Another year, another extreme Halloween makeover for Heidi Klum. Source: Supplied
PLANNING on dressing up for Halloween this weekend?
We hate to break it to you, but chances are your costume’s not going to be as good as Heidi Klum’s.
For almost a decade now, the German model and TV presenter has one-upped herself each and every Halloween, casting vanity aside to dress up in a succession of bold and downright bizarre costumes.
And as these pictures show, while Klum started off dressing up with then-husband Seal, she’s now more than happy to go solo at Halloween. There’s a lesson in that for all of us: love fades, but the thrill of a brilliant Halloween costume lasts forever.
As we eagerly await Klum’s 2014 creation, let’s take a walk down memory lane and rate her greatest hits ...
2006
Seal put up with a lot. Source: AP
It ain’t easy being green. Source: AP
Klum plays both the snake and the apple in the Garden of Eden, with then-hubby Seal as Eve. We’ll give this a 7/10 — there was better to come from Klum, but hats off to any woman who can make her hubby frock up in public. We love that Klum chose to dress as the snake rather than Eve, too.
2007
Catwoman, eat your heart out. Source: Splash News Australia
OK, that’s a little bit freaky. Source: Splash News Australia
Look, we’re going to give this a 6/10. While we admire Heidi for not just chucking on a bikini and a pair of feline ears, ‘cat’ is a bit of a basic costume for her. TRY HARDER PLEASE HEIDI.
2008
Heidi Klum with the shrunken heads of failed Project Runway contestants. Source: AP
NOW we’re talking. Eight arms, a belt made of shrunken heads, a full-body Avatar hue: Klum went all-out as the Indian goddess Kali (which in truth, was probably more than a little culturally inappropriate — 2008 was a different time), but she’s both unrecognisable and totally terrifying here. 09/10.
2009
No birds were harmed during the making of these costumes. Actually, that’s probably not true. Source: Splash News Australia
Bird is the word. Again, props to Klum for not just popping a few feathers in her hair and calling herself a parrot, but there’s something a little ‘Rock Eisteddfod production of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds’ about this one. We’re gonna give it a solid 7/10.
2010
Have you ever seen something so crazy? The guy on the right isn’t wearing a tie! Source: AP
Back running at full capacity. Heidi and Seal were day-glo superheroes in 2010, with Klum once again making sure she quite literally overshadowed her husband by incorporating stilts into her costume. We love the purple glitter skin, and we love that Seal kind of looks like the Michelin Man. 10/10, Heidi.
2011
Still smizing without skin. Source: Supplied
Heidi, have you lost weight? Or skin? Source: Splash News Australia
BODY HORROR! Klum took a leaf out of Robbie Williams’ Rock DJ book for this gruesome sans-skin outfit. We’re giving it a 9/10, because it still haunts our nightmares.
2012
Too pretty, Heidi. Where’s the gore? Source: AP
Acne never looked so good. Source: AP
The face-bling is a beautiful, intricate detail, but we’re not going to lie: Heidi Klum as Cleopatra wasn’t a particularly exciting choice. Where’s the horror? The gore? 7/10, Heidi.
2013
Looking for the Heart of the Ocean. Source: Splash News Australia
THIS IS HEIDI KLUM. Source: Splash News Australia
Was Klum’s decision to disguise herself as an unrecognisable elderly woman a comment on Hollywood’s attitude towards women ageing? Was it a punk-like act of rebellion, considering she’s a supermodel famous for her eternally youthful good looks? Whatever it was, it was surely Klum’s best costume to date: spectacular in its very mundanity. How many people at this glitzy Hollywood party would’ve just thought an old lady had wandered in, and wondered when Heidi Klum would be making her entrance? 11/10 for Old Mama Klum.
Halloween pics: celebs go trick or treating
Heidi, we can’t wait to see what you come up with this year. No pressure, of course.
