These celebrities hate the Met Gala
The Met Gala red carpet may be the most coveted invite in fashion, but behind the museum doors, it’s not everyone’s fairy tale.
Over the years, a growing roster of A-listers have pulled back the curtain on the annual Costume Institute fundraiser — and their reviews aren’t always five stars. The complaints range from crippling anxiety and aggressive photographers to limited drink menus and a room full of famous people too awkward to talk to each other.
From pop stars who snuck out barefoot to actors who describe the evening as one long exercise in collective loneliness, these celebrities have made it clear that inside the Met, the first Monday in May isn’t a guaranteed good time.
Gwyneth Paltrow
No celebrity has publicly hated on the Met Gala quite as hard as Gwyneth Paltrow. “I’m never going again,” she told USA Today in 2013. “It was so un-fun. It was boiling. It was too crowded. I did not enjoy it at all.”