Zendaya Is Skipping Met Gala 2022 - Here's Why

Zendaya will not be at the Met Gala this year.

The 25-year-old Emmy-winning actress, who has become a fashion icon throughout the years, has attended the annual event five times in the past.

Zendaya was last at the event in 2019. You might remember that the 2020 event was canceled and the 2021 Met Gala was held in the fall, instead of the usual “first Monday in May” slot.

In a new interview, Zendaya explained why she won’t be at the 2022 event.

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“I hate to disappoint my fans here, but I will be working,” Zendaya told Extra. “Your girl’s got to work and make some movies, so I wish everyone the best. I will be playing tennis, but I will be back eventually… I’ll keep delivering in other ways.”

Zendaya is referring to her upcoming movie Challengers, in which she will be playing a tennis player turned coach who “has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist), and transformed him from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a ‘Challenger’ event — close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour — where he finds himself standing across the net from the once-promising, now burnt-out Patrick: his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor).”