- Primary Subject: Meryl Streep’s decision to skip the 2026 Met Gala
- Key Update: Despite the blockbuster release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, Meryl Streep did not attend the recent Met Gala.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: May 5, 2026
- Quick Answer: Meryl Streep skipped the 2026 Met Gala because she has a long-standing personal preference for avoiding the event, regardless of her iconic role as Miranda Priestley.
Meryl Streep did not attend the 2026 Met Gala event, and fans have been wondering why she was not present despite recently reprising the role of Miranda Priestly.
Following the blockbuster release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, there have been speculations from fans that Streep might attend the Met Gala event this year for the first time. Unfortunately, that did not happen at all, although her co-stars from the sequel managed to attend the event and stun the crowd.
Here's why the actress behind Miranda Priestley did not attend the biggest event in fashion.
Why Meryl Streep Did Not Attend the 2026 Met Gala Event
According to People, Meryl Streep did not attend the 2026 Met Gala event due to a personal choice despite the recent massive success of The Devil Wears Prada 2.
While she has been invited to attend the event for many years, she has never been interested in participating in the fashion event.
"Meryl has been invited to the Met Gala for many years but has never attended. While she appreciates Vogue, Anna [Wintour], and her incredible imagination and stamina—it has never quite been her scene," Streep's representative said to the outlet.
To the fans who were expecting Streep to attend the event amidst the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, it looks like that was never a possibility at all.
While Streep skipped the event, her The Devil Wears Prada 2 co-stars Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and Simone Ashley managed to participate in the event and showcase their outfits that celebrate the theme "Costume Art."
Streep's daughter, Grace Gummer, who recently co-starred in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, also attended the event.
While Streep has never participated, The Devil Wears Prada 2 featured a scene where Miranda Priestly was attending a Met Gala-like event and walked the famous stairs and posed in front of the photographers.
What is The Devil Wears Prada 2 About?
Almost 20 years after making their iconic turn as Miranda, Andy, Emily, and Nigel, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2.
The film reunites the original main cast with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna, and introduces an all-new runway of characters, including Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, Patrick Brammall, Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, and B.J. Novak. Tracie Thoms and Tibor Feldman also reprise their roles from the first movie.
It was recently released in theaters worldwide. It ended up grossing $234 million in its global opening weekend at the box office, making it one of the biggest hits this year already.
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