Katy Perry turns up to Met Gala in bizarre disguise leaving people seriously confused
Katy Perry has left Met Gala fans seriously confused after turning up to the event in disguise, posing for photos in a bizarre mask alongside Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie.
Perry donned a floor-length white gown and long white gloves, paired with... um, what looks like a fencing mask.
When photos started circulating, many people assumed the unnerving image they were seeing was all down to AI, or some random social media user with a Photoshop account and some time to kill.
One wrote on X: "Oh so that Katy Perry picture is real? Chile."
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Someone else admitted: "Thought that katy perry picture was ai."
Another commented: "Katy Perry hid her entire face at the Met Gala and still got more attention than people who spent 6 months planning their look. Respect the strategy honestly."
A fourth asked: "Are we sure that’s Katy Perry?"
One other echoed: "Are you sure that's Katy Perry? Could be anyone under that mask."
It's a fair point, but thankfully Perry did later remove the mask to confirm that it was her.
Someone offered up their theory behind the outfit, pointing out it may well be a nod to the mannequins at this year's exhibition.
"Katy Perry arrives at the #METGala paying homage to the mannequins that adorn this year's exhibition, created by Samar Hejazi with mirrored faces designed to make the viewer reflect themselves in the fashion/work that meets their eyes. Balenciaga?" they wrote.
Many fans had wondered if Katy Perry would make an appearance tonight, following recent allegations made by Ruby Rose.
The Orange is the New Black star claimed on Threads that the singer sexually assaulted her nearly 20 years ago, writing: "Katy Perry sexual [sic] assaulted me at Spice Market nightclub in Melbourne. Who gives a s*** what she thinks."
A representative for Perry denied the claims in a statement to Variety, saying: "The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous reckless lies.
"Ms Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named."
Met Gala 2026 theme explained
We’ve seen some truly bonkers Met Gala looks in the past, but the celebs who attend are actually given a dress code, as well as an invitation to tailor their outfits to the event’s theme.
The Met Gala doubles as a launch event for the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, and the theme is generally aligned with that, along with a slightly more open-to-interpretation dress code.
This year’s theme is ‘Costume Art’, to tie in with a Costume Institute exhibition, which pairs paintings and sculptures with historical and contemporary clothes.
It looks to deal with ‘the centrality of the dressed body in the museum’s vast collection’.
The dress code is a bit more vague: Fashion is Art.
To me, that is even more anxiety-inducing than ‘smart-casual’. British Vogue says the dress code ‘encourages attendees to consider the many ways that designers use the body as their blank canvas’.
Previous themes and dress code have included:
2025
Theme: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
Dress code: Tailored for You
2024
Theme: Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion
Dress code: The Garden of Time
2023
Theme: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty
Dress code: In honour of Karl
Jess Hardiman