Zendaya Says Her First Met Gala Was “terrifying” and “disheartening.”

Zendaya opens up about what her first Met Gala experience in 2015 was really like.

At an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark On the show, which aired on Tuesday, April 23, the 27-year-old actress revealed that behind all the glamour, there was a bundle of nerves.

“I first went there when I was 18,” she told the hosts Kelly Ripa And Mark Consuelos. “It was such an exciting and new experience, but still terrifying, you know? […] It’s very daunting to go up the steps.”

Zendaya added that she was excited to attend the Met Gala this year after a five-year break. The last time she was there in 2019, her bright Cinderella dress with wand stole the red carpet show.

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Since her first Met Gala in 2015, Zendaya has become a fixture at the annual ball. With her use of textures, prints and colors, the actress brings drama to every mead she graces. She doesn’t shy away from boundary-pushing silhouettes and effortlessly modernizes outdated aesthetics. Zendaya also perfectly complements her ensembles by elevating them […]

The challenger The star also paid tribute to her stylist of 13 years, Law Roachwho was behind all five of her Met Gala looks (she attended every year between 2015 and 2019).

Despite her nerves during her first Met Gala in 2015, Zendaya looked beautiful in a black and red Fausto Puglisi dress. The minidress featured a plunging neckline, a full skirt and a matching long train decorated with suns. She accessorized with spiky gold jewelry and an ornate headband.

Although the May 6 Met Gala date is coming up, Roach, 45, said Fashion on April 9 that they have “no confirmed designer” and “no sketch” for Zendaya’s outfit.

This year’s theme is “Sleeping Beauty: Resurgent Fashion” and the dress code is “The Garden of Time.”

The exhibition includes around 250 pieces from over 400 years. According to the Costume Institute’s chief curator, Andrew BoltonClothing is divided into three different sections: land, sea and sky. “It’s an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of fashion,” he said Fashion in an interview in November 2023.