Kim Kardashian is committed to her Met Gala looks.
At the 2022 event on Monday, the reality star sparkled in the same bedazzled dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy in 1962, following speculation she might squeeze into the tiny gown.
And while simply getting her hands on the dress was difficult enough – involving multiple trips to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums and lots of security – slipping into the look proved even more difficult.
Kardashian, 41, told BFF and Vogue guest host La La Anthony that she lost a whopping 16 pounds in just three weeks in preparation for the star-studded event.
“It was like preparing for a role,” Kardashian, who also bleached her hair platinum blond and wore a white fur shrug to complete the look, said of her dedication to transforming into Monroe.
She also added that the Ripley’s team “didn’t believe” she could do it, but the “challenge” made her even more committed.
Later in the night, Kardashian showed off endless mini doughnuts and Joe’s pizza in her hotel room, sharing that she cut out sugar and carbs for “almost a month.” The reality star also has been posting her extreme two-a-day workouts on Instagram that include running on the treadmill in a sauna suit.
Kim is of course no stranger to sacrificing for the Met. In 2019, she took breathing lessons in order to wear a waist-whittling corset underneath a Thierry Mugler dress for the “Camp”-themed ball and was unable to sit or use the restroom for the entire night.
While Kardashian also appeared to struggle with climbing the steps — aided by boyfriend Pete Davidson, who wore Dior Men — it appears the preparation was even more difficult this year.
But at least blondes have more fun, right?
