Heidi Klum is stirring up the excitement for her favorite holiday. The 52-year-old Queen of Halloween always goes all out and is never afraid of looking a little ugly. Now that's officially October, she’s in countdown mode, and she's teasing fans with what looks like another jaw-dropping transformation.
Right on schedule, on October 1st, the supermodel shared a cryptic Instagram gallery of a plaster facial prosthetic mounted on metal, hinting at what’s in the works for her 2025 Halloween party. “This is just the beginning,” she teased, tagging makeup designer Mike Marino, the mastermind behind Colin Farrell’s Penguin in The Batman. If Marino’s involved, you know the look is going to be next-level.
The prosthetic tease she shared this week was obscure enough to leave people clueless as to what's coming. She loves the element of surprise, and her reveals have become as iconic as the party itself. Fans gather online to watch her grand entrance, waiting to see what she’s cooked up after months of secret planning.
It's the second clue she's offered. In August, she told Jimmy Fallon she had been working on the party for months. She was careful not to expose too many details, only promising, "I'm gonna be extra ugly." "And super scary," she added.
Heidi's Halloween history
For Heidi, Halloween isn’t just a fun dress-up day; it's a full-blown production and tradition. She’s been hosting her legendary Halloween party since 2000, only taking breaks in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
Over the years, the studded bash has cemented her status as the queen of Halloween. The guest list is something out of an awards show: Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, Paris Hilton, Naomi Campbell, and the list goes on.
But it’s Heidi’s own looks that steal the spotlight year after year. She doesn’t just dress up; she commits and is sometimes totally unrecognizable. She spends hours in the makeup chair, with layers of prosthetics, elaborate body paint, and they always look straight out of a movie.
Her track record is wild: Jessica Rabbit in full cartoon glory, an eerily realistic elderly version of herself, Fiona from Shrek alongside her husband, Tom Kaulitz as Shrek, a human butterfly with giant mechanized wings, and last year’s unforgettable E.T. costume that had her husband dressing as a “sexy alien” counterpart.