Ice-T and Coco Austin Reveal Daughter Chanel, 8, Picked Their 'Killer Clown Family' Halloween Costume (Exclusive)

The couple are parents to their 8-year-old daughter Chanel

Ice-T and Coco Austin are revealing the surprising creator behind their family's spooky Halloween look.

On Thursday, Oct. 31, the longtime couple chatted with PEOPLE at Heidi Klum's annual Halloween bash while dressed up as blood-covered killer clowns. Asked about the inspiration behind their haunting look, Austin, 45, tells PEOPLE, "Our daughter came up with it," referring to their daughter Chanel, 8.

"She wanted to be something scary, so he says, 'Okay, we'll all be the killer clown family,' " Austin continues, pointing to her rapper husband, 66. "As a matter of fact, our friends dressed up as killer clowns, so we're the killer clown posse tonight," she adds.

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Earlier that day, Ice-T showed off Chanel's Halloween ensemble on Instagram, which was even scarier than her mom and dad's costumes. The 8-year-old chose to dress up as the Little Pale Girl from the 2024 horror film Terrifier 3.

In the proud dad's post, Chanel is covered in creepy face paint and holding up a fake, bloody knife while wearing a scary clown dress.

"Trick or Treat 👻 @babychanelnicole wanted to be the little girl from Terrifier3," Ice-T explained in his caption, sweetly adding, "Yes, the Apple 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the tree.."

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The rapper recently revealed his unconventional "parenting technique" that ensures Chanel will have "zero stage fright."

On Thursday, Oct. 24, he posted an adorable picture on his Instagram of the father-daughter duo. Standing up on stage together at one of Ice-T's stops on tour with his band Body Count, the proud dad held his microphone up to his daughter's face as she happily sang out to the crowd.

"Yes, my parenting technique is probably different than most.. But @babychanelnicole has Zero stage fright," he wrote in his caption. "And is on her second passport. #TourLife," he jokingly added.

Ice-T is also the father of two grown children: daughter LeTesha Marrow, 48, and son Tracy Marrow Jr., 32, who is also a member of Body Count.