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Janelle Monáe Debuts ET Halloween Costume on Jennifer Hudson’s Show
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Janelle Monáe Debuts ET Halloween Costume on Jennifer Hudson’s Show

The last one in Janelle Monáeit grows legion of elite halloween costumes you will ask for help at home.

Monáe debuted another impeccably crafted (but no less disturbing) outfit on Wednesday’s episode of The Jennifer Hudson Showwhich she attended while dressed as ET, the director’s extraterrestrial Steven Spielbergthe 1982 cinema classic AND the alien.

“I never imagined I would have to meet ET,” Hudson said as Monáe approached the set in full prosthetics, while imitating the character’s raspy voice as she whispered “Jennifer” several times for a nostalgic piece that will either tickle your Reese’s Pieces or, alternatively, ask yourself to repeat “ouch” as you try (unsuccessfully) to sleep tonight.

Janelle Monáe as ET for Halloween.

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“Do you hear the voice? Yes, AND, it’s me. The finger shines on you all, look!” Hudson exclaimed as Monáe’s left finger began to glow, much like ET’s in the movie. She repeated Hudson’s name again, eliciting even more enthusiasm from the host. “ET knows my name! Thanks for coming to this happy place. I don’t know if I should say Janelle or ET?”

Monáe responded by repeating ET’s name before confirming, “ET is… Janelle Monáe!” as the audience applauded.

The 38-year-old also shared an elaborate photo shoot of herself Instagram profile, in which she also starred as her own interpretation of Elliott, the 10-year-old boy (originally played by Henry Thomas) who befriends ET in the film.

“You’re finally home. Welcome back AND Thanks Google Maps,” Monáe wrote in the caption. “With yours truly as ET and Janellllliott.”

Monáe, a 10-time Grammy-nominated recording artist and SAG Award-winning actress, previously revealed that she has an anonymous benefactor who funds her elaborate Halloween costumes, who she considers to be her “Halloween Mother Fairy “.

“My job is to make people believe in their imagination. It’s a job, that’s my goal. Imagination inspires nations,” Monáe said. The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s important to the imagineers committee that I go out and do good work. There’s a fund that’s set aside to make people believe in art, and again, believe in art performance.”

Watch Monáe Make Her ET Debut The Jennifer Hudson Show in the video above – if you don’t want to sleep tonight, that is.

Janelle Monáe works on her ET costume.

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Janelle Monáe with ET

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Janelle Monáe as ET in drag.

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