It's behind you! Halle Berry is spooked by giant spider on Ellen DeGeneres' show

PUBLISHED: 13:23 EST, 27 October 2012 | UPDATED: 03:11 EST, 29 October 2012

Ellen DeGeneres loves nothing more than to wind up her A-list victims, er sorry... interviewees.

But she upped the ante with Halle Berry, who just revealed that an infestation of black widow spiders has taken over her home.

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Halloween comes early: Halle Berry got the fright of her life when Ellen spooked her with a man dressed as a black widow spider

Halloween comes early: Halle Berry got the fright of her life when Ellen spooked her with a man dressed as a black widow spider

The Cloud Atlas actress, 46, told DeGeneres that her gardener found a 'colony' of eight-legged creatures living under one of her lawn chairs and said she immediately left her home.

'I just left,' Berry said. 'Before I passed out I said 'I'm going to leave and you're going to have to handle that.'

'Because I can't stand spiders. I don't even like daddy long-legs.'

Obviously, given Ellen's penchant for pranks... this was a bad idea.

Seeing the funny side: Halle laughed off the prank, which was probably a relief for the poor schmuck in the spider suit

No idea: Halle was caught by surprise after admitting her weakness

After the commercial break, the talk show host had a man in a spider costume sneak up on Berry and give her the fright of her life.

'That was so mean!' Berry told DeGeneres, laughing manically.

'I'm so sorry I talked about the spiders.'

Berry revealed she is dressing up as something a lot more palatable to escort her 4-year-old daughter Nahla trick or treating - a giant cupcake.

Clenched teeth: Halle laughed but looked pretty shaken

Nahla is going to a Lalaloopsy doll.

'The things we do for our children. I love her so much that's why I’m going,' she explained.

'It’s this big huge thing [cupcake costume] and I’m going to be like waddling down the street.'

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Cat, England, I don't think this is a British 'paper' at all. The paper copy is, but this is the Mail Online, which is far more extensive - just look at thehuge US section. You are fighting a losing battle trying to correct language, terminology, and euphemisms.

- Francesca , London, United Kingdom, 28/10/2012 02:38

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Ellen is so bad she's good!!! Gotta love her!!! You just can't stay mad at that cute face and bright blue eyes lol

- Tutti Frooooty , USA, United States, 28/10/2012 01:33

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she's so sexy and natural as usual ..

- pulung widhi , bali, Indonesia, 28/10/2012 01:26

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Ellen does this all the time with guests on her show - it's getting hard to believe they never watch the show and don't know that if they say they are afraid of something a man dressed as what they are afraid of will sneak up behind them.

- anon , anon, United States, 28/10/2012 01:14

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Looks like a roach costume to me.

- Jane , New York City, 28/10/2012 01:04

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I LOVE Ellen

- Alex , East Grinstead, United Kingdom, 28/10/2012 00:30

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Looks like he's dressed like a cockroach....not a spider.

- Sudoxe , Wales, United Kingdom, 27/10/2012 23:35

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looks more like a cockroach...