Heidi Klum ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images;Courtesy of Heidi Klum/Instagram
Once again, Heidi Klum has amazed us all. Before her highly anticipated Halloween party on October 31st, the 50-year-old supermodel transformed herself into what can only be described as an alien or a terrifying creature with exposed brain. Klum proudly shared her incredible costume on Instagram and Amazon Live.
Klum's face was transformed using heavy makeup and prosthetics, resulting in a striking contour, scales that seemed to protrude from her skin, and an eerie overall texture. Completing her look was a bold, chalky lip and a red outfit with a feathered hood. Keeping her costume under wraps, Klum avoided revealing its identity by disabling comments on her Instagram. It remains a mystery, one that she may choose to unveil at her New York City soirée later today.
Heidi Klum Courtesy of Heidi Klum/Instagram
Klum gave a sneak peek of her costume on Instagram on October 28th. Captioning a photo of herself naked on a pink sofa, she wrote, "The calm before the storm. 3 days until #HeidiHalloween2023. My Halloween motto is GO BIG OR GO HOME."
She also discussed her plans for Halloween during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 27th. Klum mentioned that her celebration will be huge and that she had to close down a few streets in Manhattan, which she acknowledged was a difficult task.
Klum then dropped hints about her appearance after Jimmy Fallon attempted to guess whether she was going to dress up as a robot or a Transformers vehicle. "It's massive," Klum informed Fallon, referring to her elaborate disguise.
Undeterred, Fallon persisted in his quest for more information, causing the supermodel to divulge her reasons for keeping her costume choices under wraps.
“I prefer it to be a surprise,” she stated. "Otherwise, if people have preconceived notions about what I will do, they might be disappointed when I actually perform. So, I believe it's best to avoid discussing it beforehand."
Heidi Klum has consistently amazed us with her Halloween costumes since her inaugural bash in 2000. In the previous year’s celebration, she delighted us by transforming into a colossal worm, while her husband, Tom Kaulitz, embraced the role of a fisherman.
"She often comes up with unique costume ideas. It's her nature. When she wakes up in the morning, she announces, 'I'm going to be a worm,' and I think to myself, 'Okay...I'm running out of ideas for my own costume'," Kaulitz, 34, revealed exclusively to us. "There aren't many options for a worm costume, so I had to choose between being a fisherman or a gardener. Ultimately, I decided to be a fisherman and now I'm part of the overall theme. I even have a hook as a prop, which adds some fun to it."
One of their most memorable costumes was in 2019 when Klum transformed into an alien and Kaulitz accompanied her as an astronaut.
Klum's highly detailed costume, made possible by the skilled team at Prosthetic Renaissance, took approximately 10 hours to complete. The elaborate features comprised of a brain enclosed in glass, metal plates safeguarding her private regions, and a visually striking display of exposed intestines and muscles.