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From pop culture icons to unforgettable movie characters, celebrities are bringing this Halloween to life with costumes that are equal parts creative, nostalgic and internet-breaking. Here are the celebrity looks everyone’s talking about:
Keke Palmer
Actor and singer Keke Palmer and her three-year-old son Leodis dressed up as pop music icons Michael and Janet Jackson from their 1995 Scream music video.
Paris Hilton
American media personality and socialite Paris Hilton shared two family Halloween costumes on Instagram. In the first, she’s Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, joined by husband Carter Reum as the Beast, son Phoenix as Lumière and daughter London as Chip.
In the second, the family transforms into the ghoulish Addams Family, with Hilton as Morticia, Reum as Gomez, and their children as Wednesday and Pugsley.
Owen Thiele and Benito Skinner
Actor and podcaster Owen Thiele teamed up with Overcompensating co-star Benito Skinner for a music-inspired duo costume. Thiele dressed as British singer PinkPantheress, while Skinner channelled Swedish pop star Zara Larsson — a playful nod to the viral remix of PinkPantheress’s hit Stateside.
Mary Beth Barone and Benito Skinner
Skinner and comedian Mary Beth Barone recreated one of the internet’s most memorable talk-show moments as talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (Skinner) and actor Dakota Johnson (Barone).
The costumes nod to Johnson’s 2019 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, when DeGeneres said she hadn’t been invited to Johnson’s 30th birthday party. Johnson replied, “That’s not the truth, Ellen. You were invited”— and a producer confirmed she was, but couldn’t attend.
Elliot Page
Actors Elliot Page, left, and Julia Shiplett, pictured in New York on Wednesday, dressed as the “Busy Bee” scene from the 2000 mockumentary Best in Show.
(Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
Lily Allen
British singer Lily Allen took a cheeky swipe at Ticketmaster, dressing up as the ticketing platform’s familiar seat map.
British singer Lily Allen dressed up as Ticketmaster’s seat map. (lilyallen/Instagram)
Kim Kardashian
Pop culture icon Kim Kardashian channelled her eldest daughter, North West, with whom she shares custody with rapper Kanye West, for Halloween. She recreated North’s look with blue hair, facial jewelry, bold makeup and elaborate nails.
North West
Not to be outdone, North shared multiple Halloween looks on TikTok, including Edward Scissorhands, pictured below, virtual idol Hatsune Miku, Raven from Teen Titans and reality TV’s Natalie Nunn.
(North West/TikTok)
Cyndi Lauper
Singer Cyndi Lauper performed as The Little Mermaid’s Ursula at the New York Restoration Project’s annual Hulaween gala on Oct. 23.
(bettemiddler/Instagram)
Bob the Drag Queen
Multi-media personality Bob the Drag Queen and fellow Drag Race alum Monét posted their best White Chicks impersonations, from the 2004 movie.
Janelle Monáe
Actor-singer Janelle Monáe dressed up as “The Amazing Fish-Boy” at her Wondaween Festival, held Thursday at the Santa Monica Pier, north of Los Angeles.
(Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)
Elmo
Sesame Street’s beloved red monster, Elmo, traded his signature look for a Miranda Priestly-inspired ensemble, channelling Meryl Streep’s character from The Devil Wears Prada.
