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  "id": 17559289,
  "title": "Heidi Klum’s transformation into ‘severed hand’ leaves fans stunned at Halloween bash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/heidi-klums-transformation-into-severed-hand-leaves-fans-stunned-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:54:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/heidi-klum-giant-hand-halloween-costume-2026-10945831/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Heidi Klum astonished her fans once again with an extraordinary Halloween transformation. This year, she morphed into a colossal, blood-stained hand, donning a meticulously crafted costume that exposed bones, tendons, and ligaments. The supermodel made a striking entrance at her annual Halloween party in New York City, arriving in a truck adorned with red warning signs and flanked by individuals garbed in yellow hazmat suits.\n\nHer costume boasted an oversized hand, characterized by elongated red-painted nails and rings, while her wrist appeared to be severed. The palm of the hand featured her face, with only her eyes and mouth visible. Klum's rings, including her wedding band from her husband Tom Kaulitz, and a tattoo of his name on her ring finger, were incorporated into the design. The costume also paid homage to her husband's name, adorned as a tattoo on the ring finger.\n\nThe video of her transformation quickly gained popularity, eliciting a range of reactions from viewers. One Instagram user marveled, \"Always surpasses expectations.\" Another commented, \"we gotta hand it to you, this is iconic,\" while a third user playfully remarked, \"could’ve given us 100 guesses and we wouldn’t have gotten it.\"\n\nAccording to E! News, Klum's inspiration for the costume emerged during last year's Halloween celebrations. She recounted, \"I looked at my hand and I thought, ‘Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow.’”\n\nThe costume took approximately five to six hours to complete. However, the most arduous aspect of the transformation was carrying the elaborate ensemble. Klum confessed, \"Hands down, the hardest thing is carrying it. It’s quite heavy.\"\n\nPrior to revealing her final look, Klum shared glimpses of her transformation on Instagram, captivated her followers and leaving them in awe of her daring Halloween creation.",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T19:36:50.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-11-01T01:19:55.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/shooting-at-spirit-halloween-store-in-california-leaves-pregnant",
        "published": "2026-11-01T01:27:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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