Tim Gunn Recalls Heidi Klum 'Getting Ready' in Iconic Worm Halloween Costume: ‘It Was Really Strange’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum in her worm costume.Photo:John Lamparski/Getty; Noam Galai/Getty

John Lamparski/Getty; Noam Galai/Getty

Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz at Klum’s 2022 Halloween party.Taylor Hill/Getty

Taylor Hill/Getty

“The year that she was the worm [was] the first time that I actually interacted with her hair and makeup people because they were making these prosthetics,” Gunn says. “And they said, ‘We told her we can’t do this. This is entirely too ambitious.’ But they did.”In addition toProject Runway, Gunn and Klum are also collaborators on the Prime Video reality showMaking the Cut. The model has brandishedelaborate Halloween costumesover the years, including Jessica Rabbit, a werewolf and an old lady.

Gunn also noted how “uncomfortable” the worm costume must have been, and recalls Klum walking the red carpet at her party that year.

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn in 2018.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

“She sort of wrestles her way around,” Gunn says. “I mean, I said to her afterwards, ‘If you were to have fallen over, you would never have been able to get up.’ And she said, ‘I did fall over and I had a lot of help getting up.’”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Gunn also says that despite Klum’s many noteworthy Halloween get-ups, he doesn’t have a personal favorite.

“I love all of Heidi’s costumes. I mean, I don’t want to sound like I’m just being politically correct. They’re always so different,” Gunn says.“I have no idea what she’s doing this year,” he adds. “She does love Halloween. And usually the day after Halloween, she’s plotting and planning for next year.”

Tim Gunn.Michael Parmelee/CBS via Getty

Michael Parmelee/CBS via Getty

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I would probably come asEdgar Allen Poe,” Gunn says, adding that, “I think he’s inextricable from Halloween in many ways.”

source: people.com