Why Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde Skipped the 2022 Met Gala
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More than one year into dating and amid engagement rumors, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles chose not to make their red carpet debut at tonight's Met Gala in New York City. The two kept their exact whereabouts private today, although both made major announcements on their social media.
Wilde debuted the trailer for her and Styles' upcoming movie Don't Worry Darling, which she directed.
Styles announced he'll be doing a one-night-only show in New York...on May 20.
Wilde and Styles have both attended the Met Gala before but years ago. Styles last went in 2019; Wilde most recently attended in 2016. The two have yet to pose on a red carpet together or do any events as a couple. Neither Wilde nor Styles have ever spoken about their romantic relationship in any interviews either, choosing to keep the details private.
Styles and Wilde were first reported to be dating in January 2021. In late March, Entertainment Tonight reported the two remain very happy together and serious. “They’re well past the ‘crush’ and infatuation phase and are solid partners. They’re the real deal,” the source said.
“While they have busy schedules and a lot of personal commitments, they make a point to prioritize time with each other,” the source added. “They are pretty low-key and really just love spending time together along with their families and friends.”
Styles recently gave an interview to Better Homes and Gardens where he didn't touch on his romance with Wilde but did address his feelings navigating his love life in the public eye and some of the shame he used to feel.
During the pandemic, Styles realized he historically had become avoidant in his relationships and sought to change that. Before the pandemic, “whether it was with friends or people I was dating, I was always gone before it got to the point of having to have any difficult conversations,” he said. In confiding with others and doing his best to be a better friend, Styles gained a better understanding of what it is to feel home somewhere. “I realized that that home feeling isn't something that you get from a house; it's more of an internal thing. You realize that when you stop for a minute,” he said.
The time in quarantine also allowed Styles to reckon with the effects of being in a boy band, One Direction, and the way he hid his sex life. “For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life,” he said. “I felt so ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with.”
“At the time, there were still the kiss-and-tell things,” he recalled. “Working out who I could trust was stressful. But I think I got to a place where I was like, why do I feel ashamed? I'm a 26-year-old man who's single; it's like, yes, I have sex.”
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