By Wonderwall.com Editors
4:05pm PDT, May 5, 2025
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There are plenty of things we love about the Met Gala: the fabulous fashion, the avant-garde looks and, of course, the famous pairings.
In celebration of the 2025 Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit Gala on May 5, we're revisiting some of our favorite couples from past Met Galas, starting with these two…
Long-time married couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos shared a sweet hug at the 2007 Met Gala.
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Chris Hemsworth — one of the co-chairs for the evening — and wife
Elsa Pataky were a vision in cream and gold at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibition in New York City on May 6, 2024.
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Bradley Cooper shared a sweet kiss with his then-girlfriend, model-actress Suki Waterhouse, at the 2014 Met Gala. The couple called it quits in 2015.
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This one sums up the 2021 Met Gala! After the 2020 shindig was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 festivities took place in September instead of the usual first Monday in May, and newly re-coupled Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez snuck in a masked kiss at the event.
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Sofia Vergara and then-fiancé Joe Manganiello puckered up on the red carpet at the 2015 Met Gala. They wed later that year and split in 2023.
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Selena Gomez was all smiles as then-boyfriend The Weeknd gave her a kiss on the cheek at the 2017 Met Gala. The couple called it quits later that year after 10 months of dating.
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At the 2019 Met Gala, Alex Rodriguez gave a helping hand to then-fiancé Jennifer Lopez as they climbed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's stairs. They called it quits in 2021.
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Zayn Malik and then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid shared a sweet moment on the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala.
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Gwen Stefani and first husband Gavin Rossdale walked hand-in-hand at the 2013 Met Gala. They split three years later.
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Kyra Sedgwick lovingly leaned in to her long-time husband, Kevin Bacon, at the 2004 Met Gala.
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Robert Pattinson and then-fiancée FKA Twigs shared the look of love at the 2015 Met Gala. The couple called off their engagement two years later in October 2017.
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Kevin Costner received a kiss from model wife Christine Baumgartner at the 2005 Met Gala. They called it quits nearly two decades later.
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Hip-hop mogul JAY-Z was all smiles when he put a ring on superstar wife Beyonce's finger after she dropped it at the 2014 Met Gala.
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Johnny Depp helped then-fiancé Amber Heard walk the red carpet stairs at the 2014 Met Gala. The couple went through a messy divorce a few years later.
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Tennis champ Serena Williams, who was pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian at the time, shared a loving look with then-fiancé Alexis Ohanian at the 2017 Met Gala. The couple wed later that year.
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Zoe Saldana and husband Marco Perego shared the look of love at the 2016 Met Gala.
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Claire Danes and husband Hugh Dancy were a perfect match at the 2017 Met Gala in New York City.
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Country music star Keith Urban and his wife, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, held hands while they walked the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala.
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Lucy Liu and then-boyfriend Zach Helm held hands while attending the 2004 Met Gala.
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Elle Macpherson and then-partner Arpad Busson were all smiles at the 2005 Met Gala. The couple called it quits later that year.
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David Bowie and wife Iman shared a laugh at the 2003 Met Gala.
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Tom Brady and then-wife Gisele Bundchen shared a kiss at the 2008 Met Gala.
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Richard Gere and second wife Carey Lowell held hands at the 2006 Met Gala. They split in 2013 and were finally divorced in 2016.
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Willem Dafoe's wife of just one year at the time, Giada Colagrande, gave him a loving look at the 2006 Met Gala.
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Elizabeth Hurley and future ex-husband Arun Nayar held hands while posing for photos at the 2006 Met Gala. They wed in 2007 and split in 2011.
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Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman were too cute as they held hands at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Fashion queen and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour was escorted to the 2005 Met Gala by then-partner J. Shelby Bryan. Their split was confirmed in 2020.
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld and wife Jessica Seinfeld looked adoringly at each other at the 2003 Met Gala.
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Jennifer Lopez and then-hubby Marc Anthony held hands while walking the red carpet at the 2006 Met Gala. They split five years later in 2011.
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Kelly Osbourne shared a kiss with her then-fiancé, vegan chef Matthew Mosshart, at the 2013 Met Gala. The pair called off their engagement in January 2014.
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Joshua Jackson held hands with then-girlfriend Diane Kruger at the 2008 Met Gala. The couple called it quits in 2016 after 10 years together.
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Matt Damon held hands with beautiful wife Luciana Barroso as they walked the red carpet at the 2017 Met Gala.
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Salma Hayek held hands with her husband, French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, at the 2011 Met Gala.
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Janet Jackson walked hand-in-hand with her then-boyfriend, producer Jermaine Dupri, at the 2008 Met Gala. They split the following year.
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Cyclist Lance Armstrong gave his then-girlfriend, designer Tory Burch, a loving look during the 2007 Met Gala. Their romance was short-lived, however: They split that October.
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Sean Penn and then-girlfriend Charlize Theron held hands while walking the red carpet at the 2014 Met Gala. They called it quits the following year.
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Kirsten Dunst and her then-boyfriend, Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell, held hands on the red carpet at the 2007 Met Gala.
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Rosario Dawson and then-boyfriend Jason Lewis gave each other a sultry look at the 2006 Met Gala. The chemistry didn't last, though: They split a few months later.
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Mick Jagger and his then-partner, fashion designer L'Wren Scott, looked very much in love at the 2012 Met Gala. They were still together when she died in 2014.
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Kimye PDA! Kanye West wrapped his arms around then-fiancée Kim Kardashian at the 2014 Met Gala. They got married a few weeks later and split in 2021.
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Jennifer Connelly and her husband, actor Paul Bettany, walked the red carpet arm-in-arm at the 2007 Met Gala.
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Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor walked the 2016 Met Gala red carpet with their arms around each other.
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Cash Warren and wife Jessica Alba shared laughs and love as they embraced at the 2013 Met Gala.
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Hip-hop mogul Diddy and then-girlfriend Cassie checked each other out from afar at the 2017 Met Gala.
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Designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky Lauren, walked hand-in-hand at the 1997 Met Gala.
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Cosmetics magnates Joseph Lauder and Estee Lauder were the picture of love at the 1981 Met Gala in New York City. The couple were married for an impressive 52 years until Joseph's death in 1982.
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American financier Henry Kravis and his fashion designer second wife, Carolyne Roehm, held each other close at the 1990 Met Gala. The couple divorced three years later.
