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Cardi B was ‘actually sick’ as she powered through illness for MET Gala 2026

By IANS | Updated: May 5, 2026 09:10 IST

Los Angeles, May 5 Rapper Cardi B shared on the red carpet that she was not feeling well ...

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Los Angeles, May 5 Rapper Cardi B shared on the red carpet that she was not feeling well before attending the big fashion event MET Gala 2026 and had not gotten any better as she took the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"You wanna know a secret? I'm actually sick and I have a fever,” she told reporters as she went up the Met Gala steps, according to an X post shared by Variety, repost people.com.

However, a fever was not going to keep Cardi down as she attended the event in a custom Marc Jacobs gown from his fall 2025 collection, which had the rapper in head-to-toe lace for the gala, which had the theme "Costume Art".

The gown featured two large masses around her shoulders and at the bottom of the dress.

The dress incorporated purple, pink, and orange in different sections, blending into a nude shade. The outfit also included light pink gloves underneath the satin on her hands and black leaf stitching along the dress, reports people.com.

According to Vogue, the silhouette of the dress takes inspiration from German artist Hans Bellmer, who was often recognized for the life-sized female dolls he would produce.

Vogue revealed in February that the 2026 Met Gala dress code would be "Fashion Is Art," which reflects the Metropolitan Museum of Art's spring 2026 exhibition titled "Costume Art."

The announcement came about two months after the event's co-chairs Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour were announced.

The curator in charge of the new “Costume Art” exhibit, Andrew Bolton, said the exhibition will address “the centrality of the dressed body in the museum's vast collection,” by pairing paintings, sculptures and other objects spanning the 5,000 years of art represented in The Met, alongside historical and contemporary garments from the Costume Institute.

For last year's event, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," Cardi wore a luxurious ivy-colored Burberry suit created by Daniel Lee.

She also shut down the Met Gala carpet in 2024 while wearing a voluminous black dress with a matching beehive-style headpiece. The previous year, she went viral on social media for wearing an impressive four outfits for her fourth outing at the event and its afterparty.

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