Gigi Hadid had the perfect routine for Met Gala 2025.
The 30-year-old revealed on the Metropolitan Museum of Art steps that she kicked off her day of prep for fashion’s biggest night with her boyfriend of over a year Bradley Cooper.
“I woke up, I was with my man,” Gigi told Emma Chamberlain in a Vogue interview May 5. “We had a chill morning, some laughs and then I went to my house, I had like an hour by myself, then took a shower, had my fitting, had chicken fingers and fries, then got into glam.”
There was also another part of her routine that stuck out to her.
“I think a little protein in the form of fried chicken,” Gigi explained, “helps take down the jitters a little bit.”
Of course, Gigi—who shares daughter Khai, 4, with ex Zayn Malik—has shown her affection for Bradley in more ways than one. Earlier this month, she made their romance Instagram official by sharing a photo of the pair kissing in a roundup of photos from her birthday party.
“I had the best time celebrating, and it’s a blessing to feel so loved!!” she wrote in the May 3 post. “I am grateful and honored to take on a new decade.”
While Bradley didn’t join Gigi on the steps of the Met, the supermodel still dazzled in a gold Miu Miu gown, which she told E! was inspired by designer Zelda Wynn Valdes.
“Everyone go look her up,” Gigi told Zuri Hall on Live From E!: Met Gala 2025. “She was an amazing dress maker who made some special pieces in the late 40s, trained by her uncle in his men’s tailoring shop and she took those codes and skills and really mixed them together in order to let people express themselves through what she made.”
Now in her 30s, Gigi will certainly be expressing herself more often. “My intention for my 30th year,” she added, “is to say what I think when I think it.”
And though we didn’t get Bradley and Gigi together at the Met, other couples did turn the carpet into their own date night. A$AP Rocky—who was a co-chair for the event along with Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, and Colman Domingo—attended the event with pregnant Rihanna just hours after she confirmed the couple were expecting their third baby together.
“I’m good, shockingly feeling okay,” Rihanna—mom to RZA, 2, and Riot, 21 months—later told Entertainment Tonight. “and not too overwhelmed at the moment. At first, I was kind of like—tired but I’m excited.”
Keep reading for every couple who made a big impression at the Met Gala….
Russell Wilson and Ciara
“It’s our first time at the Met Gala together,” Ciara (in LaQuan Smith) revealed of attending with the New York Giants quarterback. “I was a little giddy tonight because he was getting prepared in one room, I was in the other. And so we saw each other after we got dressed.”
Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman
Fresh off his second Oscar win, The Brutalist star and his designer love (in a custom duchess satin piece from her own Marchesa brand) recreated one of their favorite date nights.
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
Spotted: The actress (in Olivier Roustein with Bulgari jewels) returning to the Met Gala with her musician husband eight years after they both attended as guests of Ralph Lauren.
Valentina Ferrer and J. Balvin
Mom and Dad made it a date night, with the Marc Jacobs-clad “6 AM” singer thinking pink and the Argentine model going glam in black.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
Enjoying a night out in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, the married pair served up stripes.
Colin Kapernick and Nessa Diab
Walking the steps with his longtime partner, the former NFL quarterback scored in a caped ensemble.
Callum Turner and Dua Lipa
Dare we say the singer had us levitating when she made her red carpet debut (in Chanel) with the actor.
Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
The filmmaker supported his beloved New York Knicks when working the steps with his favorite teammate, wife Tonya.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
“I was like, ‘Baby,'” Gabrielle (in Prada) joked to E!’s Zuri Hall of her first look at the retired NBA star’s sleek ‘fit, calling it, “super fine, super hot, super tailored.”
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owen
Ahead of their wedding anniversary, the Olympian and the NFL safety scored feeling, as the gymnast told E!, “fine, dandy and royal.” Added Jonathan, “Just really wanted to feel like royalty.”
James Corden and Julia Carey
The late night host and his wife struck a sharp contrast in black and white looks.
Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon
Inspired by a recent outing to see Denzel Washington in Othello, the Grey’s Anatomy star and the former NBA standout took to the steps for the very first time in ensembles put together by costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh
Yes, they understood the assignment: While Helen went bold in a black bodysuit, the Louis Vuitton Men’s Creative Director described his branded ‘fit to E! as “pinstripe pearls.”
