Jonathan Ross’ iconic Halloween party returns with bang as Rita Ora, Mel C and Alan Carr lead glam and ghoulish costume squad-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro

Jonathan Ross’ annual Halloween party is back in full swing (Picture: Backgrid / Getty)

Jonathan Ross was the master of ceremonies once again as he hosted his legendary annual Halloween party for his nearest and dearest famous friends. 

The talk show host had been forced to call off the star-studded event for the past two years due to the pandemic, and so was no doubt thrilled to open the doors to his Hampstead, north London home once again on Monday night. 

Leading the pack was his longtime pal Rita Ora who dazzled in a glamorous outfit dressed as a Lisle Von Rhuman from Death Becomes Her, complete with a bejewelled top and red skirt with a thigh-high side split. Her brown hair was hidden underneath a short black bob wig making for a rather chic look. 

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse mixed glam with ghoulish in a black dress with dark face paint. 

Pregnant Made In Chelsea star Ashley James put her baby bump on full display rocking a brown crop and furry bottoms while in costume as a maenad from Narnia. The DJ and TV star is currently expecting her second child with boyfriend Tommy Andrews. 

Comedian Katherine Ryan, who is also pregnant, went matching with partner Bobby Kootstra, with the couple dressed as Vicki Gloria St. Elmo from the 2010 action comedy MacGruber wearing gingham shirts and a waistcoat with jeans and wigs. One thing Bobby didn’t have was, of course, Katherine’s baby bump which she revealed by lifting up her shirt to reveal her stretchy maternity pants. 

Rita Ora channelled her favourite character from Death Becomes Her (Picture: MattPapz / BACKGRID)

The singer looked fabulous as Lisle Von Rhuman (Picture: MattPapz / BACKGRID)

Palmoa Faith, David Ames (l) and Alan Carr attended together as The Shining twins (or triplets) (Picture: MattPapz / BACKGRID)

Alan Carr was virtually unrecognisable (Picture: MattPapz / BACKGRID)

Jonathan Ross was the master of ceremonies inviting his pals to his Hampstead home (Picture: MattPapz / BACKGRID)

David Walliams looked rather goulish in his braces (Picture: BACKGRID)

Spice Girls star Mel C transformed into Morticia Addams from the Addams Family, donning a long sleek black wig and black gown with a plunging neckline. She attended with a male friend who dressed as Morticia’s husband Gomez Addams. 

Alan Carr, Paloma Faith and David Ames were truly terrifying as the twins – in this case triplets – from classic horror movie The Shining, all in costume wearing pastel blue dresses with pink ribbons around their waist and long white socks. 

Football pundit Alex Scott channelled all the girl power in costume as TLC singer Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, wearing the late rapper’s famous latex outfit from the group’s No Scrubs music video. 

Katherine Ryan and Bobby Koostra went matching (Picture: BACKGRID)

Mel C and her pal doubled up as Morticia and Gomez Addams (Picture: BACKGRID)

Mel C’s transformation was pretty striking (Picture: GoffPhotos.com)

Oti Mabuse kept it chic and frightful (Picture: GoffPhotos.com)

Ashley James found a neat way to incorporate her baby bump into her costume (Picture: GoffPhotos.com)

Magician Dynamo rocked up to the event as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange clad in a grey prison sweatsuit and carrying a bag with an envelope which read ‘WikiLeaks’ and ‘top secret’. He was flanked by two female friends dressed as prison officers and leading him into the party. 

On more of a cuter note, comedian Joel Dommett and his model wife Hannah Cooper transformed into Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. 

The man of the night himself, Jonathan, went all out transforming into the Babadook with his face painted black and white.

Last year, Jonathan opened up about his decision to postpone the party for a second year amid the uncertainty of the pandemic. 

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he explained: ‘I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be over yet and it does look like the figures are creeping up again. We always have a couple of hundred people to the party and as you know, about half of them are from show business. 

‘So if there was a breakout would wipe out half the shows on TV, so we don’t want that, we wouldn’t want to be a superspreader event.’

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