Here’s What Cardi B Had To Say After A BTS Met Gala Video Left People Calling Her “Unrecognizable” — And It’s A Reminder That Celebs Are Just As Human As The Rest Of Us

Earlier this week, Cardi B stepped retired astatine the 2025 Met Gala successful a gorgeous Burberry outfit made by decorator Daniel Lee.

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Sitting down with Vogue for a candid chat up of the Met, Cardi opened up astir her look portion she was getting ready. “It’s really much intimidating present due to the fact that I’m competing with myself,” she began. “Everybody ever expects truthful overmuch from me. Especially here, due to the fact that they cognize that this is my department, which, you know, is overwhelming, but I emotion it.”

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“It conscionable makes maine recognize similar I’m truly a superstar. ’Cause lone the superstars get invited,” she said.

Going connected to sermon what the taxable of this year’s Met — Superfine: Tailoring Black Style — meant to her, Cardi said, “When I archetypal recovered retired that the Met Gala was dandyism, each I could deliberation astir is Harlem. You know, erstwhile you locomotion the streets of Harlem, you ever person custom, like, stores that really marque custom, like, fits similar this.”

“I ne'er truly seen idiosyncratic but a pastor formal similar that, formal existent dandy, formal existent colorful. Not adjacent conscionable colorful, just, person a small twist to it,” she continued. “‘Cause you don’t truly person to person color. You could beryllium dandy conscionable wearing black. This is, like, suits but with seasoning connected it.”

Several fans rapidly praised Cardi’s knowing of the taxable — however, the video besides got radical talking for different reason. Unfortunately, a clump of net users coiled up questioning — and critiquing — Cardi’s appearance, suggesting that she seemed “tired,” “drunk,” oregon “high” due to the fact that she was “slurring” immoderate of her words.

“She looks truthful different,” 1 remark read. “my miss look tired,” different said.

“what happened to her face,” 1 idiosyncratic questioned, portion different idiosyncratic wrote, “She is unrecognizable. It’s alarming.”

“Is she high?” idiosyncratic asked, portion 1 much idiosyncratic said, “There’s thing off.”

Eventually, Cardi — who is ma to 3 young children — replied straight to 1 idiosyncratic who commented, “Was she drunk ??? Lol.” Cardi wrote, “no I was truly really bushed and drowsy.”

Cardi has since been defended by respective net users who are reminding others that she’s lone human. “Yall successful these comments are conscionable truthful programmed to spot edits. It’s scary anyone sees thing incorrect with a earthy natural video. She looks perfectly stunning,” 1 person said.

“She conscionable sounds similar an exhausted mom,” idiosyncratic other wrote, portion different instrumentality said, “Compared to different celebrities, she does look precise progressive with her kids. The pistillate is bushed arsenic hell!”

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