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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jenna Amatulli

What you didn’t know about Heidi Klum’s worm costume: ‘It costs a lot more than anyone would think’

Getty Images for Heidi Klum

By now, you’ve likely seen the unsettling images and video of Heidi Klum in her Halloween worm costume flopping all over your social media pages. What you haven’t seen is what went into making that montrosity -- uh, we mean outfit.

On Friday, The Hollywood Reporter shared an interview conducted with Klum herself and Mike Marino, owner of Prosthetic Renaissance, the special effects company behind Klum’s deeply creepy worm look. Marino, who previously crafted other Halloween costumes for Klum including Jessica Rabbit in 2015 and the “Thriller” werewolf in 2017, divulged that the tubular look was physically crafted by a literal puppet maker out of foam.

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