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The Met Gala 2026 just isn't as euphoric without Zendaya.
It's the first Monday in May, which means the Euphoria star was one of the many A-list stars expected to attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual fundraiser. But much to fans' dismay, the 29-year-old was nowhere to be found at the May 4 "Costume Art"-themed soiree.
So, why did Zendaya—a usual mainstay at the event—decide to skip this year's Met Gala?
As The Drama actress' stylist Law Roach simply told Zuri Hall during Life From E!: Met Gala 2026 of her absence, "She's busy."
While Law didn't elaborate on what TV or film projects might be keeping the Emmy winner hard at work, he did reflect on his client's undeniable impact on the Met Gala fashion scene during the exclusive interview.
"Our looks have been special, but what I've seen a lot of this weekend is the Cinderella look," he reflected, referencing Zendaya's 2019 look. "It was my first Met Gala. It was her kind of departing this Disney image and going on to be a woman. That would always be special to me."
And while Law had a lot more free time heading into this year's gala, the preparations for his clients usually take nearly half a year.
"It all starts with what the designer says the client is going with," he shared on Reddit April 30. "Once that's figured out, we just have a conversation about inspiration, and then I take it back to my team."
He then shares his team's vision with the fashion brand, which creates a design based on their "house codes" as well as the client's personal style.
"Then we bring the client in," Law said. "I always like to start with the client, right? Because they're the person who, at the end of it, wears the look, so always get feedback from your client."
While Zendaya always pulls out all the stops for the Met Gala, her red carpet dressing has looked a bit different as of late. She embraced a "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue" theme for her fashion while promoting her wedding film The Drama alongside Robert Pattinson earlier this year.
Of course, she recently had her own trip down the aisle IRL, as Law revealed in March that she had privately married Tom Holland.
And their family has shown the Spider-Man: Brand New Day costars nothing but love, with Tom’s mother Nikki Holland subtly sharing her support for the couple last month.
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The photographer tapped like on a Instagram reel that praised how Zendaya and Robert carried themselves during the press tour for The Drama.
“Everyone else acting a little too single while promoting their romance movies," read the caption, before the video cut to several shots of The Drama costars playfully joking with one another, writing, “Meanwhile Zendaya and Robert proving you can still vibe without disrespecting your partner.”
Indeed, Zendaya finds creative ways to honor Tom, like when the 29-year-old stepped out at the April 7 Los Angeles premiere of Euphoria with her “T” tattoo on full display.
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The sweet nod is just one of many Tom and Zendaya—who confirmed their engagement in January 2025—have exchanged over the years, especially once Zendaya realized that Tom was the one for her.
“I think sometimes, at least in my personal experience, I found that— sometimes people can get nervous around people,” the Challengers star told New York Times’ Modern Love podcast on the April 1 episode, “but there's a certain feeling that I was able to experience when I knew that this is my person, because I didn't.”
“I don't feel nervous, I feel really peaceful and I feel really calm,” she continued. “And feel like, ‘Oh, I actually feel more nervous when I'm away from you than when I'm with you.’ And that's when I was like, ‘Ah, that's a good sign, that’s me listening to intuition.’”
And Zendaya knew early on that Tom had a calming effect on her, recalling their 2017 chemistry read for Spider-Man: Homecoming during which he helped her feel more comfortable “by being a nice person.”
“Having to do a chemistry read for a big movie like that—it’s like, you really want the job and all these kind of things,” she said. “And yeah, he was really lovely then.”
For a look at more stars at the 2026 Met Gala, read on.
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Madonna
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Kim Kardashian
in custom Allen Jones and Whitaker Malem.
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Babyface
in Laquan Smith.
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Misty Copeland
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Lily-Rose Depp
in Chanel.
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Karlie Kloss
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Gracie Abrams
in Chanel.
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Suki Waterhouse
in Michael Kors.
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Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union
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Doechii
in custom Marc Jacobs.
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Keke Palmer
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Hudson Williams
in Balenciaga.
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Cher
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Grace Gummer
in custom Gabriela Hearst.
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Joe Alwyn
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Kendall Jenner
in Gap Studio by Zac Posen.
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SZA
in Bode.
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Eileen Gu
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Sombr
in custom Valentino.
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Hunter Schafer
in Prada.
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Audrey Nuna
in Robert Wun.
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Anne Hathaway
in Michael Kors.
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Margot Robbie
in Chanel.
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Naomi Watts
in Dior.
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Sabrina Carpenter
in Dior.
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Serena Williams
in custom Marc Jacobs.
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Stevie Nicks
in Zara by John Galliano.
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Carey Mulligan
in Prada.
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Tom Ford and Julianne Moore
in Bottega Veneta.
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Hailey Bieber
in custom Saint Laurent.
Tune in to E! today, May 4, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT for every must-see moment from the Met Gala 2026.
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