These are all the celebs who have been banned from the Met Gala

The Met Gala is technically a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but let’s be honest: it’s mostly an excuse for a bunch of super-famous celebrities to dress in beautifully designed outfits and socialise with each other.

Now, this obviously sounds like a blast, and we'd never pass up on the offer to go, but some celebs simply don't have that option anymore. Anna Wintour has admitted to indefinitely banning one person from the Met Gala (more on who that is in a moment), but there are also plenty of famous faces who have made their feelings about the event very clear. As such, many are rumoured to be on Anna's NFI list.

So, as the world gears up for the most glamorous night in fashion, here's all the tea on the stars you probably won't see on the steps of the Met this year...

Donald Trump

The only celebrity who is confirmed as banned from the Met Gala is US President, Donald Trump. Anna Wintour herself confirmed that he was nixed permanently from the event while chatting to James Corden on The Late Late Show. "Donald Trump," she replied when asked which celebrity she would never, ever invite to the Met Gala.

Rachel Zoe

Although not confirmed by Anna herself, there were rumours that Rachel Zoe was nixed from the Met Gala invite list after she told the New York Times: "Anna Wintour is one of my heroes, but they say that I’m more influential. As great as it is, Vogue won’t change a designer’s business. But if an unknown brand is worn by a certain person in a tabloid, it will be the biggest designer within a week."

That! Said!!! It’s important to note that the comments she made were from way back in 2007... and she did make an appearance at the Met Gala in 2012. We'd also hedge our bets that, following Rachel's popularity on this season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, an invite could be on the cards again.

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato has been to the Met Gala before... but isn't in a hurry to return. In a 2018 interview with Billboard, she said she had a "terrible experience" at the event. As for the reason why? She revealed that an unnamed celebrity was a "complete b*tch" and was "miserable" to be around.

"I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink," Demi went on, revealing that she went straight from the Met Gala to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. "I changed my clothes, but I still had my diamonds on — millions of dollars of diamonds on in an AA meeting. And I related more to the homeless people in that meeting who struggled with the same struggles that I deal with than the people at the Met Gala."

Amy Schumer

Another celeb who is not necessarily banned, but also unlikely to be welcomed with open arms at the Met Gala is Amy Schumer. She made clear her feelings about the event during an interview with Howard Stern in 2016. "It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation. I don’t like the farce," she said. "We’re dressed up like a bunch of fucking assholes. I don’t like it. I have no interest in fashion...I don’t care."

Tim Gunn

We know for sure that fashion legend Tim Gunn was banned from the Met Gala because he said as much – or, nearly as much – in 2016. "It is very true. It is a crazy story, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s a very matter-of-fact story," he told E! News. "I was asked what is the most unforgettable thing I’ve ever seen in fashion and I said, ‘It’s easy. It was watching Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs by two bodyguards – two big hulking men – from a fashion show.’ All hell broke loose. It was insane. We’ve had an open war ever since."

Gwyneth Paltrow

After Gwyneth Paltrow made some pointed comments about her time at the Met Gala back in 2013, fans thought she'd be off the guestlist forever. Appearing on the Kyle and Jackie O Show (per Us Weekly) in 2013, the Goop creator said that the Met Gala "sucked" and "it seems like it’s the best thing in the world."

"You always think, 'Oh my god, it’s gonna be so glamorous and amazing and you’re going to see all these people,' and then you get there and it’s so hot and it’s so crowded and everyone’s pushing you. I think we’re all a bit old to dress up punk."

Apparently, these comments didn’t go over super well, but Gwyneth returned to the Met Gala in 2017 and 2019, so water under the bridge!

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik attended the 2016 Met Gala with his then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid but made it clear he had no interest in a redo. "Now it’s not something I would go to," he told GQ in 2018. "I’d rather be sitting at my house doing something productive than dressing up in really expensive clothes and being photographed on a red carpet…to do the self-indulgent ‘look at me, I’m amazing’ thing on the red carpet, it’s not me."

Tina Fey

Another comedian who simply doesn’t love the Met Gala? That’d be Tina Fey, who, back in 2015, told David Letterman: "I have gone to it once and it is such a jerk parade. Clearly, I’ll never go again, but you go and it’s this beautiful space and it’s just every jerk from every walk of life is there wearing some stupid thing. You walk up these huge steps…and I went and I dragged my husband along with me too, which I’m still in trouble for."

Lili Reinhart

Lili Reinhart was a hit with her many appearances at the Met Gala, but the Riverdale actor has openly admitted she doesn’t believe she’ll be invited back after criticising Kim Kardashian’s rapid weight loss to fit into the dress Marilyn Monroe famously donned to serenade John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday.

Lili took to her Instagram Stories in the days after the event and wrote: "To openly admit to starving yourself for the sake of the Met Gala. When you know very well that millions of young men and women are looking up to you and listening to your every word. The ignorance is otherworldly disgusting."

She added: "Please stop supporting these stupid, harmful celebrities whose entire image revolves around their bodies. I am not generally an angry person but I swear to god, the toxicity of this industry sometimes really gets to me."

In a subsequent interview with W Magazine, Lili took a moment to open up about the evening, revealing that it "was fun, but after going again this year, I don’t think I’ll be invited back."

"I said a certain something about a certain person in a certain dress," she went on. Welp.