Hayden Panettiere Shows Off Baby Bump in Leopard Bikini For Halloween -- See Her Sexy Costume Here!

Oct 31, 2014

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Rawr! Pregnant Hayden Panettiere embraced her growing baby bump this Halloween. The Nashville actress opted to wear only leopard face paint, a tribal necklace, and a leopard print bikini, baring her bump in a Twitter picture on Friday, Oct. 31.

PHOTOS: Hayden's best bikini moments

"Happy Halloweeeeen!!!!" the mom-to-be captioned the image of herself looking sexy.

Us Weekly broke the news that the 25-year-old star is expecting her first child with fiance Wladimir Klitschko this past May. During an interview on the red carpet at the 2014 Emmy Awards in August, the blonde accidentally let slip she's having a girl. "I'm thrilled," she told Giuliana Rancic of her pregnancy. "I can't wait for her to come out."

PHOTOS: Celeb pregnancy confessions

In an interview with Glamour, Panettiere admitted she's always wanted a family. "I've lived a very big life, and I don't feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother," she said.

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Panettiere and Klitschko had been dating on and off since meeting in 2009. The couple split after two years in 2011 only to rekindle their romance in the spring of 2013.

Taylor Swift Can't Stop Singing About Her Perfect Red Lips and Classic Style on 1989; Can You Blame Her?

Taylor Swift at the 49th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards.

Surely, Taylor Swift's just-released 1989 album is as much about romance as any of her releases. But there's something else she’s crooning about this time around, too: her fabulous style!

Since her permanent move to NYC in March 2014, the "Shake It Off" singer, 24, has been strutting her lithe figure around the Big Apple in retro-inspired ensembles that include an endless supply of crop tops and fit-and-flare skirts. And she hardly ever leaves the house—even to go to the gym!—without her perfect red statement lip. 

PHOTOS: Taylor's most memorable red carpet moments

And because she obviously takes a little extra time in the morning making sure she's picture-perfect, it's no wonder her dedication inspired some chic song lyrics that reference all of her favorite things: red lips, pretty dresses, and the boys who should have appreciated both more! Here are the six times T-Swizz references her ever-ladylike sartorial senses in 1989's song lyrics:

"Cherry lips, crystal skies. I could show you incredible things." —"Blank Space"

Because if there's one lady with a steady supply of red lipstick and a passport, it's Taylor Swift. (Watch her perform it at the iHeartRadio and Yahoo Live Secret Session on Oct. 27 above!)

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“You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye. And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like.” —“Style"

Still loving her red lips! But calling out her throwback looks, too. (Did you see her Grease look on Jimmy Kimmel Live?)

PHOTOS: Taylor's celebrity BFFs!

"You got that long hair slicked back, white T-shirt. And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt." —"Style"

She hoped that her closet of sparkly miniskirts would keep her romance moving in, ahem, one direction. (They would have worked on us, Tay!)

"Say you'll remember me, standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset, babe." —"Wildest Dreams"

New York's new style ambassador loves herself a pretty dress with florals, the perfect ensemble to take in the sun setting over the Hudson (from your $20 million penthouse apartment, natch).

PHOTOS: Taylor and more stars who love selfies

"Red lips and rosy cheeks, say you’ll see me again, even if it’s just in your wildest dreams." —"Wildest Dreams"

And the red lips are back! This time, with Swift's blushed cheeks. Not that this boy's going to see those anytime soon, sniff.

"Your necklace hanging from my neck, the night we couldn't quite forget. When we decided to move the furniture so we could dance, baby, like we stood a chance. Two paper airplanes flying, flying…" —"Out of the Woods"

You know which two stars wore the same paper plane necklace? (Mmhmm.)

What's your favorite song off of 1989? Tweet with @UsWeekly using hashtag #stylebyUs!

Donald Faison, Pregnant CaCee Cobb Reenact Famous King Kong Scene in Halloween Costumes: Picture

You know what they say about big hands...

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Jessica's BFF is in trouble! CaCee Cobb and Donald Faison poked fun of King Kong's most iconic scene for Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 30. The Scrubs alum and Cobb, who is expecting baby No. 2, went as King Kong and the damsel in distress Ann Darrow from the 1933 classic.

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"You know what they say about big hands," Cobb, 36, jokingly captioned the Instagram picture. Cobb donned a light yellow dress and kept her blonde locks down, reminiscent of Fay Grant's portrayal of actress Darrow in the fantasy adventure.

PHOTOS: Celebs' Halloween costumes this year

Faison, 40, kept hidden in the gorilla suit as he wrapped an oversized hand around his wife's waist. In the original film, the giant ape grabs a screaming Darrow and climbs New York's Empire State Building while being attacked by airplanes.

PHOTOS: Matching celebrity costumes

The couple wore the hilarious getup to attend Kate Hudson's annual star-studded Halloween bash in L.A. The parents have yet to reveal their son Rocco's costume, but Cobb did post a snapshot of his outfit last year earlier in the day.

"#tbt Me and Darth Roc. Halloween 2013," she captioned the shot of her little man, now 14 months.

#tbt Me and Darth Roc. Halloween 2013

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Kim Kardashian Wears Skeleton Costume for "First" Look of Halloween Night -- See the Pic!

Look #1- Skeleton

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Costume No. 1! After getting her daughter North West outfitted as a skunk for Halloween on Friday, Oct. 31, Kim Kardashian transformed herself into a skeleton.

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"Look #1 - Skeleton," the reality star captioned an Instagram of herself wearing a skintight skeleton bodysuit with black and white face paint.

PHOTOS: Celebs' kids' costumes!

Kanye West's wife, who has been hitting the gym as of late and "waist training," showed off her slim figure in the head-to-toe ensemble.

PHOTOS: Celebs in matching Halloween costumes

Only time will tell what costume the 34-year-old plans to change into next!

Is Khloe Kardashian getting back together with ex French Montana?

The reality TV star still speaks to the rapper and he says that she will always be "his baby"

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It looks as though Khloe Kardashian could be getting back together with her ex-boyfriend French Montana after he admitted that she's still his "baby".

The rapper appeared on the Wendy Williams show, where he insisted that the former couple were on "real good terms" even though they called an end to their relationship a few months ago.

When questioned by the outspoken host on her show, French said: "Like every relationship you break up and you make up. Right now we're on real good terms."

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Khloe Kardashian and French Montana
 

But that wasn't enough for Wendy who continued to try to get a straight answer out of the rapper.

"So you're still boyfriend/girlfriend?" Wendy said, to which the Don't Panic hitmaker said: "We're in a real special zone right now."

He also added:"She's gonna be my baby forever."

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After French made some pretty embarrassing gaffes about using the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star for publicity, Wendy questioned him about that.

“I feel like when you meet somebody you really like I don’t think you really worry about that stuff,” he said.

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Earlier this week, we reported that Khloe has admitted that she is still talking to French, sparking rumours that a reunion is on the cards.

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The 30-year-old reality star, who split from the rapper in September, insists they're still good friends and there is no bad blood between them despite their relationship not working out.

Asked whether she'll find it strange that footage of them as a couple will feature on her new show Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons, she said: "It doesn't bother me at all. I think it's cute.

"I think it's cool, and I like that people get to see a part of our relationship. I think people are so quick to judge ... and I don't think it's fair to judge people by appearance or what you think you know about them."

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Khloe claims they've kept in touch since the split and added to US Weekly magazine: "I love memories ... and I still talk to him. There's no bad blood or anything."

Her oldest sister Kourtney added that the 29-year-old rapper "felt totally comfortable" on camera, and was fine with having a crew follow him and Khloe around all the time.

The former couple, who started dating earlier this year after she split from husband Lamar Odom, travel to South Africa in the first episode of the new series for the MTV Africa Awards and Khloe said she had "so much fun".

She recalled: "I really love how ... we were only there for like 48 hours, but he planned so many things. I might be like, 'Ah, I need some time to let my jet lag kick in.' I like that he pushes me to do things that I probably wouldn't do."

Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons premieres on Sunday, November 2.

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Amanda Bynes blasts Sam Lutfi and parents in worrying Twitter rant after she leaves psychiatric treatment facility

The troubled actress was released from the psychiatric treatment facility 19 days after being admitted - despite her parents saying she's a "substantial risk" to herself and others

Earlier today news broke that Amanda Bynes had been released from a psychiatric treatment facility 19 days after being admitted, and now the actress has taken to Twitter to give her side on recent events.

Earlier this month it emerged Britney Spear's former manager Sam Lutfi had been working with her parents to get help for the troubled star.

Lutfi managed to trick the actress by telling her they would be making two stops – one at the lawyers and the second one at a hotel where she thought she would be confronting her mum and dad. It’s believed that when she walked inside the lawyers office she as surrounded by hospital staff and taken to the facility in Pasadena.

The Bynes family attorney, Tamar Arminak was waiting at the hospital with doctors to put the former child star on a 5150 psychiatric hold where she could be held for up to 14 days.

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Today, a day after her release, the star has slammed Lutfi saying: "Hey guys, Sam Lutfi continues to hack my twitter. He is evil and needs to be stopped. I am getting a restraining order against him."

These tweets were later deleted, but she continued: "It is not illegal to talk about my personal business."

"I am going to court today with my lawyer to prove that I am more than capable to handling my personal life and finances and I am enraged. "

She added: "I got a 4.0 grade point average at @FIDM and I am fully capable of taking care of myself and my finances and my parents just want to take my money and I trusted them and they continued to lie to me and take from my bank account every day.

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Amanda was pictured wearing just one shoe earlier this month

"I am Amanda Bynes and I will fight for freedom from my parents because they don't know the first thing about how to take care of me!"

She also said: "I am going to court with my lawyer today to fight my mother and father over control of my personal life and control of my finances. People need to hear the truth about who I really am - I need to show the judge that not only do I not need ANY help making decisions about my future, I was planning on transferring to NYU, and I was never homeless, I was living in the nicest hotels until I found the right apt in NY."

She also said she looks "horrible" after undergoing a procedure to remove micro cysts under her eyes.

"Also love bugs, I look horrible right now because I had a procedure done under my eyes to remove micro cysts under my eyes, so I  need to wear a bandage to court :)," she shared.

Earlier today, news emerged that the actress had been released from the treatment facility, despite her parents saying she's a "substantial risk" to herself and others.

 

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The Easy A star was spotted walking around Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, last night, 19 days after she was admitted to the hospital in Pasadena, California, for 30 days.

According to gossip website TMZ, Amanda asked a hearing officer if she could be released from the facility on Thursday and the official granted her wish.

The 28-year-old star was said to have headed to a diner, where she ate a meal consisting of fried chicken, salmon and two types of salad with various dressings.

This comes after it was reported on Monday that doctors had convinced a judge to extend her 30-day treatment for another 30 days because she is "very ill".

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What's more, Amanda's parents Lynn and Rick Bynes are said to have obtained a conservatorship for their daughter in court after telling a judge she had been spending "alarming amounts" of money on gifts of jewellery for strangers.

In the legal documents, recently obtained by TMZ, the actress' parents say she is a "substantial risk" to herself and others, explaining her recent erratic behaviour, including shoplifting and an arrest for driving under the influence (DUI) last month.

Amanda spent five months in a treatment facility in July 2013 when she was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold.

She was released in December and appeared to be getting her life back on track until a conservatorship giving her mother control of her affairs came to an end last month.

We have contacted Sam and reps for Amanda's parents for comment.

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TI's wife Tameka 'Tiny' Harris shows off her "amazing" new eye colour after getting surgery in Africa

The wife of Blurred Lines rapper has spoken out after causing backlash on social media for switching her eye colour

Blurred Lines rapper TI’s wife Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris, has defended her decision to change her eye colour from brown to light grey.

The reality star, who was once a member of the 90s R&B group Xscape, travelled to Africa to get cosmetic surgery on her eyes, getting implants to change her eye colour from brown to ice grey, and she’s over the moon while many critics are up in arms.

“I looked in the mirror and I was like, they’re amazing,” she said on Good Morning America.

The procedure, which is illegal in the US, saw New York ophthalmologist James Tsai, a clinical spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, tell The Associated Press that similar but not identical procedures are carried out for patients who are suffering with specific medical issues.

But for people just wanting to go under the knife, it’s said that it could risk glaucoma, cataracts, bleeding in the eyes and corneal problems.

 “We believe they are a dangerous practice and as a physician I would never recommend them,” he said.

Procedures like one that Tiny had have become popular across the Middle East, Panama and Africa in recent years.

Harris, who co-wrote TLC’s hit No Scrubs, has faced a torrent of abuse and criticism on social media since coming back with her new eye colour.

“I just wanted to do something different,” she said. “I have the right to do that. It’s my body.”

Tiny also revealed that her rapper husband wasn’t a fan of her decision to play with her eyes, but now he’s a fan.

“He loves them. He’s OK with them as long as they’re healthy and I’m not having any problems,” she said.

Tiny's not the only one to change her look - take a peek at these celebrities:

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Beyonce laughs over photo of toddlers dressed up as her and Jay Z in Paris for Halloween

The Drunk in Love hitmaker couldn't resist posting a pic of the tots dressed up in Bey and Jay's clothing in front of The Mona Lisa

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Beyonce's little angel Blue Ivy may have won the title for best dressed celeb tot with her Michael Jackson outfit today but two toddlers have gone one further.

The superstar gushed about the cuties who chose to dress up as her and husband Jay Z in Paris for Halloween and it's just TOO adorable.

Bey, 33, re-posted a photo of her mini fans who are posing in front of what looks like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting after the couple visited The Louvre in Paris earlier this year.

One of the toddlers is seen with mini fake blonde braids and a black fedora while wearing a flag t-shirt and her little friend dons a green cap and little grey hooded top which matches Jay's.

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Kids dressed up as Beyonce and Jayz

Beyonce clearly fell in love with the little duo and posted the caption: "Haaaaaaaaaaa", while fans were quick to praise the toddlers for their efforts.

One wrote: "Oh my gaaddddd so cuteee naman!" while another joked: "Nice new look guys @beyonce."

Baby Blue emerged in New York dressed as the King Of Pop to attend a Halloween bash with her parents in the city's West Village yesterday.

Meanwhile, little North West, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter has dressed up as a little skunk and looked super cute in a series of Instagram shots.

We love Halloween just as much as the kids.

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Kate Moss parties dressed up as Cara Delevingne with Grimmy as Rita Ora and Jamie Hince as Ricky Hil

The stars rocked up at Jonathan Ross' star-studded Halloween bash in north London

Halloween as just got a bit confusing for everyone as Kate Moss has dressed up as Cara Delevingne for Jonathan Ross' private bash.

Not only that, but the queen of fashion's pal Nick Grimshaw has gone as Rita Ora and Kate's husband Jamie Hince is her boyfriend Ricky Hil. WHAT?!

But it all looks very hilarious and Kate looked like she was having a whale of a time as she giggled and strolled into the party with Noel Gallagher's young daughter Anais.

The supermodel wore one of Cara's t-shirts with the words 'Up All Night' emblazoned on the front, along with a staple beanie hat, black jeans, jacket, messy hair and a pair of black shades.

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Kate Moss and Jamie Hince with Anais Gallagher
 

Grimmy, who had to crash the bash last year because he didn't have an invite, looked amazing in drag as friend Rita in a blonde wig, daring white dress, white fur coat, heels and red lipstick.

Tommy Hilfiger's son Ricky, who is dating the R.I.P singer, must find this whole this pretty funny as Jamie also dressed up as him with green hair and tattoos. TOO hilarious.

Chat show host Jonathan, who puts on a legendary party every year, opted for a Ghost Rider costume complete with incredible face-paint, silver chains and a leather jacket. We love it!

He's also sprayed his hair orange to represent flames and was seen waving the guests and photographers as A-list started to roll up at the bash.

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Other guests in fancy dress include X Factor judge Mel B as a sexy cat (she just looks like Scary Spice), Jimmy Carr as Wednesday from The Addams Family and his partner Karoline Copping as Alice in Wonderland.

Dancers dressed as skeletons were also spotted lurking around outside of the property, along with a giant gorilla which will no doubt scare a few folk this evening.

Workers were seen arriving at the property earlier today before the party delivering pumpkins, chains and fake gravestones to make sure the spooky scene was set for revellers.

 

Jonathan, 53, will be hoping to trump last year's celebration which saw his house turned into a castle and the likes of Kate Moss, Chloe Moretz, Nicole Scherzinger, Professor Green and Millie Mackintosh party the night away.

Some of the best outfits over the years include Louis Theroux as a bloody surgeon and Holly Willoughby with creepy butterfly eyelash extensions.

There's still no sign of One Direction, who were also expected at the party, but there are plenty of stars in funny outfits to have a giggle at.

Check out our gallery below..

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Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman shines in Victoria Beckham, how is she not on the best dressed of the year?

The stunning British actress made quite the appearance in the lemon halterneck frock

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Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman turned heads on the red carpet at the 2014 Los Angeles bash last night, wearing a gorgeous Victoria Beckham dress.

The actress, who could pull off the canary yellow in the Los Angeles heat, attended the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards on Thursday night.

While she didn’t pick up an award on the night – she certainly topped the most stylish of the evening in the £1680 frock.

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During a recent interview with Radio Times, the dark-haired beauty refused to deny or confirm reports that she's set to leave her role as Clara Oswald in the hit BBC show.

"There’s lots of rumours," she said. "But we’ve sat down with [show-runner] Steven Moffat and we’ve all decided we don’t want anyone to know which way it’s going.

"If you know I'm in the next series – or if you know I’m off – you’ll know how the story ends."

She added: "Because there’s a surprise we've got coming, it’s much better that nobody knows which way it’s going to go – so that’s where we’re trying to keep it at the moment."

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Jenna Coleman attends the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards
 

With her stunning wardrobe, we're surprised to see that she was missed off the British Fashion Council's style awards.

Amal Alamuddin , Cara Delevingne, Kate Moss and Emma Watson were just some of the stars nominated for best dressed of the year.

The Human Rights lawyer, w ho tied the knot with the Hollywood hunk in September, was one of 20 British talent to be nominated in this year’s British Fashion Council's 2014 Style Awards.

On the mens’ list, Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is recognised for his style as well as Luther star Idris Elba.

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Jenna Coleman attends the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards
 

British rapper Tinie Tempah also makes the cut for his stylish endeavours as does Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.

The nominees for the award will be the person who “most embodies the spirit of British fashion and is an international ambassador for London as a leading creative fashion capital”.

Fans can vote online for their favourite style icons of the year.

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The nominees are:

Amal Clooney
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bobby Gillespie
Cara Delevingne
Daniel Sturridge
David Beckham
David Gandy
Douglas Booth
Emma Watson
FKA Twigs
Helen Mirren
Idris Elba
Jamie Hince
Jourdan Dunn
Kate Bush
Kate Moss
Keira Knightley
Ralph Fiennes
Rita Ora
Tinie Tempah

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Beyonce shares an adorable photo of Blue Ivy dressed as Michael Jackson for Halloween

The Drunk in Love hitmaker couldn't resist posting the gorgeous photo of Blue dressed as the iconic star

Beyonce and Blue Ivy are an adorable team – so much so that they dressed up as Janet and Michael Jackson for Halloween.

Beyonce, who accepted the Michael Jackson Vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards this year, dressed her daughter up as the Billie Jean hitmaker while she went as his sister.

Jay Z chose NOT to dress up – which is a crying shame – but Beyonce, 33, and Blue were just too cute. Definitely winning our Halloween pair of the year.

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In the cute picture that Beyonce posted on her Instagram page, the Single Ladies hitmaker kissed her two-year-old, while Blue is holding a pink microphone and wears Michael’s iconic red and gold jacket, complete with the dark sunglasses and white socks.

Amazing.

Beyonce's little angel Blue may have won the title for best dressed celeb tot with her Michael Jackson outfit but two toddlers have gone one further.

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Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z are seen in Midtown in New York City
 

The superstar gushed about the cuties who chose to dress up as her and husband Jay Z in Paris for Halloween and it's just TOO adorable.

Bey, 33, re-posted a photo of her mini fans who are posing in front of what looks like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting after the couple visited The Louvre in Paris earlier this year.

One of the toddlers is seen with mini fake blonde braids and a black fedora while wearing a flag t-shirt and her little friend dons a green cap and little grey hooded top which matches Jay's.

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Beyonce clearly fell in love with the little duo and posted the caption: "Haaaaaaaaaaa", while fans were quick to praise the toddlers for their efforts.

One wrote: "Oh my gaaddddd so cuteee naman!" while another joked: "Nice new look guys @beyonce."

Baby Blue emerged in New York dressed as the King Of Pop to attend a Halloween bash with her parents in the city's West Village yesterday.

Meanwhile, little North West, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter has dressed up as a little skunk and looked super cute in a series of Instagram shots.

We love Halloween just as much as the kids.

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5 Seconds Of Summer will kick off the 2014 ARIA Awards in November

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POP punk sensations 5 Seconds of Summer have played stadiums around the world and held court at No. 1 on all the charts that matter in the past year.

But what impresses their families the most as the four musicians lob home for a whirlwind visit?

Scoring four ARIA awards nominations and playing two songs on X Factor last night.

5SOS have confirmed they will head back home again to open the 2014 ARIA Awards on November 26 where they will contest the Best Group, Breakthrough Artist, Best Pop Album and Song Of The Year gongs.

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Awards coup ... 5 Seconds of Summer were given their No. 1 trophy for their self-titled debut album yesterday and head home to open the 2014 ARIA Awards in November. Picture: Cameron Richardson Source: News Corp Australia

“We left home three years ago and our parents don’t always see that we are playing stadium shows in Mexico and all this other stuff that’s going on so to be able to come home and play at the ARIAs and have nominations, finally they get to see it,” bassist Calum Hood said.

Guitarist Michael Clifford added: “We played Wembley Stadium when we supported 1D and they will think that’s cool but they were blown away that we were playing X Factor.

“Things that happen at home are so much a bigger deal to them and we love to make our parents proud.”

The band have captured millions of hearts and sold millions of downloads of their self-titled debut album and singles She Looks So Perfect, Amnesia, Don’t Stop and latest hit Good Girls.

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Guitar hero ... 5SOS are now drawing a following among aspiring young male musos. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images

While their fanbase is dominated by teen girls, 5SOS are now also finding favour with aspiring young male musicians in the wake of their success.

“A couple of years ago the biggest thing was to be in a boy band and now it’s to play your own instruments,” Clifford said.

Frontman Luke Hemmings said they often received tweets from young teen bands asking to support them on tour.

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Global popularity ... 5 Seconds of Summer band members Aston Irwin, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings. The band have arrived home from the US. Picture: Cameron Richardson Source: News Corp Australia

“We were the band guys who liked All Time Low and they had lots of girl fans and now we are seeing those band dudes coming to our shows,” he said.

Clifford said there was a far more obvious reason for young men to check out a 5SOS concert on their Rock Out With Your Socks Out world tour next year.

“I think it’s a great way to hook up with girls, seriously,” the guitarist said.

“If you come to our show you could ask 100 girls for their number and you’re definitely going to get at least one.”

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Fandemonium ... 5SOS were greeted by a mob of wellwishers when they arrived in Sydney this week. Picture: Cameron Richardson Source: News Corp Australia

One of the cornerstones of the success of these four young men from western Sydney has been the direct connection they maintain with their fans via social media and then at gigs or airports.

They have taken that relationship to an innovative new level by staging their own convention called Derp Con where 5SOS fans can enter competitions throughout the world to be flown to Los Angeles to see their first headlining arena show at The Forum.

It was a bold idea inspired by the pop culture geekfest Comic Con.

“We were sitting around talking about Comic Con and saying what if we did our own 5SOS version and our manager took the idea and a month later, had a fully blown concept,” drummer Ashton Irwin.

“Although I wished we had called it Ultimate Mega Con.”

For all their goals of world domination, coming home is always top of their wishlist.

“Coming home is what helps keep us sane,” Hemmings said.

You can vote in the 2014 ARIA Awards here.

 
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