We quickly taught people that if you don’t come in a costume, you’re not getting in. … The costumes get bigger and better every year. And that’s because guests know they won’t get in unless they bring it.”

Click through to see some of Klum’s most unrecognizable looks through the years:

Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Heidi Klum's Best Halloween Costumes Through the Years

From an ape to a granny! Heidi Klum wears the most amazing — and outrageous — Halloween costumes each year to her annual bash. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, though, she had to switch to a different approach to celebrate the spooky occasion.

“HERE IT IS 🎃 Normally I’d be hosting my annual Halloween party on Sunday night … but this year things are still looking a little different,” the Making the Cut host captioned an Instagram post in October 2021. “So instead, my family and I want to be the first to wish you a safe and spooky Halloween weekend. #HeidiHalloween2021.”

In her post, the former model shared a short film starring her four children — Leni, Henry, Johan and Lou — who acted as demons, terrorizing Klum and her husband, Tom Kaulitz.

In the short feature, titled “Heidi Does Halloween 2: Klum's Day,” there were tombstones in a graveyard for Klum and Kaulitz — who wed in July 2019 — and the large brood recreated various horror movie scenes from Kill Bill, The Shining and Psycho.

One year earlier, the former Project Runway host similarly canceled her annual festivities to comply with social distancing recommendations.

“Heidi isn’t doing her Halloween party this year due to everything going on [in the world],” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2020.

The Germany native previously hosted a lavish Halloween bash every year since 2000, which has been attended by numerous celebrities, including Mariah Carey and Neil Patrick Harris.

Not only is the soirée one to remember, but so are her costumes. Over the years, she’s donned complex ensembles, dressing up as a flesh-eating alien, Jessica Rabbit, Princess Fiona from Shrek and more.

“By me doing crazy, elaborate outfits as the host, my hope had always been that all my guests would follow. And it’s worked because over the years, people have become increasingly more outrageous with their costumes,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. “The party has become almost legendary. It’s epic. I feel like my love for Halloween has made other people fall in love with the holiday too.”

She continued, “The majority of guests were not super dressed [up at my first party]. So, after that, I implemented a ‘no costume-no entry’ rule. We quickly taught people that if you don’t come in a costume, you’re not getting in. … The costumes get bigger and better every year. And that’s because guests know they won’t get in unless they bring it.”

Click through to see some of Klum’s most unrecognizable looks through the years:

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2022

For her 2022 bash, Klum transformed into a worm with husband Kaulitz as her fisherman.

“She just came up with the worm. She's like that. She gets up in the morning and she's like, 'I'm gonna be a worm,' and I'm like, 'OK.' … I’m running out of options," the musician exclusively told Us about the couples costume choice. “What can you do with a worm? It’s either going to be a fisherman or a gardener or something like that, so I decided on a fisherman and now I'm part of the costume. I have on my hook so that's kind of fun.”

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2021

Klum showed off her spooky zombie costume via Instagram. “Until death do us part @tomkaulitz #heidihalloween2021,” she captioned a photo of herself lying on top of tombstones that read, “Heidi Klum Halloween meant her doom,” and “Tom Kaulitz RIP.”

On October 29, she revealed her deliciously disgusting costume in a Heidi Does Halloween II: Klum’s Day, a short film that she made with her kids. “Normally I’d be hosting my annual Halloween party on Sunday night … but this year things are still looking a little different,” she captioned the clip.

The sequel to last year’s costume has the Making It host returning for revenge and losing a few body parts in the process. Word to the wise: don’t eat the lasagna.

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2020

Klum made a short horror film in lieu of her annual Halloween party due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the clip, the America's Got Talent judge transforms into a wall and bedsheet to hide from her children, who have turned into zombie mummies.

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2019

For her 2019 party, Klum dressed like an alien — with muscles, intestines, brain and metallic skeleton exposed — while her husband, Tom Kaulitz, donned a bloodied astronaut costume. The model got into character in front of a live audience at an Amazon bookstore in New York City on October 31, and she also shared clips of her preparations on Instagram.

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2018

She's a believer! Klum and her then-boyfriend, Tom Kaulitz, went as Fiona and Shrek from the movie franchise in 2018. "I love Halloween. I love dressing up. I love inspiring people," she told Us. "We both love green."

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2017

The model dressed up as Michael Jackson from his "Thriller" music video for her 18th annual holiday bash in NYC. "It’s such a scary video. I think it also changed so much in our history, really – music videos as a whole,” she told Us Weekly at the time. “He made it into this whole kind of film. I think he changed a lot by doing that. It was super scary and super elaborate. He went through all that stuff, too, doing this [points to hair and makeup]. I thought it would be a fun idea to copy that.”

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2016

Heidi Klum reveals her costume during Heidi Klum's 17th Annual Halloween Party on October 31, 2016 in New York City.

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2015

She’s really animated! Heidi Klum went over-the-top for Halloween, looking almost unrecognizable dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? at her halloween bash at Lavo in NYC, sponsored by GSN’s Hellevator and SVEDKA Vodka at LAVO New York.

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2014

Klum went as a butterfly in 2014. The model covered her body in blue and black paint and donned colorful wings and antennas for her 15th annual Halloween bash, sponsored by Svedka Vodka. 

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2013

A Halloween costume for the ages! Heidi Klum was nearly unrecognizable as an old lady, complete with white hair, ultra-realistic wrinkles, and a cane.

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2011

The model and her then-husband Seal dressed up as apes at Dream Downtown in NYC.

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2011

Klum's anatomy! She wore a fleshy bodysuit at TAO in Las Vegas.

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2010

Klum wore stilts to become an 8-foot-tall alien transformer at NYC's Lavo. "I can't really bend anything!" she told Us.

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2009

Dressed as a black crow, the jewelry designer was barely recognizable at her West Hollywood soiree.

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2008

Klum stole the show when she transformed into the Hindu goddess Kali at NYC's 1 OAK. The spirited star even sported custom crimson contact lenses and ghoulish fangs!

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2007

Dressed as a sex kitten for her L.A. party, Klum's ID tag read: "If Found, Please Return to Seal."

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2006

To cover up the fact that she was eight months pregnant, Klum took inspiration from the Garden of Eden at SBE's Privilege in L.A.

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2005

Long before Twilight became a phenomenon, Klum sported a daring vampire costume at Happy Valley in NYC. The outfit even featured a heart that beat outside her chest!

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2004

The supermodel dressed up as the Red Witch for her NYC blowout at Marquee. A skeleton was attached to Klum's backpack, making it weigh nearly 50 pounds once the costume was complete.

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2003

Klum morphed into an extraterrestrial for her fourth annual Halloween bash. She even arrived to her party via UFO!

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2002

For her third annual Halloween bash, Klum went retro as the famous cartoon character Betty Boop.

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2001

The German stunner made quite an entrance at NYC's Lot 61 when she rode in on a horse. Dressed as Lady Godiva, Klum wore a bejeweled bodysuit and a super long blonde wig.

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2000

The Project Runway host looked like a bondage babe in a skintight latex dress. Klum accessorized her gothic look with a spiked choker, a jet black wig, and dramatic makeup.