Whoopi Goldberg is loving the view at the 2025 Met Gala.
Four years after the Sister Act actress graced the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she made her grand return for this year’s “Tailoring Black Style” themed event.
For her rare Met appearance, Whoopi arrived in a Thom Brown black and white tuxedo-inspired gown with a collared button-down shirt and tie peaking out. The look featured buttons along the entire ensemble with a patterned coat falling from her shoulders, which she also accessorized with a black top hat featuring a net veil. For her hair, the 69-year-old—whose ensemble followed the evening’s dress code “Tailored For You” beautifully—opted for black locs. (See all the stars at the gala here.)
The View host’s lookis a totally different vibe from the six-layer, billowing purple Valentino couture gown she wore at the 2021 Met Gala.
She admitted that she was taken aback by Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli‘s request to dress her for the evening’s theme, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.”
“I see you as many women and many women need to know that couture is in them,” Whoopi recalled on The View after the event of her conversation with Pierpaolo. “They don’t get into couture, couture is in them.”
While she looked like royalty in her gown and towering Valentino heels, the feeling didn’t last the entire night. In fact, she revealed that after the final step, she could only think about her feet.
As she quipped to her cohosts, “You sit down and you go, ‘Oh my god. If I don’t take these shoes off, I’m going to kill someone.'”
And that feeling didn’t go away, either.
“My body said, ‘You’re done. You’re just finished,'” she explained. “At the end of the evening, which for me was 12:30, I went to pick my leg up, and my leg said, ‘We’re not moving.'”
Nonetheless, it was an honor to be an attendee at the biggest night in fashion.
“For me, it was a pleasure to be there,” Whoopi gushed. “It was a wonderful evening.
To see more stars at the 2025 Met Gala, keep reading.
Rihanna
In custom Marc Jacobs.
A$AP Rocky
In custom Awge, Bvlgari jewelry and Briony Raymond umbrella.
Zendaya
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Serena Williams
In custom Moncler x EE72 by Edward Enninful and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Kim Kardashian
In custom Chrome Hearts.
Halle Berry
In LaQuan Smith.
Sabrina Carpenter
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Colman Domingo
In Valentino with Boucheron jewelry.
Kylie Jenner
In custom Ferragamo.
Cardi B
In Burberry.
Hailey Bieber
In custom Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Cynthia Erivo
In custom Givenchy.
Kendall Jenner
In Torishéju.
Gigi Hadid
In custom Miu Miu.
Sydney Sweeney
In custom Miu Miu.
Zoe Saldaña
In Thom Browne.
Callum Turner & Dua Lipa
In custom Chanel.
Miley Cyrus
In Alaïa.
Shakira
In custom Prabal Gurung.
Nicole Kidman
In custom Balenciaga Couture and Wolford tights.
Chappell Roan
In a custom look sourced by Paul Tazewell.
Megan Thee Stallion
In custom Michael Kors Collection and Stuart Weitzman shoes.
Pamela Anderson
In Tory Burch.
Halle Bailey
In Coach.
Charli XCX
In custom Ann Demeulemeester.
Doja Cat
In custom Marc Jacobs and Wolford tights.
Anne Hathaway
In Carolina Herrera.
Diana Ross
In Ugo Mozie.
Lorde
In Thom Browne.
Demi Moore
In custom Thom Browne.
Check out E!’s Met Gala homepage for every must-see look from fashion’s biggest night and all the behind-the-scenes moments you might have missed. And watch E! News Tuesday, May 6, at 11 p.m. for a full 2025 Met Gala recap.
