Jitters hit Hollywood royalty too! The White Lotus
heartthrob Patrick Schwarzenegger found himself swimming in pre-Met anxiety, frantically texting a fellow castmate for sartorial solidarity before fashion’s Olympics. His red-carpet rescue mission culminated at his costar’s hotel, where they joined forces to brave the couture colosseum together, proof that even the genetically blessed need emotional armor for Anna Wintour’s gladiatorial games.
While Hollywood royalty dazzled on the Met Gala carpet, even Patrick Schwarzenegger found himself seeking a fashion lifeline to survive the chaos, so who did he text for some pre-Gala reassurance?
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Met Gala 2025 SOS
The White Lotus
dreamboat navigated Met Gala waters with co-pilot Aimee Lou Wood
as his fashion life raft. Spilling tea to Variety on the crimson runway, Patrick Schwarzenegger confessed to his SOS text: “Can we please go together?”
Divine serendipity struck when Lou Wood revealed she had been brewing identical plans.
Their telepathic connection sparked a pre-gala rendezvous at her swanky suite before their synchronized strut into fashion’s hallowed halls.
Patrick Schwarzenegger says he invited his “White Lotus” costar Aimee Lou Wood to join him on the #MetGala red carpet to help “take the nerves out of it”: “We met up, I went to her hotel and we showed up together. It’s great.” | Variety On the Carpet pic.twitter.com/DC7ITZHMmX
— Variety (@Variety) May 5, 2025
Friendship proved the ultimate accessory for Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Met moment. “It takes the nerves out of it that you have like a real friend to come with
,” he gushed, radiating relief beside his platonic plus-one. Their actor cut through the high-fashion hysteria like designer scissors through sample fabric, offering voyeurs a backstage pass to authentic connection. Amid all the glitz and glamour, their real connection stood out, more valuable than any fancy accessory.
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While Patrick Schwarzenegger found calm in friendship, elsewhere on the Met Gala carpet, romance and style collided, with power couples taking center stage
in head-turning, coordinated couture.
Met Gala 2025: power couples take over the carpet
While team The White Lotus
stormed the gala platonically, romance ruled elsewhere on fashion’s most photographed floor. Fresh flames Dua Lipa and Callum Turner scorched in vintage Chanel
, while Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh sparkled in pinstripe pearls
that perfectly punctuated the monochromatic madness. The parade continued as Spike and Tonya Lewis Lee exuded veteran elegance
, while Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s coordinated Prada masterpieces
proved their style MVP status remains untouchable, fashion’s first couples all competing for frame-worthy moments.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner on the #MetGala blue carpet! pic.twitter.com/tuSUVDNXk3
— Dua Lipa News (@dlipanews) May 5, 2025
The 2025 blue carpet transformed into love’s luxurious runway as power pairs paraded their passion through fabric. Olympian Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens flexed regal chemistry,
while James Corden and Julia Carey played sartorial yin-yang in black-and-white
harmony. Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon
channeled Shakespearean splendor in Paul Tazewell’s dreamworks, as Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz struck bold striped
symphonies together. Meanwhile, Nessa and Colin Kaepernick
conjured fairytale magic in corseted grandeur and caped authority, proving that at the Met, romance and fashion expertise create the ultimate power couple cocktail.
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What do you think of Patrick Schwarzenegger texting “Can we please go together?
” to Aimee Lou Wood ahead of the Met Gala 2025? Let us know in the comments below.