Jennifer Aniston gets Met Gala invites but never goes: Here’s why

Emmy-winning actress Jennifer Aniston has never attended the Met Gala despite being an A-lister in Hollywood — but it’s not because she hasn’t been invited.

In an interview with Glamour, published on Sept. 2, Aniston opened up about why she has never appeared at fashion’s biggest event. 

“Yes, I have [been invited], but I don’t go,” she revealed to the outlet. “It overwhelms me.”

“It’s the getting ready, the putting on the dress,” she explained. “I’m a jeans-and-flip-flops-and-tank-top kind of girl."

While Aniston enjoys dressing up, she admits it’s the mental effort required to attend the event that puts her off.

"I love dressing up too, but for me it’s a mental game of… ‘Let’s get dressed up, put on a fancy dress, makeup, get your hair all purdy, and go sit in a big room with your peers.’ [And yes,] everyone’s there to celebrate each other and have some fun, but I get nervous," Aniston said.

Stars who’ve attended the Met Gala often share how the prep takes hours of styling and glam. 

“Some people find it like a sport where they build you up and then they love to tear you down,” Aniston concluded. “What’s the reason why people do it? Who knows? But I just try as best I can to tune it out, because it doesn’t do you any good.”

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