Met Gala 2026: Beyonce, Heidi Klum, Katy Perry plus oda most talked about looks dis year

Wetin we call dis Video, Watch: Met Gala see Beyonce return and a star-studded red carpet

- Author, Kayla Epstein and Scarlett Harris
- Author, Nada Tawfik
- Role, North America correspondent
- Reporting from, Met Gala carpet
Published 5 May 2026
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Na di biggest night for fashion as celebrities arrive for di 2026 Met Gala wit dia looks.

Dis year theme na costume art wia organisers ask attendees to experiment wit di ogbonge and totori dress code.

Di annual event na fundraiser for di Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, and e serve as chance for celebrities and design house to go all-out and show dia skills.

Di golden-voice Broadway star Joshua Henry, take di drama up by opening di carpet wit di song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" wit band and dancers on di Met iconic steps.

Di guest list dey wit plenti star dis year, wit di event co-chairs including singer Beyoncé, actress Nicole Kidman, tennis star Venus Williams, and global editorial director of Vogue Anna Wintour.

Parade of celebrities, including Naomi Osaka, Angela Bassett, Madonna, and Sabrina Carpenter pose for di cameras.

Some famous faces - Bad Bunny, Heidi Klum, and Katy Perry dey almost unrecognisable sake of dia commitment to di "costume" theme.

Make we look some of di highlights and most talked-about looks.

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Beyoncé take ova di carpet wit her famous family

Beyonce wear gown wit embellished skeleton design, and giant feather cape.

Beyoncé make her first Met Gala appearance in 10 years, and to make up for lost time she come wit ogbonge look.

Di creation, by French designer Olivier Rousteing, take on di Gala theme wit gown wey get skeleton design, and add giant feather cape.

Di BBC catch up wit Beyonce for di carpet. Wen dem ask her how she feel to be back, di star say, "E feel great to dey here wit my daughter and husband".

Di star take di carpet wit husband, rapper Jay-Z, and her daughter, Blue Ivy, wey be 14-years-old and one of di youngest guests.

Di Gala typically only allow guests wey be 18 or older.

Beyoncé's poses with her daughter Blue Ivy, and husband Jay-Z.

Rihanna arrive fashionably late, A$AP Rocky join too

Rihanna wear silver dress wey wrap around her body, and A$AP Rocky wear long baby pink coat.

As e become almost tradition, di musical and fashionable power couple close down di Met Gala carpet, dem arrive afta evrione.

Rihanna wear customised Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens gown wey get thousands of jewels and beads.

A$AP Rocky, wey be co-chair of last year Gala, arrive in custom Chanel. E wear pink coat wit black satin lapels.

Anna Wintour feathery confection

Anna Wintour wear her hair in her signature bob and sports dark sunglasses. Her dress na avian-inspired confection, wit turquoise feathered cape on top of a darker-green dress wey di embroidery resemble feathers.

Anna Wintour, di global editorial director of Vogue magazine, wear feathery custom Chanel confection to her signature event.

E mark her first Gala since stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue. She dey co-chair di event nearly evri year since 1995.

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman wear red

Actress Nicole Kidman wear long-sleeved beaded column gown in a deep red shade. Red feather ruffles adorn her sleeve cuffs and midriff.

Actress and event co-chair Nicole Kidman wear red, long-sleeved beaded column gown by Chanel. She attend wit her daughter, Sunday Rose.

Venus Williams sparkling accessories

Venus Williams wear black, sparkling gown wit flare train, but di star of di outfit na her large silver neck accessory.

American tennis star Venus Williams, five-time Wimbledon winner, also co-chair di event. She wear black sparkling gown wit luxurious silver, jewel-encrusted neck adornment.

She hala wen di BBC ask her how e feel to co-chair di gala. "I dey dance inside," she tok.

Serena Williams shine in silver

Serena Williams wear silver dress wit high leg slit.

Di oda Williams sister, Serena, wear silver Marc Jacobs creation wey show di classical art on display for di museum.

Lauren Sánchez Bezos channel "Madame X"

Lauren Sánchez Bezos, wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, wear tight-fitting navy blue dress wit off di shoulder, embellished sparkling straps.

Lauren Sánchez Bezos, di wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, na honorary chair for dis year gala.

Her Schiaparelli gown show one of di most famous (and scandalous) dresses for art history: di gown portray John Singer Sargent "Madame X".

Broadway star Joshua Henry

Broadway actor Joshua Henry wear red double-breasted tuxedo wit silver lapel embellishments. E stand on di stairs and sing as e perform for di press.

"Ragtime" star Joshua Henry no just attend di red carpet. E open di evening wit performance of Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody, togeda wit dancers and band.

Colman Domingo suit pop against di carpet

Coleman Domingo wear jacket wey feature a black background and pink, blue, and yellow squares.

Heidi Klum

Di supermodel take her like for extravagant Halloween costume to di Met Gala, wia she dress as one of di many marble statues for di museum halls.

Na Bad Bunny be dat?

Bad Bunny wear aging makeup to make imsef look like old man.

Bad Bunny follow Klum footsteps wit anoda very costumey look. Di 32-year-old singer wear makeup wey make am look like old man.

Angela Bassett reign ova di carpet

Angela Bassett wear pink gown wit single shoulder strap.

Emma Chamberlain painting-inspired gown

Influencer Emma Chamberlian wear multi-colored gown wey resemble painting. E begin wit dark blue colors for di base bifor transforming into yellow and teal abstraction. Her sleeves also get fringes down to di floor.

Model and activist Aariana Rose Philip make historic Gala debut

Philip wear black dress. She be di first wheelchair user to attend di Met Gala, according to Vogue magazine.

Philip na di first wheelchair user to attend di Met Gala, according to Vogue magazine.

Teyana Taylor

Manish Malhotra sculptured shoulders

Famed Indian designer Manish Malhotra pair bandhgala wit an almost impossibly ornate cape wey feature white embroidery against black fabric. Di cape design na tribute to Mumbai, wey take team of 50 artisans 960-hours to make.

Karan Johar cape tell dia own story

Karan Johar wear vintage jacket under im hand-painted cape wit detail embroidery. Johar team describe di paintings featured on im outfit as characters from Indian mythology.

Cara Delevingne gown

Cara Delevingne dey stand on di Met staircase, her back to di camera. Her Ralph Lauren get dramatic sheer details and long train for di back.

Cara Delevingne dey stand from di front on di Met staircase.

Chase Sui Wonders soothing lavender

Chase Sui Wonders wear lavender gown wit panels in alternating fabrics. She hold long piece of fabric from her neck bow for her right hand.

Lena Dunham return to di Met

Lena Dunham wear red dress wey dem make out of feathers and sequins.

Charlie XCX choose black ova 'Brat'

Charlie XCX wear black gown wit floral embellishment on di front.

Doja Cat classic look

Doja Cat wear classically Grecian Saint Laurent dress for unconventional fabric: silicone.

Sinéad Burke corset-inspired dress

Activist, writer, and public speaker Sinéad Burke make her return to di Met Gala for black corseted gown wit flowing sleeve embellishments.

Naomi Osaka surprise reveal

Naomi Osaka wear white coat dress and dramatic white hat.

Naomi Osaka reveal red dress underneath her coat.

Naomi Osaka hands dey for red gloves wit long nails against full white skirt

Katy Perry

Connor Storrie heat up di green carpet

Connor Storrie wear black dotted halter top wit long train flowing from di neck.

Hudson Williams bold makeup

Hudson Williams wear blue and black matador-esque suit wit black cape

Lisa many hands

Lisa, member of di K-Pop group BLACKPINK, wear white gown wit interesting illusion: mannequin arms hold up white veil, while her real arms dey free to pose.

Rosé style

Rosé, member of di K-Pop group BLACKPINK, wear strapless black dress from Saint Laurent, wit sequined cutout for di shape of bird attached to di hip.

Zoë Kravitz make use of her pockets

Sabrina Carpenter bring Hollywood glamour

Sabrina Carpenter wear dress made out of film strips.

Sam Smith extravagant headpiece

Sam Smith wear black coat-dress, wit headpiece wey features sky-high black feathers.

Singer Sam Smith arrive in glamourous robe, wit towering feathered headpiece wey make di look stand out.

Hunter Schafer sweet dress

Hunter Schafer wear white dress wit cutouts wey reveal blue floral fabric.

Stevie Nicks swagga into Met gala

Stevie Nicks wear voluminous black gown wit top hat.

Cher

Madonna sail into di Met Gala

Madonna wear black dress, headpiece shaped like tall ship -- sails and all -- and hold horn instrument for her hand. She wear grey veil on top.

Kim Kardashian channel superhero

Kim Kardashian wear moulded orange body suit wit orange skirt.

Di businesswoman and reality star say na British design duo Whitaker Malem make her orange bodice dress.

Kylie Jenner "falling" dress

Influencer and reality star Kylie Jenner Schiaparelli dress at first appear say e dey fall off. But one cleverly designed nude bodice hold di entire look togeda.

Businesswoman and reality star Kylie Jenner Schiaparelli dress at first appear to be falling off her. But cleverly designed nude bodice hold di entire look togeda.