NEW YORK (AP) — Heidi Klum embraced the role of Medusa this Halloween, adorning herself with green scales and writhing snakes for an unforgettable transformation on Friday.

Klum expressed her fascination with the Greek legend of Medusa, which tells the tale of a goddess who curses a stunning woman by turning her into a creature with serpentine hair, whose gaze petrifies anything in sight.

“I aimed for a truly hideous Medusa, and I think we achieved it perfectly,” Klum remarked, showcasing the menacing fangs that completed her look.

Her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, complemented her ensemble by appearing as a man frozen in stone.

Klum revealed that her metamorphosis took an impressive 10 hours to complete for her renowned Halloween bash. Despite the lengthy process, she declared it worthwhile due to her passion for the holiday.

The model and TV star became an internet sensation in 2022 when she made a grand entrance at her party, resembling a squirming worm at the end of a fishing line.

In past years, Klum has come dressed as an 8-foot-tall (2.4-meter-tall) “Transformer,” a werewolf from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video, a clone accompanied by several Klum-lookalikes, and Kali, the multiarmed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.

Klum has said she starts planning her costume for the next year immediately after her party wraps.

Among the other celebrities who walked the carpet at the Hard Rock Hotel New York were a green-painted Darren Criss as Shrek, Maye Musk as Cruella de Vil and Ariana Madix as Lady Gaga.

Last year, Klum and Janelle Monáe turned up to their respective parties in the same costume: E.T.

Monáe was hosting her annual party on Friday, too, and came dressed as a vampire attacked by a shark. The actress and singer-songwriter turned the entire month into a series of Halloween-themed immersive experiences across the Los Angeles area, concluding with a party at her home in Studio City. Earlier in the week, she had dressed as the Cat in the Hat.

“Halloween gives context to what I already do every day,” Monáe told The Associated Press earlier in October. “As an artist, I’m always transforming, world-building and inviting people to play in the worlds I create.”