The Talk Co-Hosts Dress Up as Legendary Singers to Celebrate Halloween on Final Season of the Show (Exclusive)

The Talk co-hosts are going out in spook-tacular fashion!

Each host dressed up as a legendary singer for their annual Halloween celebration for the show's 15th and final season. This year, they made sure to take their costumes and performances to the next level, competing against one another to win for one final time.

Ahead of the special, which airs on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal photos of the looks, with Jerry O'Connell taking on Cher, Sheryl Underwood being Rick James, Amanda Kloots as Britney Spears, Akbar Gbajabiamila transforming into MC Hammer, and Natalie Morales becoming Pitbull.

PEOPLE also caught up with each host to hear the inspiration behind the costumes and how they feel stepping out for the final Halloween special.

Jerry O'Connell as Cher

PEOPLE: Why did you decide to dress up as Cher?

JERRY O'CONNELL: First of all, I love Cher. I mean, Cher is America, Cher is television, Cher is music, Cher is movies. To get ready for this I watched Moonstruck. I highly suggest everyone watches Moonstruck. I watched an iconic interview with her and David Letterman. I highly suggest everybody watch that. The woman's an icon.

What does it feel like to be Cher for a day?

I have to tell you, getting into character, I feel her power. I feel the power of Cher. Now I have to meet her. I don't know if she'll want to meet me after this. I have a new respect for anyone who wears any kind of a heel for extended periods of time, and also respect for anyone who wears a wig and a heel for any extended period of time. 

Have your wife Rebecca or kids seen the look yet?

They have not seen the look. I'm going to go pick them up at volleyball practice. Will it cause damage or is this a fun thing to do? Will this be something I hear about from family therapy?

Sheryl Underwood as Rick James

PEOPLE: How did you land on Rick James?

SHERYL UNDERWOOD: We went through a few performers, and I'm always looking for someone who's slightly eccentric that I can merge myself into, and Rick James is that guy. But I love the fact that Dave Chappelle’s famous skit kind of merged something together — the comedy of it. So then it allowed me to put the comedy into it.

How did it feel finally being in full costume?

I had a great time. It brought back a lot of memories. We love Rocktober here. I had a lot of fun. And I love how we think about who we're going to perform as, and then coming together as a team, from hair, makeup, special effects, wardrobe and the dancers, and all of us coming together. It's a really great party feeling.

What was it like stepping out to perform?

When you have to remember the lyrics and remember the steps and the dancers were so cool. I was like, "If I'm not moving fast enough, just go ahead and push me." It's really fun. And now you see what actors go through.

Amanda Kloots as Britney Spears

PEOPLE: What was the inspiration behind Britney?

AMANDA KLOOTS: Why not Britney? I'm a dancer. I remember when “Hit Me Baby One More Time” came out. I feel like I followed her my whole life and career, and I think this video, along with a couple of others, are just so iconic. So to be able to recreate it in this way, in this costume, with the hair and makeup and the dancers, it was so fun.

How long did it take you to nail down your dance routine?

It came pretty quickly. I am a dancer. Yeah, I think only 40 minutes. But I dance every Monday. I dance a lot in my life. So choreography, learning choreography wasn't a skill set that I needed to learn, so I was lucky there.

How does it feel getting to bring your dance skills to The Talk?

It was an absolute blast, especially because I grew up doing ballet and musical theater, so to get to do a music video kind of dance is a lot different than what I normally do. So that was really fun.

Akbar Gbajabiamila as MC Hammer

PEOPLE: What led you to MC Hammer?

AKBAR GBAJABIAMILA: The Running Man was such an athletic move of like, I'm an athlete, I can run. It was easy and just coordinating it. And then I grew up as a kid of the nineties and eighties. MC Hammer was massive. You just had to have been around for it to realize he couldn't go anywhere. He was the pop rap version of Michael Jackson. You couldn't touch him. You know what I mean? No pun intended. Maybe it was, but that's why I was like, "You know what? I can do this." At 45, I thought, let me keep it. MC Hammer was it. That was the it thing for me. And I knew I'd get to wear some hair. I hadn't had hair since the sixth grade.

How was it dancing as an athlete? 

They originally gave me one dance session and I thought, ah, yeah, I got a busy schedule. No problem. I'll knock it out. And as soon as I got there, I'm like, "Oh heck, no." It taught me that you can learn anything. For me to go this long and in fact, I've never done a coordinated dance ever. And so I was like, "Man, I can learn something new." I got a whole new respect for dancers. I can't imagine the Beyoncé dancers and the Taylor Swift dancers.

How does it feel for this to be the last Halloween show?

What's crazy is I remember watching this a long time ago and them going all out through October. When I got here three and a half, four years ago, we didn't have it. And to close it out this way feels a little special, a little homage to the 15 years. It's special that we get to bring that in, and for the first time, I get to be a part of that. It's cool. It's bittersweet too, knowing that this will be it.

Natalie Morales as Pitbull

PEOPLE: How did you channel your inner Pitbull?

NATALIE MORALES: Well, I lived in Miami for a couple of summers, spent a lot of time there. My family is still in Florida. But also, I'm Puerto Rican, he's Cuban American, so it just felt right when I was presented with all the options. Also, it felt funny. I've played a boy before, but never a man. I wanted to be a man, a manly man.

How long did it take for this bald cap to get on?

The bald cap took a long time because they have to wrap your hair under and gel it down, and they put a cotton insulation thing to give you a perfectly round head. So I'd say total, probably two and a half hours, maybe a little bit more.

Has your family seen the look?

Oh my God, I should show you my text chain with my husband and my older son. They're in Barcelona, so I've been sending them pictures and they're like, "Stop it. Stop it. It's terrifying." They're like, "Delete, delete. I can't have this be the last picture on my feed."

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The Talk’s special Halloween episode on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. ET and 1 p.m. PT on CBS.