A Cockroach in the Spotlight, Pedro Pascal's Knee + More Hilarious Moments at Met Gala 2023
It's raining cats and cockroaches during fashion's biggest night.
(SPOT.ph) The biggest night in fashion is back in New York City.
Guests arrived at the invite-only Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1. With everyone decked out in theme—“Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” in honor of the legendary German designer behind the modern revival of Chanel—it was a night of glitz, glamor, and whoa, is that a cockroach getting the spotlight alongside the biggest names in celebrity culture?
As usual, even an event as prestigious as this one is not immune to Internet meme-ry. This annual fundraiser has become a minefield of memes for fashionistas or otherwise—and 2023 is no exception. We round up the most hilarious celebrity moments from the 2023 Met Gala below.
Most hilarious celebrity moments at Met Gala 2023
A cockroach steals the show
The star of the night wasn’t Kim Kardashian, Anne Hathaway, or Jennie Kim, but a lowly cockroach who managed to make its way into the A-list event.
Several journalists were waiting for the Rihanna’s anticipated entrance when an unlikely guest crashed the red carpet. Photographer Kevin Mazur rushed to take professional shots of the cockroach—with flash on and everything.
Its fame was short-lived, however, with Variety releasing the bad news that the cockroach passed a few hours later. We’re just left wondering if the cockroach paid U.S. $50,000 to be at the event like everyone else.
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Lil Nas X is everywhere
If not taking selfies with other high profile celebrities, Lil Nas X is caught photobombing everyone at tonight’s gala. No one is safe from this rapper's backside. Just take a look for yourself:
The meow-ification of the event
Jared Leto decided to dress up as a furry white cat for the Met Gala that is meant to be Lagerfield’s beloved cat named Choupette.
On that note, Doja Cat was also been spotted in a sultry feline costume with cat prosthetics—also meant to be a tribute to Choupette. She even arrived at the venue covered by umbrellas as to not spoil the surprise.
Lil Nas X is another meower at the scene, but his costume is looking more like a silver troll than a cat. Regardless, it’s a win for furries everywhere.
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All eyes on Pedro Pascal’s knee
In a sea of black and white, there’s Pedro Pascal in a red-hot trench coat with shorts. It’s safe to say that he’s giving…some knee. It’s a look we never knew we needed.
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