Katy Perry joked she was unable to use the bathroom at the Met Gala in New York on Monday night because of how many pins were in her dress.
The singer, 37, turned heads in an Oscar de la Renta black gown with white underlay and dramatic train but said while it wowed on the red carpet, it was not the most practical outfit to wear.
Katy admitted the look was somewhat different to when she arrived to the star-studded event dressed as a cheeseburger but wanted to make a statement as it was her first time back since attending the gala in 2019.
She said on the red carpet: "I mean it isn’t my first rodeo, so I feel like I can relax. You know last time I came to the Met, I was a cheeseburger, I loved it. I was like: 'What am I going to do tonight?'
"I’m going to play a whole different card and now I feel like I’m just accepting the darling darkness.
"We have a nice bustle in the back, paying homage to the theme, but not too much. I’ve been pinned in for three hours. Don’t ask me how I’m going to the restroom ever or anyone at the Met."
The evening’s co-host Blake Lively gifted the Met Gala with the first costume change of the night.
Shortly after arriving on the arm of husband and co host Ryan Reynolds in a bronze and rose Versace gown, the matching bow was unfurled into a large train, transforming her dress into a blue and gold wonder.
The star said her look was a "homage to New York City" with inspiration taken from the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the blue ceiling of Grand Central Station.
Speaking to Vogue on the red carpet she revealed that her head-piece had seven stars like the city’s famous monument The Statue Of Liberty, and encrusted with 25 stones to represent the statue’s 25 windows.
Popstar Lizzo said she felt "like a piece of art" in her outfit for the event – a large black silk coat with gold bullion decorations created by Thom Browne.
"It took 22,000 hours to make this coat. I’m just so happy to be in it I feel like a piece of art,” she told Vogue on the red carpet.
Talking about her long, corkscrew nails she joked: "I’m going to be opening everybody’s wine tonight… they’re amazing. I can wipe my a*s with these, believe it or not.
"I can do everything with these things, hopefully I can play the flute."
Famous British faces also appeared including Grime artist Stormzy, who admitted he was “nervous” about attending his first ever Met Gala.
