Heidi Klum's severed-hand costume comes with a hazmat crew
E! News's carpet clip passes 400,000 views as viewers pick out the rings and supply plenty of hand puns.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 382,691 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (16,016).
This is hands down Heidi Klum's best Halloween costume. 😱
"Oh my God, you look unbelievable!" a reporter tells Heidi Klum. The greeting is ordinary celebrity-carpet chatter. Its recipient is a giant severed hand, complete with red nail polish, rings and a fleshy opening containing Klum's face.
The E! News Short follows her along the blue carpet, surrounded by handlers in yellow hazmat suits and respirators. They help her move toward the entrance while photographers capture the costume from behind. The entourage makes the arrival look less like a fashion entrance than a containment operation.
The clip has passed 400,000 views after roughly a day, far beyond the channel's usual start for a Short. Its comment section is also more than twenty times busier than usual. Viewers are picking out the jewelry, wondering how eating or drinking could work inside the construction, and finding almost every available way to make a hand pun. Several say Klum's teasers hadn't prepared them for the reveal.
E! News has also posted daughter Leni Klum's reaction to the costume, another upload drawing an unusually large early audience. But the main clip needs very little explanation: a reporter greets Heidi, the hand keeps moving, and the hazmat crew accompanies her inside.
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What viewers say
This is an amazing costume...you've really got to hand it to her.
@kaylove444See it on YouTubeIt's the ring set on the fingers that is so awesome. :)
@christinetucci9227See it on YouTubeEven with all of the teasers she put out, nowhere near thought this is what it was going to be😂
@Jsv_1021O4See it on YouTube
4 more comments
She’s a severed hand & the lady tells her, “OMG! You look unbelievable!”
@VeeBeeMeeSee it on YouTubePut your hands together for this one 👏🏽
@E_LohaSee it on YouTubeHow is this even possible 🤯
@AverieKennySee it on YouTubeHer halloween costumes every year are more elaborate than the last the severd hand is bloody brilliant lol
@anngilmoregirl75See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- E! News
- Subscribers
- 2,670,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 12,935,165
- Channel views, pace per day
- 3,216,065 (on a normal day: 1,898,592)
- Video published
- November 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 405,521 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 386,005
The numbers
The costume clip drew an unusually large first-day audience for an E! News Short, with a similarly sharp jump in comments.
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