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Heidi Klum reveals a giant severed hand as 2026 Halloween costume

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For her 25th annual Halloween party in New York, supermodel Heidi Klum transformed into a giant severed hand, barely recognizable except for her eyes and mouth, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth as she stuck out her tongue. The costume featured detailed prosthetics including dangling ligaments and tendons at the top of the hand. Klum explained that inspiration struck last year when she thought about fitting her body inside a giant version of her left hand, complete with long red nails, jewelry, and her wedding rings. She mentioned it took around five to six hours to prepare for the costume, which also included intricate details like a tattoo of her husband Tom Kaulitz's name on her ring finger.
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On October 31, 2026, Heidi Klum hosted her 25th annual Halloween party in New York City and made headlines by dressing up as a giant, bloodied severed hand. For the costume, Klum's left hand was replicated with detailed prosthetics that included long red nails, a thumb ring, and her engagement ring and wedding band. She appeared unrecognizable at the event, with only her eyes and mouth visible, and a team of prosthetic artists helped create the elaborate outfit. The inspiration for this year's costume came from Klum looking at her own hand last year and wondering if she could fit her body inside a giant version of it. Previous years have seen Klum dress as various characters including Medusa, a peacock, and Kali, the multi-armed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.

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Klum PERSON · 6× Greek NORP · 1× Heidi Klum PERSON · 1× Hindu NORP · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Kali PERSON · 1× Medusa PERSON · 1× Michael Jackson's PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× Tom Kaulitz PERSON · 1×

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In past years, Klum has come dressed as the Greek myth Medusa, a peacock, an 8-foot-tall (2.4-meter-tall) "Transformer," a werewolf from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video, a clone accompanied by several Klum-lookalikes, and Kali, the multiarmed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.
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🔮 I looked at my hand and I thought, 'Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,'" Klum said.
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Heidi Klum underwent a bloody transformation to become a giant, gruesome severed hand for her annual Halloween party in New York on Saturday, 25 years after she began hosting the much-anticipated event. asserted
she → undergo → event
Klum was unrecognizable, with only her eyes and mouth showing, blood dripping from her mouth as she stuck her tongue out. asserted
she → show → tongue
The top of the hand ended in a gory assortment of dangling ligaments and tendons. asserted
top → end → ligaments
She had an ensemble of helpers in blood-stained hazmat suits. asserted
She → have → suits
The idea came to her last year to be a giant hand - specifically her own left hand, with long red nails, a thumb ring, and her engagement ring and wedding band. " asserted
idea → come → nails
I looked at my hand and I thought, 'Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,'" Klum said. uncertain
Klum → look → this
The supermodel-turned-TV personality went viral in 2022 when she arrived at the party on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume. asserted
she → turn → costume
In past years, Klum has come dressed as the Greek myth Medusa, a peacock, an 8-foot-tall (2.4-meter-tall) "Transformer," a werewolf from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video, a clone accompanied by several Klum-lookalikes, and Kali, the multiarmed Hindu goddess of death and destruction. asserted
Klum → come → death
Klum said it took about five to six hours to get into her hand costume this year, but making it took a lot longer. asserted
making → say → it
She posted hints on her Instagram earlier in the day as bloodied prosthetics were applied to her face. asserted
prosthetics → post → face
"Hands down, the hardest thing is carrying it," Klum said. asserted
Klum → carry → it
Her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, did not attend this year because he was on tour. asserted
he → attend → tour
But the details on her costume include a tattoo of his name on her ring finger, along with her palm lines and veins. asserted
details → include → lines
"A little bit of Tom is with me," she said. asserted
she → say → me
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