Whoopi Goldberg mocked for pairing outfit with bizarre hand accessories at Met Gala 2025: 'Circus attire'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Whoopi Goldberg made a bold statement at the Met Gala 2025, confidently turning heads with her striking presence.

After four years away, the 69-year-old EGOT winner made a striking comeback on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at this year’s 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' themed soirée. 

Whoopi Goldberg pairs Met Gala outfit with jeweled rings as metallic finger caps replace nails

Whoopi ditched the usual glam in favor of a tuxedo-inspired creation by Thom Browne, complete with a white collared shirt, tie, and a coat draping from her shoulders. She topped it off with a black top hat featuring a netted veil and a full set of gleaming gold rings that covered every finger.

When asked by Variety about her unusual accessories, 'The View' host cracked that she "couldn’t get a manicure.” As for the rings, she credited her “fabulous sisters” for crafting them by hand.

Whoopi Goldberg trolled over Met Gala 2025 look

Critics on social media wasted no time turning Whoopi Goldberg's bold look into meme material.

"Circus attire as a Ring Master wanna be ?" one joked on X.

"Whoopi looks like a Batman Villain," a second user offered.

"The Penguin," another quipped.

"She’s telling me I can NOT pass GO, nor can I collect my $200. What is this s**t?" someone else fumed.

"She looks like a fake Willy Wonka, and not in a good way," read a comment.

"The fashion industry also is infected to satisfy all biases. This an atrocious outfit btw," another chimed in.

Whoopi Goldberg’s weight loss journey

While some were busy roasting the outfit, others couldn’t help but notice Whoopi Goldberg’s slimmed-down figure. She’s been candid about her health journey, recently confirming she used the drug Mounjaro to aid her weight loss.

In an appearance on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' earlier this month, Whoopi shared an embarrassing episode from her past. “I made (2022 drama Till) and a woman thought I was wearing a fat suit. The movie was good, but that fat suit was terrible,” she recalled. “And I was indignant, this is not a fat suit, this is me.”

“I was 300 pounds,” she admitted, adding that she knew it was time to make a change.

With the glow-up came some uninvited baggage. Earlier this year, Goldberg warned fans about a phony weight loss ad using her image — and a disturbingly fake AI voice to boot.

“I’m giving everybody a heads-up,” she said on a February episode of 'The View', according to NBC News. “There is a phony weight loss ad floating around online, on Instagram, that has me [with an] AI mouth saying all kinds of stuff.”

She didn’t name the shady company behind the digital deception, but warned others nonetheless. “Because I don’t know what it is, I had nothing to do with it, and I don’t want y’all thinking this is coming from me.”

Still, she stands by her choice to use weight loss medication. “I’m doing that wonderful shot that works for folks who need some help, and it’s been really good for me,” she told Clarkson. “It’s all the weight I’ve lost.”

“I’ve lost almost two people,” Goldberg joked.

The last time Whoopi hit the Met Gala was in 2021, turning heads in a purple Valentino couture gown.

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