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Natalie Nunn Flips North West’s Halloween Tribute With a Costume of Her Own

After North West dressed as the “Baddies” star for Halloween, Nunn returned the gesture by recreating North’s goth-inspired look in a series of videos.

October 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM ET

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Natalie Nunn Flips North West’s Halloween Tribute With a Costume of Her Own

North West dressed as Natalie Nunn for Halloween. Nunn’s response? Dress as North. The Baddies star turned a celebrity costume tribute into a two-way exchange, recreating the young rapper’s goth-inspired style in a series of response videos, according to Billboard.

It’s a straightforward switch with a solid punchline: the person being imitated becomes the impersonator. Instead of simply acknowledging North’s Halloween homage, Nunn made North’s own look the subject of her reply.

From costume inspiration to costume swap

The exchange began with North channeling Nunn, whose reality-TV identity provided the inspiration for her Halloween transformation. Nunn then reversed the setup, drawing on North’s gothy aesthetic for videos responding to the costume.

Billboard framed the moment as an “Uno Reverse”—a fitting description for a response built around swapping roles. North initially put the spotlight on Nunn’s image; Nunn pointed it right back at North’s.

The outlet described Nunn’s recreation as a successful take on the look. The supplied report does not detail the individual wardrobe pieces or the production behind the videos, so the story here is the gesture itself: Nunn answered an homage with an homage rather than leaving it at a reaction.

That distinction is what gives the exchange its humor. A Halloween costume usually runs in one direction, with someone borrowing a recognizable public persona for the occasion. Here, the original inspiration participated, creating a second performance that only makes sense because of the first.

North’s style becomes the reference

Billboard identifies North as the rapper behind “Piercing on My Hand,” putting the moment at the intersection of music, personal style and reality television. This particular update is about the visual exchange, not a new release or a musical collaboration.

It also makes North’s aesthetic part of the joke without requiring an elaborate setup. She chose Nunn as her Halloween reference; Nunn chose North’s goth-inspired presentation as hers. Both sides of the exchange hinge on the same idea: a look can be recognizable enough to become somebody else’s costume.

For Nunn, the response offered a playful way to join in rather than watch from the sidelines. North supplied the Halloween tribute. Nunn supplied the role reversal—and turned a one-way shout-out into a costume swap.

Source: Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop

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