As the holiday arrived, celebrities stepped out to showcase elaborate pop culture tributes. Paris Hilton recreated Britney Spears’ iconic 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance, while many other stars unveiled their festive looks for the Halloween season.
Pop Culture Tributes and Music Icons
Continuing a holiday tradition, Paris Hilton paid homage to Britney Spears by dressing up for her fourth Halloween in a row as the pop star, this time recreating the “I’m a Slave 4 U” music video and performance (Yahoo). Meanwhile, Harry Styles went back to the beginning at Madison Square Garden by recreating his 2010 X Factor audition complete with a grey cardigan and yellow scarf, and also dressed as Elvis Presley.
Lizzo paid tribute to Dolly Parton by wearing a skin-tight yellow floral jumpsuit and a platinum blonde wig to replicate the artwork for the 1973 hit single “Jolene.”
Movie and TV Characters Come to Life
Television and film characters proved popular across the holiday celebrations. Camila Mendes and Madelaine Petsch channeled Betty and Wilma from The Flintstones. Robert Downey Jr. and Pedro Pascal pulled off a Marvel character switch, with the Oscar winner portraying Reed Richards and the Emmy nominee dressing as Doctor Doom from Avengers: Doomsday. Additionally, Elizabeth Gillies dressed as Luke from the 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie Halloweentown, and Cara Delevingne transformed into Leeloo from The Fifth Element.
Morning Show Festivities
The hosts of the Today show marked NBC’s 100th-anniversary celebration by dressing up to highlight memorable programming from the past century. Savannah Guthrie led a group of tourists as a news anchor, alongside Al Roker as Gumby. Carson Daly also dressed as Ella Langley during the broadcast.
