Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Play It Safe at the Met Gala
Brace yourselves for a display of couture restraint as Dua Lipa and her rumored new squeeze, Callum Turner, finally graced the Met Gala red carpet—and managed to underwhelm almost across the board. After weeks of paparazzi-chasing gossip about their budding romance, the “Houdini” singer and the English actor arrived separately, posed politely for the cameras, and then retreated into the sea of fashion drones without so much as a daring kiss or scandalous reveal. Shocking, right? Don’t all clap at once.
Dua Lipa leaned hard into the evening’s Karl Lagerfeld theme in a black Versace sheath that People Magazine reports was “crystal-embellished to shimmer under the lights” (People). It featured a thigh-high slit, opera gloves, and a layered pearl choker—a nod, perhaps, to a princess-turned-mode muse. Callum Turner, meanwhile, opted for the classic black tux with patent leather loafers and a white pocket square—Vogue cheekily pointed out his “perfectly tailored, triple-breasted jacket” but admitted there was nothing you hadn’t seen on every other A-lister’s plus-one (Vogue).
Sources close to the pair whispered to ET Canada that this was the couple’s official “first outing” in front of the world’s fashion elite after low-key outings in London and Rome. Yet once the flashes faded, their body language spoke volumes: Dua scrolling through her phone mid-pose and Callum adjusting his cuffs as if auditioning for a less glamorous award show. If this was meant to scream “power couple,” someone forgot to plug in the amplifier.
The post–red carpet ritual was equally muted. Instead of hitting the legendary afterparties at The Grill or Elsewhere, the duo slipped away to a tucked-away dinner reservation at Carbone NYC—no show, no champagne tower, just discreet dessert. The night’s biggest risk? Dua’s decision to swap her staple high ponytail for a sleek bob, which on any other guest might have been a headline—but here read more like “fashion safe play #273.”
So there you have it: a Met Gala moment that promised fireworks but delivered a sigh. Dua and Callum may have mastered the art of not embarrassing themselves, but they certainly didn’t set any trends on fire. And that’s today’s dose of runway reality. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, Vogue, ET Canada
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