When Halloween falls on a Monday, the festivities start early. Sure enough, the weekend saw celebrities reaching for their wigs, face paint and skin-tight latex, with homages to Catwoman, Eazy E, sexy cowgirls and infamous couples emerging as popular picks. Read on to see which costumes made the scene and check back for the latest looks as the scare fest continues.
Lizzo as Marge Simpson
A towering blue wig, shimmering green dress and head-to-toe yellow stage paint transformed the interpreter of “Juice” in The Simpsons matron.
Emily Ratajkowski in sexy cowgirl
All Hats and No Cattle: The new one-off hit the town with fringed chaps and bare-cheeked briefs.
Kelly Rowland as Catwoman
As Amanda Klootsthe former Destiny’s Child singer channeled Michelle Pfeiffer while purring perfectly.
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
The lovebirds turned to another notorious couple for inspiration.
Kim Kardashian as Mystique
While kids channeled music iconsKardashian pulled out the blue paint for this skin-tight nod to the x-men vixen.
Elle Fanning and Max Minghella as Tiffany Valentine and Chucky
Those skinny eyebrows and bloody overalls are definitely not Child’s play.
Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma as the Grady twins of the brilliant
Goodbye, Barbie. Rebel Wilson and girlfriend Ramona Agruma’s second costume choice was less Mattel and more Stephen King.
Ciara as Serena Williams
The singer and her daughter Sienna recreated the retro Got Milk? of Venus and Serena Williams. country.
Audra Mari and Josh Duhamel as Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall
The newlyweds poked fun at their own 20-year age gap by dressing up as the late model and her 89-year-old billionaire fiancé.
Kendall Jenner as Jessie toy story
The buzz about Jenner’s costume is that she’s given Toy Story’s resident cowgirl a racy update.
Frankie Jonas as Joe Jonas
Taking the sibling rowdiness to new heights, Bonus Jonas and his girlfriend, Anna Olson, went as big brother Joe and his former flame, Taylor Swift.
JoJo Siwa as Draco Malfoy
Ditch the arc and the teenage sensation is secretly a Slytherin.
Jeff Ross as Queen Elizabeth II
Royalists, be warned. Comedian Jeff Ross’ Queen Elizabeth II outfit features a photo of Meghan Markle and a bloody cameo of Prince Philip.
Lori Harvey as Beyonce
Harvey pulled out all the stops to recreate Bey’s “Me, me and me” visuals.
John Boyega as Eazy E
More than 27 years after his death, NWA’s Eazy E has become a popular costume this year, with tributes from both Psalm West and John Boyega.
Diddy as Joker
To quote Tyler, the creatorthe music mogul’s take on Heath Ledger’s Joker was “top notch”.
Kylie Jenner as Elvira
Another multi-costume star, Jenner replaced her Haunting Bride of Frankenstein Look with a perfect ode to Elvira.
The Today the show goes to vegas
The morning show crew wore Sin City-inspired looks with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb as Cirque du Soleil acrobats, Al Roker as Sammy Davis Jr., Carson Daly as David Copperfield, Jenna Bush as Celine Dion and Craig Melvin as Muhammad Ali. The weekend today Team Peter Alexander and Kristen Welker also joined in the fun, dressing as Bennifer because Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck flee there this year.
Kerry Washington as Lionel Richie
The Scandal The star said she was ready to embarrass her children “all night long” by dressing up at the friendly crooner.
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest
The Halloween episode of Live featured 79 costumes, some revealed live and others in pre-recorded bits. The best included duo Barbie and Ken, a nod to the upcoming film, newlyweds Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange, and Mighty Thor and Thor.
Jennifer Hudson as sister actby Sister Mary Clarence
The singer channeled her inner Whoopi Goldberg on her first Halloween as a talk show host. Not only did she perform songs from the famous film (her favorite), of which there is a third film in preparationbut in the end, she even took off.
Tamron Hall as The little Mermaid
The talk show host’s costume was inspired by Halle Bailey, who plays the first Black Ariel in a live adaptation next year. Hall also welcomed Jodi Benson, who voiced the original character over 30 years ago, as a guest for the special episode.