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Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz dress up in ET for Halloween 2024
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Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz dress up in ET for Halloween 2024

It’s Heidiween again

Every year since 2000, Heidi Klum has hosted her famous Halloween party, featuring in some serious events. foreign costumes others wouldn’t dare wear—think a peacock, an old lady, and of course a worm appearance which became an instant classic.

And this time is definitely no exception.

The model and her husband Tom Kaulitz both dressed as versions of the ET aliens from the beloved 1982 film ET the Extra-Terrestrial.

Heidi Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz both dressed up as ET for Halloween this year. Reuters
The couple debuted the suits at the model’s annual gala. Reuters
Klum’s ET rocked a blonde wig and hat reminiscent of a memorable scene from the 1982 blockbuster “ET the Extra-Terrestrial.” Reuters
The alien character is still loved to this day. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred a young Drew Barrymore. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Klum’s ET wore a hat and a blonde wig recalls a memorable scene from the blockbuster directed by Steven Spielberg, when Drew Barrymore’s character, Gertie, gives her a makeover.

Meanwhile, her rocker husband channeled the classic ET character.

The couple debuted their epic costumes at the model’s annual Halloween bash, which was hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City.

Her latest look was created with the help of expert prosthetics designer Mike Marino, who has worked on projects such as Max’s ‘The Penguin’ and Sebastian Stan’s latest film ‘A Different Man’.

He was also responsible for Klum’s worm suit in 2022 and Shrek and Fiona from 2018 couple suit with Kaulitz.

Klum shared behind-the-scenes photos of her getting ready earlier in the day. Amazon Live
She teased the wild look with a photo holding a prosthetic finger. Instagram/@heidiklum

Leading up to the big red carpet reveal, Klum shared photos from her long preparation process, including a photo of her face covered in prosthetics and another holding a big toe.

Klum shared a preview first from her outfit in September.

“#HeidiHalloween is starting to take shape… ,” she captioned it the videoshowing a preview of her highly anticipated costume.

The model first shared a glimpse of the suit in September. Heidi Klum/Instagram
At the time, she posted a video of several molds on her Instagram. Heidi Klum/Instagram

The aspect in the clip appeared to be some kind of slimy reptile; however, she did not provide any further clues.

She also showed the making process on Amazon Live, declaring the look to be her “least comfortable” costume ever.

IN A exclusive interview to People in September, the “America’s Got Talent” judge reveals that she’s been working on the costume for months, of course.

“Because molds have to be made,” she told the press. “Prostheses must be made, there must be fittings.”

Klum’s 2022 worm suit may be her most talked about look to date. Getty Images
Last year, Klum turned into a peacock. Getty Images for Heidi Klum

“So yeah, there’s a lot to it because I wanted to be so spectacular, it’s not something I can pull together overnight.”

Although she pulls it off every time, Klum told the publication that she often feels pressure when it comes to her annual costume reveal.

“It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of planning,” explains the former “Project Runway” host.

In 2013, the model dressed as an old woman. Mike Coppola
Her 2019 costume – an alien – was one of the scariest. FilmMagic

“And when I do the reveal, I want to have a special reveal because I know I have so many fans and those Halloween fans are people who like to dress up and come up with amazing things.

“So I feel like they really look at what I’m doing, and I don’t want to let anyone down, so I always give it my all,” Klum adds.

The consensus? Her costume was well worth the wait.