Elle Fanning shares never-before-seen snaps of her Britney Spears Halloween costume from last year

On Sunday, Emmy-nominated actress Elle Fanning shared never-before-seen snaps of her Halloween costume as Britney Spears last year.

The 24-year-old former child star flaunted her fabulous 5ft9in figure in a recreation of the 40-year-old pop star’s sexy costume from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.

Elle (born Mary) draped a fake snake around her neck and wore a green bra-top, tiny black shorts, and thigh-high boots selected by her Girl from Plainville costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier.

The real Britney Spears performing at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards

‘Ghosts of Halloween past’: On Sunday, Emmy-nominated actress Elle Fanning shared never-before-seen snaps of her Halloween costume as Britney Spears last year

Fanning’s longtime make-up artist Erin Ayanian Monroe gave her cheekbones plenty of shimmer, an excess of black eye-liner, and overall body tan.

The Georgia-born blonde’s Girl from Plainville hairstylist Jules Holdren gave her Britney-style locks for the spooky festivities.

Elle – who boasts 7.3M Instagram/TikTok followers – captioned her slideshow: ‘Ghosts of Halloween past.’

Fanning received glowing comments from Paris Hilton and Chloë Grace Moretz, as well as her Girl from Plainville onscreen mother Cara Buono, Walker actor Keegan Allen, and Starcrawler frontwoman Arrow de Wilde.

Fit: The 24-year-old former child star flaunted her fabulous 5ft9in figure in a recreation of the 40-year-old pop star's sexy costume from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards

Fit: The 24-year-old former child star flaunted her fabulous 5ft9in figure in a recreation of the 40-year-old pop star’s sexy costume from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards

Taut tummy: Elle (born Mary) draped a fake snake around her neck and wore a green bra-top, tiny black shorts, and thigh-high boots selected by her Girl from Plainville costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier

Taut tummy: Elle (born Mary) draped a fake snake around her neck and wore a green bra-top, tiny black shorts, and thigh-high boots selected by her Girl from Plainville costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier

Ready for her close-up: Fanning's longtime make-up artist Erin Ayanian Monroe gave her cheekbones plenty of shimmer, an excess of black eye-liner, and overall body tan

Ready for her close-up: Fanning’s longtime make-up artist Erin Ayanian Monroe gave her cheekbones plenty of shimmer, an excess of black eye-liner, and overall body tan

Mirror selfie: The Georgia-born blonde's Girl from Plainville hairstylist Jules Holdren gave her Britney-style locks for the spooky festivities

Mirror selfie: The Georgia-born blonde’s Girl from Plainville hairstylist Jules Holdren gave her Britney-style locks for the spooky festivities

'Iconic!' Elle received glowing comments from Paris Hilton and Chloë Grace Moretz, as well as her Girl from Plainville onscreen mother Cara Buono, Walker actor Keegan Allen, and Starcrawler frontwoman Arrow de Wilde

‘Iconic!’ Elle received glowing comments from Paris Hilton and Chloë Grace Moretz, as well as her Girl from Plainville onscreen mother Cara Buono, Walker actor Keegan Allen, and Starcrawler frontwoman Arrow de Wilde

The real deal: Spears made VMAs history performing I'm a Slave 4 U while holding a large albino python onstage the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan 21 years ago

The real deal: Spears made VMAs history performing I’m a Slave 4 U while holding a large albino python onstage the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan 21 years ago

Spears made VMAs history performing I’m a Slave 4 U while holding a large albino python onstage the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan 21 years ago.

And the two-time Golden Globe nominee wasn’t alone as she was joined at the Halloween party by her Girl from Plainville onscreen love interest Colton Ryan.

The 27-year-old Broadway thespian appeared to have a blast dressed up in a beehive wig and feathered frock as a Fem-bot from the Austin Powers movies.

In Patrick Macmanus’s eight-part limited series on Hulu, the acting pair depicted the real-life Michelle Carter and her suicidal 18-year-old boyfriend Conrad ‘Coco’ Roy III.

What a drag! And Fanning wasn't alone as she was joined at the Halloween party by her Girl from Plainville onscreen love interest Colton Ryan (R)

What a drag! And Fanning wasn’t alone as she was joined at the Halloween party by her Girl from Plainville onscreen love interest Colton Ryan (R)

Flexible: The 27-year-old Broadway thespian appeared to have a blast dressed up in a beehive wig and feathered frock as a Fem-bot from the Austin Powers movies

Flexible: The 27-year-old Broadway thespian appeared to have a blast dressed up in a beehive wig and feathered frock as a Fem-bot from the Austin Powers movies

Serious stuff: In Patrick Macmanus's eight-part limited series on Hulu, the acting pair depicted the real-life Michelle Carter and her suicidal 18-year-old boyfriend Conrad 'Coco' Roy III

Serious stuff: In Patrick Macmanus’s eight-part limited series on Hulu, the acting pair depicted the real-life Michelle Carter and her suicidal 18-year-old boyfriend Conrad ‘Coco’ Roy III

Last month, Elle told Harper’s Bazaar Australia that she was hard at work executive producing and reprising her role as Catherine the Great in season three of Hulu’s The Great

‘This is the longest I’ve played any character and she has meant so much to me as I figure out who I want to be in this world,’ Fanning told the mag.

But first, audiences can catch the Paco Rabanne brand ambassador and her big sister Dakota in Mélanie Laurent’s WWII drama The Nightingale. which is scheduled to hit US theaters December 23.

The drama, based on Kristin Hannah’s 2015 novel, centers on two sisters struggling to survive and resist the German occupation of France.

'This is the longest I've played any character': Last month, Elle told Harper's Bazaar Australia that she was hard at work executive producing and reprising her role as Catherine the Great in season three of Hulu's The Great

‘This is the longest I’ve played any character’: Last month, Elle told Harper’s Bazaar Australia that she was hard at work executive producing and reprising her role as Catherine the Great in season three of Hulu’s The Great

Hitting US theaters December 23! But first, audiences can catch Fanning and her big sister Dakota (L, pictured April 9) in Mélanie Laurent's WWII drama The Nightingale

Hitting US theaters December 23! But first, audiences can catch Fanning and her big sister Dakota (L, pictured April 9) in Mélanie Laurent’s WWII drama The Nightingale



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