Jessica Biel reveals she soaked herself in 20 lbs of Epsom salt night before Met Gala 2024 to fit into stunning pink gown

Jessica Biel stunned onlookers in an elegant pink gown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6
PUBLISHED MAY 7, 2024
Jessica Biel stunned in a pink gown at the Met Gala (Getty Images)
Jessica Biel stunned in a pink gown at the Met Gala (Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: It was worth the wait for fans as Jessica Biel returned to the Met Gala red carpet after over a decade and totally owned it.

The ‘Total Recall’ actress wore an elegant pink gown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6.

Jessica Biel attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating
Jessica Biel attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City (Mike Coppola/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Jessica Biel opens up about her Met Gala 2024 prep

Biel was committed to looking her best for the event, and soaked herself in 20 lbs of Epsom salt for 30 minutes in hot water the night before, she shared on her social media.

The 42-year-old also showed herself pouring the salt into the bathtub.


 
 
 
 
 
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This year’s Met Gala was themed on ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion', which is based on the upcoming Costume Institute exhibit that features over 250 items.

This will comprise 15 significant pieces, including an 1877 Charles Frederick Worth silk satin ball gown, which celebrates 400 years of history.

The dress code for the 2024 Met Gala is “The Garden of Time,” inspired by JG Ballard's story of the same name.

Jessica Biel attends the 2024 Costume Institute Benefit for
Jessica Biel attends the 2024 Costume Institute Benefit for 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024 in New York City (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Justin Timberlake skips Met Gala 2024

Biel’s last appearance at the Met Gala event was back in 2013. She walked the red carpet that year with her current husband Justin Timberlake.

The ‘Mirror’ singer is presently on a world tour and couldn’t accompany his wife this time around.  Biel and Timberlake share two sons, Phineas, 3, and Silas, 8.

The 'Better Place' singer said on 'The Graham Norton Show', "I think it’s just, you get to a point in your life where you realize that all the things that have conspired really to get you to this point are beautiful."

"And I don’t think I’ve ever taken the time to reflect and look at my life and say like, “wow this is really cool” and just be thankful for it," the former member of NSYNC added.

Meanwhile, Biel's makeup artist Kara Yoshimoto Bua did a fantastic job as she gave the star a lit-from-within glow, prepping her skin with a Nira laser and using Chanel makeup products.

The actress's hairstyle was done by Adir Abergel, who went for soft waves with Virtue.

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