Berry nice! Jenny McCarthy is pick of the patch as a fetching strawberry for early Halloween bash

Halloween may still be over a week away, but many people are getting their shindigs in early... including the ever glamorous, Jenny McCarthy. The former Playboy model, 39, slipped herself into a voluminous strawberry costume for a carnival of the macabre (or not so in her case) on Monday night. Feeling fruity: Jenny McCarthy popped herself into a strawberry costume for her Halloween party in Chicago, Illinois on Monday night Feeling fruity: Jenny McCarthy popped herself into a strawberry costume for her Halloween party in Chicago, Illinois on Monday night The bash was thrown at her home in the suburbs of Chicago, and despite the cobwebs she bobbed in and out of... McCarthy looked particularly sweet as the cuddly fruit. Jim Carrey's ex now makes a living as something of a raconteur via her warm, witty and sometimes shocking books. McCarthy's racy new book Bad Habits is subtitled, 'confessions of a recovering Catholic'. It looks at how the mother-of-one was at one time set on becoming a nun, and how her perceptions changed as she grew older. She's in a bit of a jam: McCarthy pretends to get stuck in the cobweb hanging in the woods She's in a bit of a jam: McCarthy pretends to get stuck in the cobweb hanging in the woods If you go down to the woods today: You won't see a giant strawberry, or will you? If you go down to the woods today: You won't see a giant strawberry, or will you? If you go down to the woods today: You won't see a giant strawberry, or will you? Her steps into the world of nude modelling, which saw her become Playmate of the Year in 1993, no doubt had a particularly strong effect on her (lack of) faith. She's also bagged a parenting column in the Chicago Sun-Times, which is attracting controversy given McCarthy's conviction that her son's autism is linked to him being vaccinated as a child. This view doesn't isn't supported by medical evidence, and there is concern that McCarthy's outspoken views could scare other parents away from essential vaccinations. Superfruit: McCarthy isn't just tasty, she's good for you, too Superfruit: McCarthy isn't just tasty, she's good for you, too Flattering: It's a super way to hide all those Tootsie Rolls and Snickers Bars Flattering: It's a super way to hide all those Tootsie Rolls and Snickers Bars McCarthy has also been outspoken about Carrey's lack of contact with her son, who is from a previous relationship. McCarthy, who dated the 50-year-old comedian for more than five years, says Carrey completely turned his back on Evan, 10, following their 2010 split. 'I've tried to ask [Jim] numerous times [to see Evan], because my son still asks,' the Love in the Wild host told Howard Stern in June, adding that Evan tells her he misses Carrey 'almost weekly.' 'I haven't [reached out directly] . . . I think that sometimes people need to take a real break from each other,' she explained. 'But I still love him. I think you can love people from a distance and respect him. But as a mother, you just hope when you have a relationship with someone, it has nothing to do with the child when you break up.' Playing happy families: Jim Carrey holding Evan while Jenny and his daughter Jane watch on back in 2008 Playing happy families: Jim Carrey holding Evan while Jenny and his daughter Jane watch on back in 2008