Heidi Klum is the queen of spooky Halloween costumes.
Klum, 52, revealed her 2025 Halloween costume at her annual party in New York City on Friday, October 31. For the holiday, she dressed up as Medusa, the mythical snake-haired creature who is able to turn people to stone with just her gaze
Her costume featured intricate and scary-looking detailing that covered her entire body, with Klum even sporting a tail.
The America’s Got Talent judge made her look even more realistic with prosthetics, including the snakes atop her head in place of her hair, which wriggled and moved individually. To seal the deal, she carried a bow and arrow prop.
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Klum’s husband Tom Kaulitz, 36, got in on the action, wearing a costume that complemented his wife’s outfit. In a head-to-toe grey attire, Kaulitz embodied a Greek solider who had been turned to stone by Medusa’s gaze.
Speaking to E! News at her party, Klum shared details of the elaborate preparation required to get into character, revealing it took 10 hours to get ready for the night’s event.
“Everything is hand-painted,” Klum told the outlet. “About 15 people have been working on this, and I think they did a fantastic job.”
She added, “I’ve been thinking about Medusa for quite some time because I’ve seen over the years obviously many, many Medusas, and I thought, You know, one day I’m going to try my own…I really wanted to have snakes that were moving, a super-ugly, super-scary face, really ugly teeth, and to be like a really long rattlesnake.”
Klum previously teased what she would be wearing while chatting with Good Morning America.
“I’m ready already,” she told the publication on Wednesday, October 29. “But if I had to give you a tease, I’m gonna be very ugly. Very scary! But very ugly.”
She also told Entertainment Tonight that her teeth are “pretty scary.”
“This is a good hint, she said, holding up a zoomed-in picture of her mouth. “They are so sharp. I have to make sure I don’t have my tongue [poking] it. Like chicken skewers.”
She joked, “I hope I can still kiss in this.” When asked exactly “how ugly” her costume would be, Klum replied, “From a scale of one to 10, it’s gonna be 11.” She added, “It’s gonna be a lot of prosthetics and a lot of paint and spray and I’m gonna break out in so many hives and pimples tomorrow.” Klum noted that no matter how irritated her skin gets, it’s still “worth it” to dress up.
“I know that the people around the world are watching and I love it so much. I know I have so many Halloween fans out there and I never want to let them down.”
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Klum gave her fans a glimpse of her 2025 costume via Instagram on Friday, while starting to get dressed up. The model zoomed in on her face, which was painted orange with green undertones. Her eyebrows were covered up and she wore a bald cap.
“#heidihalloween 👻🕷️💚,” she captioned the post. Fans guessed what she might be in the comments section.
“Grinch 👀,” one questioned, while another wondered if she was being “a labubuuuu?” Another commented, “Grinch, Gremlin or Slimer are my guesses.”
Some of her celebrity friends got in on the fun, too. Winnie Harlow playfully wrote, “The queen of Halloween is coming 😍🔥🔥.”
Klum also shared a clip of Kaulitz getting ready. He also put on a bald cap. She beamed for the camera and blew a kiss before ending the video.
Last year, Klum dressed as a peacock. She wore a blue bodysuit with prosthetics resembling the bird’s face. To make the look even more dramatic, she posed with dancers on the red carpet who acted as her feathers.
More of her most notable costumes included Fiona from Shrek, a worm and E.T.
