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Heidi Klum celebrated the 25th anniversary of her Halloween party in New York by transforming into a giant severed hand covered in blood and hanging ligaments, accompanied by helpers in hazmat suits. It took Klum five to six hours to get into her costume, which included details like her husband Tom Kaulitz's name tattooed on her ring finger. In previous years, she has dressed as various characters including Medusa, a peacock, and the werewolf from Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" video.

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On October 31, 2026, Heidi Klum hosted her 25th annual Halloween party in New York City, arriving as a giant severed hand with blood dripping from the wrist and her head positioned at the center of the palm. The costume included detailed prosthetics to replicate her left hand, complete with her green stone wedding ring and a finger tattoo reading "Tom" for her husband Tom Kaulitz, who was not present this year. Klum made a dramatic entrance in a truck covered in red "DANGER" signs, escorted by actors in yellow hazmat suits. Previous years saw Klum dress as iconic characters like Medusa, a Transformer, and the Hindu goddess Kali.

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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 multi-armed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.

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Heidi Klum reveals Halloween costume as her iconic party marks 25 years · assertive framing

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

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Klum was unrecognizable, with only her eyes and mouth showing, blood dripping from her mouth as she stuck her tongue out. asserted

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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

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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. uncertain

Klum → come → 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

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

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She posted hints on her Instagram earlier in the day as bloodied prosthetics were applied to her face. asserted

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“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

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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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