Heidi Klum goes gruesome with severed-hand costume for Halloween 2026

Heidi Klum marked the 25th anniversary of her New York City Halloween party on Saturday night by arriving dressed as a severed hand. The elaborate costume recreated her own hand, complete with a bloody wrist, rings, a fresh manicure and her head positioned at its centre.Klum, who has become known as the Queen of Halloween, arrived at her signature party in a truck covered with red danger signs. Actors wearing yellow hazmat suits helped her to the ground. Heidi Klum (Credit: AP) During interviews on the red carpet, Klum said the costume was an intricate recreation of her own hand. She appeared without her husband, Tom Kaulitz, who has dressed alongside her in recent years.Klum hosted the event, presented by Apothic and Butterfinger, at Cathdrale Restaurant at Moxy East Village. Her Halloween party has become an annual fixture, with the supermodel regularly arriving in elaborate costumes. Her previous transformations have included Medusa, E.T., a peacock, Fiona from Shrek, Jessica Rabbit and a worm. (Credit: AP) Before the party, Klum shared glimpses of her costume on Instagram throughout the day and asked her followers to guess her planned transformation.She works on her costumes with special effects make-up designer Mike Marino, who won an Emmy for his work on The Penguin. Klum had earlier told People that the costume would be “very, very bloody” and would “go very well with red wine”. She also partnered with Apothic Wines to create limited-edition Apothic x Heidi Klum Type ‘A’ Blood Bags, a Halloween collectible designed to resemble blood bags. The blood bags were also served at the party.Robert Downey Jr and Pedro Pascal swap rolesDowney and Pascal also embraced Halloween by exchanging their Avengers: Doomsday identities. Downey wore Pascal’s blue Fantastic Four suit to appear as Mister Fantastic, while Pascal dressed as Doctor Doom in a hooded green sweatshirt, silver mask and cloak.The actors shared photographs and videos taken on a street at night. Their poses gave the outing a casual trick-or-treat feel while pointing to their characters’ confrontation in the film.Downey will play Victor von Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, while Pascal will appear as Reed Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic. The characters will be rivals as Marvel’s heroes and villains clash in the film.Avengers: Doomsday will open in Indian cinemas on December 17, a day before its US release on December 18. The film will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as premium formats including Marvel Studios’ Infinity Vision.- Ends