Babestation models are gearing up for Halloween with elaborate costumes, as pop-culture-inspired looks dominate and average tips per viewer rise by 38%.
For many Brits, Halloween means trick-or-treating in the rain, but for Babestation models it is one of their most profitable nights of the year. The annual Halloween Cosplay Weekend sees performers dress as favourite characters and create themed live shows, with viewer requests and tips shaping the action.
Pop-culture costumes lead the way
Traditional spooky favourites such as witches, devils and skeletons captured just 28% of attention last year. In contrast, 72% of Halloween viewing time went to pop-culture-inspired outfits, with superheroes and video-game characters proving particularly popular.
Model Olivia Eden, 30, is preparing three different Halloween looks inspired by on-screen shows: Lara Croft, Catwoman and Wilma Flintstone. Last year she dressed as a Playboy bunny with a naughty twist, wearing a tight black latex bodysuit and bunny ears.
Eden said: "I themed the show around a 'Bad Bunny', so it was about me misbehaving and needing to be told off, with spanking tip goals, buzzathons and 'bouncing bunny' games to keep it sexy. But this year I have three themed outfits, so it's taken some graft. I've been working on my costumes since last year. One of my most loyal fans actually helped make some parts of my costume and send them to the studio!"
Fans help craft costumes
For her Lara Croft look, Eden has cargo shorts, sunglasses and a leather holster, while her Catwoman costume includes homemade yellow-lensed glasses and a diamanté face covering. She said: "My fan actually glue-gunned bits together and painted some glasses into the Catwoman-style ones with the yellow lenses and thick black rims. I also have a diamanté cat half-face cover for part of the show."
Her third outfit is a Wilma Flintstone-inspired cavegirl dress with a chunky white necklace. Eden added: "Halloween is all dressed up, costumes, cosplay and completely themed shows around the outfit you're wearing. It's almost as if I'm a virtual reality game, like you're playing with Lara Croft and she is me."
In 2025, antiheroes like Harley Quinn and Kim Possible's nemesis Shego attracted 41% more visits per streaming hour than the same models' usual performances.
Other models share their looks
Beth Bennett, 39, originally from New Zealand, transformed into Jessica Rabbit with a red wig, spending around £150 on the outfit. She said: "I wanted a sexy choice, and I'll take any excuse to wear a wig and be a redhead for a day. It's actually an outfit I've worn once before for a shopping day; I didn't make any of it myself. I have many talents, but being a seamstress isn't one of them."
Brooksie Brooks, 32, from Leeds, kept things simple last Halloween with a feline look. This year she is embracing superheroes, including Supergirl cosplay and a rogue outfit from X-Men. Kiah Monae, 24, opted for a Western-inspired vampire look last year, spending less than £40 on her outfit, and is considering Tinker Bell and Little Red Riding Hood for this year.
The witching hour brought a late-night rush, with active viewer numbers between 11pm and 1am 46% higher than on an average night. Some 43% came back for another session that night, compared with 29% on an average evening. Free streams featuring consecutive themed tipping goals held viewers' attention for 29% longer.
"Halloween gives our models a chance to bring their creativity into their shows, and each performer puts her own spin on it," a Babestation spokesperson said. "The costumes are only the start. The live chat and themed goals let viewers join in, which is what makes it different from simply looking at a fancy-dress photo. Last year's figures show how popular the pop-culture characters were, but there's still room for the classic witches and devils. The models make the weekend their own."
This year's Halloween cosplay weekend runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November.
