Pizza party! Kim Kardashian threw a pizza and donuts party in her hotel room after going on a strict diet to fit into Marilyn Monroe‘s dress for the 2022 Met Gala.
“So after the Met, I am starving,” the Skims founder, 41, said on Monday, May 2, while showing off the donut bar set up by The Doughnuttery via her Instagram Story. “And my favorite donuts in the entire world, in New York City are these mini donuts. They are so cute, I have them all in my room! How cute is this?”
Kardashian then showed Kardashian the stacks of pizzas she had set out on her table and exclaimed about how happy she was to get to eat them. “Guys, I haven’t had carbs or sugar in almost a month. Definitely [not for]Three weeks. And this pizza … I’m so excited!”
The KKW Beauty founder hit the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a vintage Bob Mackie for Jean Louis gown that was famously worn by Monroe while she sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy1962. However, when she first tried it on ahead of the event, Kardashian realized that the dress wasn’t exactlY her size.
“It didn’t fit! So I looked at them and I said: ‘Give me, like, three weeks,’” she told La La AnthonyBefore she claimed that she had lost 16 pounds to get the dress on. “It was such a challenge, it was like a role. I was determined, I was determined to fit in it.”
She also added Vogue: “It was this or nothing. [In the weeks leading up to the Met Gala]I would wear a sauna costume twice daily, run on the treadmill two times per day, and eat only clean vegetables and protein. I didn’t starve myself, but I was so strict.”
The Keeping up with KardashiansThe iconic ensemble was paired with a bleach-blonde haircut and a white fur wrap by the alum. Her boyfriend was also a part of the outfit. Pete DavidsonShe was accompanied by her mother, who accompanied her up the steps of Dior. Monroe’s dress will be displayed at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Hollywood on Memorial Day Weekend for a limited time, allowing visitors to take a closer look at the garment and get a behind-the-scenes look at Kardashian’s Met Gala look. The California native changed out of Monroe’s frock after heading inside the fundraiser.
Kardashian was joined by her four sisters and mom for the first time. Kris JennerShe channeled Jackie Kennedy Onassis with an Oscar de la Renta dress paired with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. “I’m just kind of channeling a little Jackie Kennedy tonight,” Jenner, 66, said about her look. “I wanted to do something glamorous and chic — and easy.”
This isn’t the first time that Kardashian has lost a significant amount of weight in preparation for the Met Gala. In 2018, the SelfishAuthor revealed that she had gone on a two week cleanse to fit into the Versace dress.
“I was actually really nervous about wearing the dress because I did a cleanse a couple of weeks before and lost 6 or 7 pounds,” she said on her website at the time, referring to the chainmail gown with embellished crosses that she wore for the Heavenly Bodies-themed night. “At the final fitting, I was worried it wouldn’t fit. It fit perfectly when I tried it on. It was perfection!”
