Barry Keoghan ignored a number of questions on the 2024 Met Gala purple carpet – like one about his espresso order – however he did catch one a few sure “Espresso.”
The tune has grow to be the primary top-ten hit on the Billboard Scorching 100 for Sabrina Carpenter, who has been courting the Saltburn actor since late 2023.
“Espresso” was additionally launched on the identical day that Carpenter graced the Coachella stage for the primary time.
“Barry, what do you consider ‘Espresso?'” one reporter requested Keoghan on the Met Gala.
Together with his high hat overlaying half of his face, Keoghan turned within the path of the one that requested the query and gave his concise ideas on his pop star girlfriend’s newest hit.
“Superb!” he declared.
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After months of hypothesis after which cheeky pictures of the pair out and about since late final yr, the couple lastly made their purple carpet debut on the 2024 Met Gala.
The pair arrived concurrently and walked the carpet and the well-known Met stairs individually earlier than lastly posing collectively on the high and making issues formally official.
Keoghan and Carpenter each nailed the 2024 Met Gala theme, “Backyard of Time,” which honored the Costume Institute’s new exhibit “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Trend.”
This yr’s exhibit showcases archival trend that may by no means be worn once more, resulting in many celebrities opting to tug archival appears for the carpet, like Kendall Jenner in classic Alexander McQueen.
Museum curator Andrew Bolton stated the “Sleeping Beauties” a part of the theme “may be very a lot an ode to nature and the emotional poetics of trend,” per Folks.
But many stars took the character route and went for florals, pearls, sand and sustainability.
Carpenter surprised in a floral-inspired Oscar de la Renta robe that featured a black velvet bodice and a voluminous child blue bouffant skirt.
In the meantime, Keoghan took inspiration from the character Depend Axel from the 1962 brief story by J.G. Ballard that impressed the “Backyard of Time” gown code and went for a Victorian-era velvet Burberry swimsuit.
Met Gala 2024 Crimson Carpet Photographs
See images from the 2024 Met Gala purple carpet.
Gallery Credit score: Taylor Alexis Heady