As award season draws to a close, we count down to the Met Gala: a chance for celebrities and fashion royalty alike to have some serious fun with their outfits.
Ahead of the ceremony on Monday 7 May, let’s look back at some of the most awkward moments to ever happen at Met Balls gone by, and hope for something a little more funny than how Kylie Jenner fond Ryan Reynolds’ jokes.
1. When Kylie Jenner couldn’t have looked less interested in Ryan Reynolds, 2017
The best moment from last year’s ceremony has got to be when pictures emerged of Kylie Jenner looking very, very bored next to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively during dinner. Not enjoying the power couple trolling each other, Ky?
2. When Jay-Z and Solange Knowles had a bust up in a lift, 2014
Yep. *That* infamous life fight, which Jay-Z and Beyonce’s dad have since confirmed was about rumours the rapper had cheated on Beyonce, was at a Met Gala afterparty in 2014.
3. When Rihanna’s dress launched a thousand memes, 2015
Rihanna brought pizza for everybody. #MetGala pic.twitter.com/4VJQHFEHvg
— Sam Kalidi (@samkalidi) May 5, 2015
You can always rely on Rihanna to make a statement with her dress. Albeit it a cheese and tomato-y statement that sparks all the memes.
4. When Hayden Panettiere fell down the stairs on the red carpet, 2014
Just before this photo was taken, the Heroes actress slipped down the Met Gala stairs and ended up on the floor. Oops!
5. When Rihanna shaded everyone for not taking the theme seriously, 2017
Each year the Met Gala adopts a high fashion theme, and in 2017, Rihanna threw subtle shade at everyone who didn’t take it seriously. The theme was ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between’, and while Rihanna took the theme seriously with her flawless ensemble, many celebrities opted for more plain outfits.
Buzzfeed reports Rihanna threw expert levels of shade at everyone else on the night by liking a meme on Instagram that began circling the internet during the evening, poking fun at how boring most of the evening’s looks were.
6. When Reese Witherspoon couldn’t pronounce Cara Delevingne’s last name, 2014
(Skip to 0.39 to watch the video)
Cara shared a hilarious clip from the 2014 on her Met Gala, which showed a seemingly sleepy tired Witherspoon, Zoey Deschanel and Kate Upton attempting to pronounce her last name. Oops.
7. When Jennifer Lawrence photobombed Sarah Jessica Parker, 2013
Despite not *actually* knowing each other, Jennifer Lawrence crashed Sarah Jessice Parker’s photo opportunity by holding onto her headpiece, and the result was hilarious.
8. When Bella Hadid walked the same catwalk as recent ex-The Weeknd and new beau Selena Gomez, 2017
At the 2016 Met Gala, The Weeknd and Bella Hadid looked cute as they walked the red carpet together. Come 2017, The Weeknd and new girlfriend Selena Gomez took centre stage following his split from Bella, while the model took her mum Yolanda Hadid as her partner instead.
9. When Jaden Smith brought his old hair as his partner, 2017
Speaking to US Vogue’s André Leon about his unusual look on the night, Jaden explained: “I’ve gone for the Dracula look today. And since I couldn’t bring my sister as a date, I brought my old hair.”
Ok then.
10. When Jenni Konner, Lena Dunham, and Joe Jonas wore the same outfit, 2017
What better way to celebrate turning up wearing the same outfit as two other celebrities than posing for a pic all together? Amazing!
H/T Cosmo UK