Heidi Klum reveals a giant severed hand as 2026 Halloween costume
Supermodel Heidi Klum debuted an elaborate, gruesome severed hand costume for her 25th annual Halloween party in New York. The costume, which took months to create and hours to apply, featured intricate details including her own wedding ring.
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Klum's annual costume reveal has become a significant cultural touchstone in celebrity entertainment news.
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.Klum was unrecognizable, with only her eyes and mouth showing, blood dripping from her mouth as she stuck her tongue out. The top of the hand ended in a gory assortment of dangling ligaments and tendons. She had an ensemble of helpers in blood-stained hazmat 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."I looked at my hand and I thought, 'Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,'" Klum said.The supermodel-turned-TV personality went viral in 2022 when she arrived at the party on the end of a fishing…
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