Eugenio Casnighi labored as a “greeter” on the Met Gala. (Picture Credit: Instagram)
Eugenio Casnighi mentioned that since he stole the highlight from Kylie Jenner on the 2023 Met Gala, the authorities thought that he made the occasion about himself and fired him on the final second.
Italian mannequin Eugenio Casnighi has been banned from the star-studded Met Gala ceremony this 12 months, scheduled to be held on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork in New York Metropolis. In a sequence of TikTok movies, the 26-year-old claimed that the organisers “disinvited” him to the gala occasion for his good-looking OTT seems to be. In reality, within the 2023 Met Gala, Eugenio Casnighi’s rugged avatar was a present stealer among the many plenty, even overshadowing widespread magnificence mogul and web persona Kylie Jenner who was in attendance. The mannequin, who acted as a greeter on the Met Gala earlier claimed this to be the explanation that he was fired final minute.
Within the TikTok video, Eugenio Casnighi revealed that he has been “working for the Met Gala as a mannequin and greeter in 2022 and 2023”. Though he was presupposed to proceed his job this 12 months as properly, the organisers determined to “reduce him off” from the occasion, with out prior warning. As per Casnighi, his handsomeness on the 2023 Met Gala was the point of interest, with the organisers stating “You (Eugenio Casnighi) made it about your self. So we will’t have you ever there anymore.” Within the clip, he talked about how the occasion managers wished him to escort Kylie Jenner on the 2023 Gala — a preferred stint to assist the fashions get seen by the trade folks.
Eugenio Casnighi added {that a} image of him sharing the identical body with Kylie Jenner unfold like wildfire on the web. The Kardashians star was wearing a crimson robe, whereas Casnighi could possibly be seen holding her purse at a distance. The mannequin continued that since he was strolling alongside Jenner, he appeared within the background in a number of the photographs. The limelight was stolen from Jenner, which finally led to Casnighi’s ban from the Met Gala 2024.
Eugenio Casnighi posted one other TikTok video the place he shared some screenshots of emails and texts from the Met Gala authorities, studies Leisure Weekly. They forbid Casnighi from posting any content material associated to the starry fundraiser ceremony. The mannequin nonetheless is way away from the thought that Kylie Jenner may need complained about him, placing her on the “good listing”, alongside Kim Kardashian, Emma Stone, Blake Energetic and Gigi Hadid.
