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The best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time

Get inspired for the spooky season...

It’s that time of year again when the dress-up party invites start rolling in, the stores are lined with spooky decorations, and the great debate on whether we even celebrate Halloween in Australia or not continues to divide us…

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Ultimately, it’s a fantastic excuse to begin the season of overindulging a little early with sweet treats, themed parties and fun coordinated costumes.

And our favourite part? How celebs take Halloween to a whole other level…

What celebrities go all out for Halloween?

Heidi Klum is the Queen of Halloween, which is not hard to understand when you look at the time, effort and dedication she puts into her costumes each year. In 2022 she wowed the world when she dressed as a human-sized worm. This year marks Heidi’s 23rd star-studded Annual Halloween Party.

Read on to find all our favourite celebrities who have pulled out all the stops with the most outrageous, hilarious, and glamorous costumes over the years.

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Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz


Heidi Klum is well known for her extravagant and slightly bizarre outfits at her annual Halloween Party and this year’s was no different!

The 51-year-old model along with her husband Tom Kaulitz both spent hours in the makeup chair to look identical to the alien, E.T.

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Bindi Irwin, Chandler Powell, and Grace

The best thing about being ahead of the US is seeing Halloween costumes from our favourite Aussie celebs slowly trickling in. This year Bindi Irwin and her family had a message for their followers.

“Grace the giraffe and her zookeepers here to wish you a happy #Halloween from @australiazoo!” was captioned alongside an adorable picture of daughter Grace dressed up as a giraffe next to the couple in their iconic khakis.

Courteney Cox

Nothing beats a nostalgic Halloween moment, and Courteney Cox stole the show this year with her Scream costume! The actress dressed up as her character Gale Weathers from the popular film franchise.

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Kate Ritchie

We love nothing more than a group costume, and Kate Ritchie knocked it out of the park alongside colleagues Tom Ivey, Michael Wipfli, and Jess Francis. The radio group dressed up as the Adams Family, with Kate front and centre as Wednesday.

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Julia Morris

In true funny woman style, Julia Morris embraced the spooky season with a hilarious outfit first thing in the morning! Posting on her Instagram, Julie captioned the image with her plans for the morning.

“We have to go now if we are going to be on time… #schooldropoff.”

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Selena Gomez

In 2024, Only Murders in the Building star Selena Gomez dressed up as Alice from Alice in Wonderland alongside her boyfriend Benny Blanco, who dressed as the Mad Hatter from Tim Burton’s 2010 film adaptation.

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Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway went the spooky route this Halloween and dressed up as the scary Statue of Liberty. The Princess Diaries actress shared her costume on Instagram with the caption, “🎃 🖤 Boo York City 👻 🗽.”

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Heidi Klum

The supermodel and her husband Tom Kaulit went to the extreme once again for Halloween 2023. Heidi dressed as a peacock and Tom went as an egg…

Larsen Thompson

The actress and model attended Heidi’s annual Halloween party in 2023 dressed as the iconic Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City.

Margot Robbie

Barbie star Margot Robbie attended the 2023 Casamigos Halloween party in a look we aren’t used to from the Hollywood A-lister. Not a drop of pink in sight as she rocked an all black outfit, black wig, and an iconic Guy Fawkes mask.

Bruce Willis

In 2017, Bruce Willis and his assistant Stephen J. Eads won Halloween with their creepy twins costumes inspired by the movie The Shining.

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A person in a pink fairy costume with wand at the 1st Annual Hub Network Halloween Bash.

Martha Stewart

Martha took our breath away in 2013 with this whimsical pink tulle ‘Fairy Godmother’ frock.

Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson

With all the Beckham hype, we were hoping someone would give us this iconic duo costume for Halloween. Edward and Shauna took no shortcuts as they embodied Posh and Becks at the 2023 Casamigos Halloween party.

Mike Myers

Mike and Kelly Tisdale sported matching leather, long black hair, and aviators to create the perfect rockstar duo at Heidi Klum’s 19th Annual Halloween Party.

Harry Styles

The singer definitely pulled off this Elton John-inspired Halloween costume in 2018, and even bought the energy to match!

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Lisa Rinna

We love… Lisa! The Real Housewives star absolutely delighted her fans when in 2010 she showed up dressed as the one and only Lucille Ball.

Three people in pilot attire pose at an aircraft entrance with "Casamigos Tequila" logo visible.

Cindy Crawford and George Clooney

The supermodel has bought us a range of iconic Halloween looks over the years but nothing could top when she coordinated with partner Rande Gerber and George Clooney in 2018. Rande and George dressed as pilots while Cindy looked chic in a flight attendant costume.

Two people in Halloween costumes, one as Little Red Riding Hood, the other as the wolf in granny's nightdress.

Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry and his wife Jessica kept it classic in 2018, dressing as the universally recognisable Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother.

Two people in costume; one dressed as Megamind with a large blue head, the other in a red and black dress.

Tina Fey and Will Ferrell

The hilarious duo dressed as the characters they respectively voice in the animated film Megamind for the NBC’s Today Halloween episode in 2010.

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Mel B

Mel B (AKA Scary Spice) dressed up as her former Spice Girls colleague Victoria Beckham (AKA Posh Spice) for Halloween 2018. Mel’s friend dressed as Victoria’s husband David Beckham.

Katy Perry

Around the same time as her campaign for Hilary Clinton in 2016, Katy joined up with a friend to bring attention to the political pair of Hilary and Bill Clinton in a very unique way!

A person in a blue dress holds a bloody white coat in front of a fiery backdrop at a film event.

Jamie Lee Curtis

In 2021, the Halloween Kills star honoured her mother, Janet Leigh, with this almost identical look.

Two people in costumes pose back-to-back at a Halloween event, one dressed as Zorro and the other in a medieval outfit.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

This dynamic duo always seem to delight with their well-thought-out couple costumes and 2018 was no different with the pair opting for Inigo Montoya and Westley from the classic movie The Princess Bride.

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Two people in creative costumes at a Halloween party, one in a blue jumpsuit, the other with a large spherical headpiece.

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake

We love a hilarious couple costume, and Jessica dressing up as husband Justin circa his NSYNC days is perfection. Plus, we just love that JT opted to be nothing more than a microphone.

Couple dressed as Shrek and Fiona from the animated movie "Shrek" at a Heidi Klum Halloween event backdrop.

Heidi Klum (again)

We had to put Heidi on the list again for this one. Our favourite costume the supermodel’s ever donned was when she and Tom went as Shrek and Fiona in 2018.

Busy Phillips

The actress and her daughter Birdie Leigh wore incredibly sweet matching Tinker Bell costumes in 2010.

Man in a white tennis outfit with a red headband and a wooden racket, standing against a colorful floral background.

John McEnroe

The tennis star committed costume inception by dressing up as his younger self.

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A person dressed as Uncle Fester with two children in Addams Family costumes holding candy bags on the street.

Brooke Shields

The actress and mother of two juggled her mini Morticias, while dressed as Uncle Fester from The Addams Family in 2011.

Man in a suit with a holiday-themed tie uses a walker at a Casamigos event, surrounded by people and photographers.

Josh Duhamel

Looking unrecognisable, Josh followed what seemed to be a costume trend in 2022 amongst the celebs – attending a party as your older self!

Miranda Kerr

The model had us dropping our jaws with this pink Powerrangers costume in 2022; she really can pull off anything.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

All glammed up, the Welsh actress stunned at a 2019 event as Kitty Packard, Jean Harlow‘s character from the 1933 movie Dinner at Eight.

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Kelly Clarkson

We love seeing celebrities pull out all the glits and glam for Halloween, and Kelly’s ode to Meryl Streep’s character Madeline Ashton from the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her is literal perfection.

A person in an elaborate green floral costume with a tall, styled wig stands in front of a New York Restoration Project backdrop.

Bette Midler

Halloween royalty, Bette dazzled in 2017 with this gorgeous floral Marie Antoinette costume. We can’t help but love the sky high hair!

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