Met Gala: Barry Keoghan channels Ringo Starr as he risks awkward Sabrina Carpenter reunion

Exes and Irish actor Barry Keoghan arrived separately at the 2025 Met Gala this evening after making their red carpet debut as a couple at the annual fundraiser last year.

The Espresso hitmaker and the dad-of-one posed together at the event in May last year Three months later it was reported Sabrina and Barry , with the Saltburn actor

Walking the blue carpet outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Barry seemingly paid tribute to Ringo Starr at the 2025 gala following his casting in the upcoming The Beatles biopics.

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In a look that wouldn't be out of the place on the cover of the Scouse band's 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Barry looked dapper in a custom made Valentino military-inspired outfit. However, while The Beatles opted for contrasting bright colour combos, Barry opted for dark tones and floral details.

The Oscar nominated actor avoided an awkward run-in with his ex Sabrina as he arrived shortly after her. The Short N Sweet singer ditched her pants for the 2025 Met Gala, stunning in a burgundy bodysuit by Louis Vuitton with a dramatic train.

A number of high-profile names dropped out of the star-studded event earlier this evening, with newly single Jennifer Lopez breaking her run of appearing on the famous red carpet. According to the Daily Mail, the mum-of-two is busy working on her new film Office Romance with Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein in the New Jersey area instead.

and his wife were rumoured to be attending at the in New York this evening, though it has now been claimed that they have pulled out of the event despite originally planning to.

Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, made a last-minute decision to pull out of the star-studded event over the weekend, choosing to stay put in the UK instead. This homebound choice is believed to be linked initially to David Beckham's landmark 50th birthday celebrations.

David was surrounded by a celebrity-laden crowd on Saturday night at his bash. Yet it is understood that both Brooklyn and Nicola were notably missing, and seemingly from other festivities commemorating David's milestone too, fuelling rumours of ripples in the family dynamic.

Despite speculation that the young couple might show up at the esteemed Met Gala in New York tonight, it seems they had no such intention, with reports suggesting that his family was "always" in the loop about not attending the high-profile fashion fête.

While Brooklyn and Nicola are familiar faces at past events thrown by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, donning their chicest outfits, sources now state that they've opted out of participating in this year's soiree, set under the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'.

An insider revealed to the Sun: "They cancelled plans to attend the Met because they really intended to be at David's party on Saturday. But Brooklyn is really upset that blame for the rift has been levelled at Nicola. She has never told him what to do and has been nothing but supportive - she's a loyal wife."

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