Inside Met Gala's full glitz and glam - but some stars broke major red carpet rule

as A-list stars descended on New York to attend Anna Wintour's lavish event. They flocked to the famed Metropolitan Museum of Art held by the Vogue editor-in-chief.

Held on the first Monday of May each year, the annual haute couture fundraising festival sees attempt at following the theme (or failing miserably). This year's had the and the accompanying dress code is Tailored for You.

Anna along with actor Colman Domingo, F1 driver , rapper A$AP Rocky, musician-turned-fashion-mogul Pharrell Williams and honorary chair LeBron James co-chaired the event.

Around 450 names from various sectors such as , sports, arts, entertainment and beyond makeup the exclusive guest list. However, securing an invite is just the beginning as guests must purchase a ticket, which was priced at $75,000 last year.

Anna's strict rule is that guests must not use their phones while inside the Met Gala and they can't post on social media from inside the event.

Yet, defied the request as she gave fans a very sneaky look inside the four walls of the event. The rapper posted her own vlog of the Met Gala as she tucked into various canapés with WNBA star Angel Reese and rapper Doechii.

The trio gave their very honest reviews of the food before Megan took her fans on a tour of the lavish venue. She walked the halls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Tracee Ellis Ross as well as bumping into other stars.

Megan was clearly aware of Anna's rules as she admitted she wasn't supposed to be on her phone. The music star revealed she had "snuck" her device inside and removed the tape that covered her camera.

Phones and selfies have been banned from the exclusive event since 2015, but Megan isn't the only one to have ever broken the rules. famously shared snaps from the bash in the past.

It didn't stop Megan's fans warning her though as one said: "GIRL now be careful. Thank you for the inside scoop but it’s giving the smoking in the bathrooms pics."

Another added: "Girl they're gonna get you." Someone else commented: "She done snuck that phone in there Meg you gone get us in trouble but thanks." A fourth wrote: "Here before Anna make you delete this." "Thank you for this forbidden footage sis," said another.

On her tour of the venue, Megan bumped into Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who blew kisses at the camera. She then headed over to Angela Bassett, who she called beautiful, and showed off Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o's "stunning" rhinestone eyebrows.

Megan caught up with her pal Serena Williams before telling her: "I snuck my phone in."

The Vogue boss made sure to dispel the long-running myth that she insists on signing off on all of the outfits worn by celebrities at the annual Met Gala before the event.

She revealed many of the A-list guests like to ask for advice but they are free to wear whatever they want and she doesn't need to give them her official approval.

During an interview on Good Morning America, host Michael Strahan ask Anna if she has to approve all the outfits seen on the red carpet and she replied: "No".

Anna went on to explain: "Many call and ask our advice, so we try and help some of them as best we can. Some, no idea."

Before the event, co-chair Pharrell Williams highlighted the significance of having a room filled with successful Black individuals from all walks of life.

He told Vogue: "It's so important to me to have successful Black and brown people of every stripe in the room: not just athletes and actors and actresses, entertainers, but also authors, architects, folks from the fintech .

"We've got to invest in each other. We've got to connect with each other, because it's going to take everybody to coalesce the force of Black and brown genius into one strong, reliable force."

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