A Cockroach Is A Viral Star After Walking The Met Gala Red Carpet, And The Memes Are The Best Part

Unfortunately, this story doesn't have a happy ending.

The Met Gala is all about frivolous celebrity excess and glamour!

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Celebrities wear crazy expensive pieces of couture, and we're left sitting on our couches eating Fritos judging the hell out of them thinking we're Joan Rivers on Fashion Police.

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This year, a surprise guest crashed the party, and that surprise guest was a cockroach.

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Yes, a cockroach.

That cockroach at the #MetGala served pic.twitter.com/DfQXmyQc6T

— 𝕆 ℝ 𝔼 𝕃 (@OrelBryanG) May 2, 2023

That cockroach surprised guests when it sashayed up those museum steps.

A cockroach has arrived at the #MetGala. https://t.co/OcPy5ckhQN pic.twitter.com/4YiEPs5cIT

— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2023

They literally became *the moment*.

A cockroach slays on the Met Gala red carpet pic.twitter.com/eN2CdtGIIE

— Vulture (@vulture) May 2, 2023

Like, they got more coverage than celebs.

cockroach getting more coverage than some of the celebrities that arrived at tonight's #MetGalapic.twitter.com/1RV01PmILh

— cordelia | FACE | SNOOZE | IIEE⁷ (@wildsidetannies) May 2, 2023

Just look at all those cameras for a roach!

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The Cut even called them "the real star of the Met Gala."

The real star of the #MetGala red carpet: cockroach pic.twitter.com/1C3JZQg63T

— The Cut (@TheCut) May 2, 2023

Then, it obviously became a meme.

the cockroach enjoying a meal at the #MetGala pic.twitter.com/dOZqsWECaG

— Patrønus [lll] (@FerPafri) May 2, 2023

the cockroach on its way to the met gala pic.twitter.com/qKgdR7kLZN

— 𝚓𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚍. (@cowboytiddies) May 2, 2023

close up of the met gala roach pic.twitter.com/oxpROij7s8

— M (@Mayawiththebell) May 2, 2023

Someone even started a Twitter account because apparently people are still doing that in 2023.

i was invited bitch https://t.co/vyu7PNjCm3

— cockroach (@metcockroach) May 2, 2023

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and the roach was killed.

I'm going to need a minute to process this - gone WAY too soon

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) May 2, 2023

Its life was brief but impactful.

buying a 40 today and pouring some out for the met gala roach

— tonio ✮ (@annttoekneeoh) May 2, 2023

Gone but never forgotten.

the met gala cockroach made more noise than the whole met gala pic.twitter.com/1BJfGzqz3G

— surya (@iclaimhslot) May 2, 2023

RIP, sweet angel.

THE COCKROACH AT MET GALA 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/YP10FbaxAR

— qwill 🌨️ (@qwilly12) May 2, 2023