Until tonight, Zendaya never skipped a Met Gala after-party. One red carpet moment just has never been enough from the queen of the Met—and she knows it. That's why it was so heartbreaking when Zendaya's 2026 Met Gala after-party look never came.
The tears started falling once Beyoncé and Rihanna graced the Met Gala red carpet, but not Zendaya. Reality set in right then and there: Z's three year Gala streak would end before she could interpret the "Fashion Is Art" dress code. Sometimes, celebrities who didn't score a Met Gala invite will join the festivities on the after-hours circuit. But something tells me the Challengers star is cuddled up to her husband, Tom Holland, right about now—not sitting for final touches in a New York City makeup chair.
