Celebrities have marked Halloween this year with elaborate fancy dress and pop culture-inspired transformations, trading red-carpet glamour for creative costumes. Social media has provided the platform for stars to showcase their looks, with Maya Jama, Myleene Klass, Lily Allen, Kim Kardashian and Heidi Klum among those embracing the spooky season.
Maya Jama and Myleene Klass lead the way
Maya Jama transformed into Sir Mo Farah for Halloween, wearing a bald cap, fake eyebrows and beard, and a Team GB running kit. The Celebrity Traitors star said the four-time Olympic gold medallist had sent his medals for her to wear. She wrote on Instagram: “HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Can’t wait to skin out tonight& thankyou Mo for sending your actual Olympic outfit and real medals 🥇 hero!!! Let’s partyyyy 🥳”
Singer and TV presenter Myleene Klass looked unrecognisable in her outfit as Edward Scissorhands from Tim Burton’s 1990 film.
Heidi Klum and Lily Allen make bold statements
Heidi Klum transformed into a bloodied severed hand, celebrating the 25th anniversary of her NYC Halloween party. The model arrived in a truck covered in red “danger” signs, helped to the ground by actors in yellow hazmat suits, and gave her social media followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the transformation.
Lily Allen took a swipe at Ticketmaster with a costume inspired by the ticketing platform's seating plans. The singer shared her look on Instagram, offering a pointed pop culture joke about the struggle to get concert tickets.
Family and nostalgic tributes
Kim Kardashian channelled her daughter North West for Halloween, taking inspiration from the youngster's distinctive style. Lisa Rinna paid tribute to Kylie Jenner by recreating her viral orange dress look, while Paris Hilton recreated Britney Spears's iconic look from the I'm a Slave 4 U music video. Hilton also transformed into Morticia Addams, with her children dressed as Wednesday and the rest of the Addams Family.
Rochelle and Marvin Humes dressed as Kelly Rowland and Nelly in their music video for Dilemma, while Olivia Attwood hosted a star-studded Halloween party dressed as Harley Quinn. Victoria Justice and her sister Grace recreated the terrifying twins from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, and Amanda Holden drew inspiration from Netflix's The Lizzie Borden Story, dressing as the infamous 19th-century murder suspect.
Trisha Paytas dressed as Troy Bolton from High School Musical, channelling Zac Efron's basketball-playing character. Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo dressed as Cruella de Vil and a dalmatian, getting reactions from celebrity followers including Team GB gymnast Max Whitlock, who wrote: “Please tell me this is AI”, and singer Paloma Faith, who wrote: “We all get our kicks some where”.
