Ah, the first Monday of May 2024 is about to roll up, stirring up excitement and curiosity as new and fresh stories emerge, offering insight into what really goes on in the world beyond the sparkling Met Gala carpet. In a recent development, a model who shadowed Kylie Jenner during the 2023 Met Gala found himself in the spotlight yet again.
Serving as a greeting staff at the event, he captured the attention of countless onlookers because of his dashing looks. However, the plot has now thickened as he revealed he has now been fired because he attracted too many eyeballs to himself last year. It’s indeed perplexing as it is intriguing, leaving many scratching their heads. Here’s what happened.
Model Fired from Met Gala for Looking Too Good?
In a recent storytime-like video on his TikTok, the model Eugenio Casnighi revealed a rather unique story that further sheds light on the mystery and allure of the Met Gala and how everything operates behind the scenes.
The model, reportedly working as a greeter at the 2023 event, was assigned to Kylie Jenner to assist her throughout the night and was asked to shadow her. However, when snaps of the celebrity inadvertently also featured the model, he became viral for his gorgeous look all over the internet.
Things got more out of hand when an interview between Emma Chamberlain and Jennie Kim quickly went viral after the cameraman became distracted by Casnighi’s looks and thus focused the camera on him instead.
He now reveals that he has been fired from this year’s Met Gala for a reason fans found a bit too absurd. He explained,
“I just got fired from the Met Gala, they fired me so now I can say whatever I want. They blamed me. They said, ‘You made it about yourself, so we don’t want to work with you anymore.’ They informed me today that they cut me off. They fired me because I went viral last year.”
He further revealed,
“It’s funny because the Met Gala and the company I’m not going to name… want models to work the red carpet. They want people to be noticed. They literally told me ‘we chose you because we like you more than other people’. But when people took pictures of the real celebrity, like Kylie Jenner, and sat next to her, of course I ended up in the picture.”
The event is scheduled for this Monday, the 6th of May, yet allegedly he was informed of his layoff this Friday. Fans are utterly flabbergasted, struggling to comprehend the reasoning behind the abrupt decision to dismiss him.
Kylie Jenner’s Throwback to the 2023 Met Gala
Ahead of the massive fashion event, Kylie Jenner, a constant attendee at the Met Gala, reminisces about the good times she’s had at the previous year’s gala. In a recent Instagram post, The Kardashian star was seen posting throwback pictures, as well as sharing some behind-the-scenes tidbits of the moments before she headed out onto the red carpet.
Just a few days before the highly anticipated 2024 Met Gala, set for Monday, May 6th, excitement is undoubtedly mounting. This year’s theme is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” which promises a showcase the journey through style and time. The dress code, aptly named “The Garden of Time,” draws inspiration from J.G. Ballard’s timeless 1962 short story.
Leading the charge as co-chairs for the event are Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, and Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour. People are beyond excited to see what all the A-listers of Hollywood have in store for them!
