Meryl Streep never attends the Met Gala because "it has never quite been her scene".
The 76-year-old actress plays Miranda Priestly, a demanding fashion magazine editor, in the Devil Wears Prada film franchise, but she's frequently rejected the chance to attend the Met Gala, the annual haute couture fundraising event in New York City.
A spokesperson for the Hollywood star - who appears in The Devil Wears Prada 2 alongside Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, and Simone Ashley - told People: "Meryl has been invited to the Met Gala for many years but has never attended.
"While she appreciates Vogue, Anna [Wintour, the former editor-in-chief of Vogue] and her incredible imagination and stamina—it has never quite been her scene."
The character of Miranda Priestly is said to be inspired by Dame Anna Wintour. However, Meryl previously claimed that her on-screen character is quite distinct from the world-famous magazine editor.
Speaking to E! News in April, Meryl shared: "I was not interested in replicating her; I wanted to make my own person. And as I have gotten to know her over the years, I feel like—my Miranda is fully formed. And to the degree that she has evolved or changed or degraded in some way, it's my own creation."
Despite this, Meryl heaped praise on Anna, describing the editor as "very witty".
The Oscar-winning star continued: "I don't think she's mysterious. I just think she has a thing that is out of Vogue right now, which is the integrity of her own life, her own space, her own self.
"And in the oversharing world, where everybody takes you to the bathroom with them before the event and shows you the getting ready and everything, I just love her reticence."
Meanwhile, Meryl previously admitted she feared ageing would damage her career in Hollywood.
Despite being regarded as one of the most talented performers in the business, Meryl worried her career wouldn't stretch much beyond the age of 40.
She explained: "I remember as I was hovering around [age] 40, I thought each movie would be my last, really. And all the evidence of other 40-year-old women at that time - this is 27 years ago - would leave you to believe it was over."
