When it comes to Halloween costumes, our promises never quite match our delivery. While we have every intention of executing five elaborate outfit changes (one for each member of the Backstreet Boys in the Everybody (Backstreet's Back) video, obvs) and leaving our peers wondering why they bothered, the reality's always a last minute dash round ASDA and some questionable cat ears.
WE'RE BUSY PEOPLE, OKAY?
Do you know who's really bloody good at this whole Halloween business, though? Heidi Klum.
The model-cum-actress-cum-Halloween queen has rocked some iconic outfits at her annual party over the years; so we thought we'd look back at her best get-ups - from the glamorous to the gory.
Check out Heidi Klum's craziest Halloween looks from 2000-2021:
Heidi Klum's best Halloween costumes ever
1 of 242021: Zombie
Heidi opted not to throw a Halloween party in 2021, instead she filmed an eight-minute long mini movie for her Instagram channel. Casj. In the gory video, the supermodel transforms into a zombie who enjoys munching on human flesh.
2 of 242020: Household items
Even in 2020 - when Halloween was effectively cancelled - Heidi managed delight fans with creative takes on every day household items. Here she is as a notice board.
3 of 242020: Household items
Wheeeeeere's Heidi?
4 of 242019: Prosthetic Alien
Just when we thought Heidi couldn't top any of her previous looks, the model rocked up to her annual party dressed as an alien, a transformation which took her a massive 10 hours with prosthetics.
5 of 242018: Princess Fiona from Shrek
Arguably her best look yet, Heidi embraced her inner ogre as she dressed as Princess Fiona from Shrek in 2018.
6 of 242017: Michael Jackson's Thriller
Heidi wore a near-identical outfit to that from Michael Jackson's 1982 Thriller music video.
7 of 242016: Er, Heidi Klum
Nah, you're not seeing things. The star turned up with her 'clones' in 2016.
8 of 242015: Jessica Rabbit
Heidi channeled the leading lady from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 2015.
9 of 242014: Butterfly
Oh, we were gonna wear that.
10 of 242013: Old lady
Long before that FaceApp fad that morphed us all into old people, Heidi hobbled into her 2013 bash dressed as her elderly self. Prosthetics on point.
11 of 242012: Cleopatra
Casual.
12 of 242011: Human body
Heidi quite literally stripped back her look in 2011, even turning up to the event with two men dressed as surgeons in tow. Iconic.
13 of 242011: Ape
In 2011, Heidi went all out with two custom looks. She captured the zeitgeist the year Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released in cinemas.
14 of 242010: Robot
Good luck finding a pair of stilts and metallic purple catsuit at your local fancy dress shop, hun.
15 of 242009: Crow
Ornithophobics, look away NOW. Heidi wore an intricate crow costume to her 2009 party.
16 of 242008: Hindu Goddess
Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, anyone?
17 of 242007: A cat
Approximately 9000x better than our attempts at a cat, which are typically Karen-Smith-from-Mean-Girls levels of basic.
18 of 242006: The Forbidden Fruit
At her '06 bash, Heidi dressed as the Forbidden Fruit, with then-husband Seal rocking up as Eve.
19 of 242005: Vampire
Kind of like Cher got into a fight in the bin liner aisle. We totally mean that as the highest compliment, though.
20 of 242004: Witch
Heidi gave us an inspired take on the classic witch back in 2004.
21 of 242003: The Golden Girl
Sort of like an extra from Gladiator, no? We're into it.
22 of 242002: Betty Boop
Heidi donned a pair of lashes the Geordie Shore girls would be jealous of as she channeled her inner Betty Boop in 2002.
23 of 242001: Lady Godiva
Making an entrance on a horse? Beats our Fiat 500, babes.
24 of 242000: The dominatrix
Oh, she really went hell for leather with this one.
Following the global pandemic in 2020, when Heidi was forced to cancel her annual spooky extravaganza because of Covid restrictions and she chose not to throw the bash last year either.
“With everything happening in the world right now, I feel like it’s still too early for me to feel okay having a party,” Heidi told TooFab. “So I will not do that this year again. Like last year, I feel like it’s insensitive of me to do that. I don’t want anyone to get hurt because of we’re having fun on my dime so I don’t want to do that.”
It seems that Heidi's infamous Halloween party could finally return this year though as she told Us Weekly, "My fingers are crossed for 2022. I love throwing my Halloween party and giving people an opportunity to really go all out and be creative. I feel like if you have a great imagination, you can create amazing costumes from random things you have at home."