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Sid and Nancy, Gomez and Morticia, Vincent and Mia, Shrek and Fiona…
Basically, the possibilities are endless when it comes to classic Halloween couples’ costumes. And by the time spooky season rolls around each year, there are also countless of-the-moment ideas to rip from pop culture for a fresh—but hopefully still identifiable—take on dressing up.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, for instance, invoked Love Island singles last year on Live! With Kelly and Mark, the long-married duo leaning into the show du jour but keeping it safe for work by donning T-shirts with respective bikini and muscle-bound illustrations rather than actual skimpy beach wear.
There are couples who draw inspiration from classic films—Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have channeled the stars of Dirty Dancing, Back to the Future and The Royal Tenenbaums—while some celebrities can’t help but be inspired by each other, such as when Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka were dead ringers for the Olsen twins in 2019, while Ciara and Russell Wilson went “Ape S–t” as Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
Then there’s Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who specialize in dressing as devoted duos, going as The Nightmare Before Christmas couple Sally and Jack Skellington last year and Morticia and Gomez Addams in 2024.
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They’re also known to make a week of it, such as in 2021 when they dressed as tragic punk rocker Sid Vicious and his mortal beloved Nancy Spungen, then as Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette‘s True Romance lovers Sid and Alabama, before capping off the season as iconic Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder characters, Edward Scissorhands and Kim Boggs.
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Meanwhile, it’s so sweet that Heidi Klum found a mate as into All Hallows’ Eve as she is, going incognito with husband Tom Kaulitz as Fiona and Shrek in 2018. But that was low-maintenance compared to 2024, when they both went as E.T. (as in, “phone home”) to Klum’s annual Halloween bash.
“It took one year to get ready,” the Project Runway host told E! News at the party. Day of, “We started at 10 a.m. this morning. We just got ready, we just came down.”
So, last year’s appearance as Medusa and a warrior she turned to stone was low maintenance by comparison, as it only took five months of preparation and 10 hours to assemble on the day of.
“This year wasn’t that difficult,” Kaulitz told E! at the event, though Klum noted that “about 15 people” worked on their hand-painted costumes, doing “a fantastic job.”
And they’ve already teased what’s cooking for this year, and it looks gross. In a good way, of course.
Pass the time until it gets dark—and maybe get some last-minute inspiration—by checking out the best celebrity couple Halloween costumes of all time:
Karl-Anthony Towns & Jordyn Woods
The New York Knicks star added another title to his repertoire—Game of Thrones‘ Night King—while his wife dressed as a White Walker in the undead leader’s thrall.
Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker
What screams together forever more than Chucky and his bride?
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
The singer and record producer debuted an Alice in Wonderland couples costume in 2024, more than a year after they began dating.
The Weeknd & Bella Hadid
As Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice in 2018.
David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris
As Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in 2019.
Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner
As Gomez and Morticia Addams in 2018.
Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly
As Gogo Yubari and The Bride from Kill Bill in 2023.
Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade
As Milli Vanilli in 2017.
Josh Duhamel & Fergie
As Karl Lagerfeld and his cat Choupette in 2015.
Wells Adams & Sarah Hyland
Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz
As a worm and fisherman in 2022.
Freddie Prinze Jr. & Sarah Michelle Gellar
As Doc Brown and Marty McFly from Back to the Future in 2019.
Jonathan Owens & Simone Biles
As a firefighter and fire from 2022.
Abby Champion & Patrick Schwarzenegger
As Austin Powers and a Fembot in 2019.
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson
As Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger from Twins in 2018.
Barbara Palvin & Dylan Sprouse
As San and Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke in 2019.
Josh Duhamel & Audra Mari
As J. Howard Marshall and Anna Nicole Smith in 2022.
Mia Swier & Darren Criss
As Cruella de Vil and the dalmatians from 101 Dalmatians in 2019.
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
Wearing Día de los Muertos looks in 2023.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
As Catwoman and Batman in 2012.
Nina Dobrev & Shaun White
As Vecna and Max from Stranger Things in 2022.
Christian Siriano & Brad Walsh
As Picasso paintings in 2015.
Channing Tatum & Zoe Kravitz
As Rosemary Woodhouse and her baby from Rosemary’s Baby in 2023.
Hailey Bieber & Justin Bieber
The presumption is that Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble eventually get together and become Queen and King of the Stone Age, as seen here in 2023.
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