It is not easy to work on an event with as many celebrities per square meter as the Met Gala, the so-called “Oscars” of Fashion – the charity event that kicks off the annual fashion exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. New York City -, even less in the shadow of someone as famous as Kylie Jenner, a regular every year.
Let them just say it to Eugenio Casnighi, an Italian model who was hired to work with the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan on the red carpet, doing things as varied as holding her bag while they took photos or making sure everything was okay. He thought he had done a good job, but those responsible for the gala have fired him. The reason, to eclipse Kylie.
This was revealed by the Italian model himself on his personal TikTok account last Saturday, confessing to his followers that he had just been fired from the gala, which once again takes place on the night of Monday, May 6. “I just said goodbye to the Met Gala. Do you remember me,” he asks, sharing a video of himself with Kylie at the previous event.
Casnighi’s image went viral in 2023, after hundreds of users on social networks highlighted his attractiveness when they saw him passing by the influencer, who captured all eyes dressed in a spectacular red dress.
Casnighi, who had been working during the last two celebrations of the charity event, does not understand the reason for this dismissal. He also wanted to explain that if it is now that he is talking about this whole situation, it is due to the confidentiality contract to which he was legally subject, which has already expired after being fired.
“Basically, they told me, ‘You played the lead role, so we can’t have you working here.’ We’re sorry”. Last year they told me that I was going to be with Jenner, and that I had to help her with anything she needed,” says the model.
The Italian reveals that all those who pose on the red carpet with celebrities are usually agency models, who are hired precisely for their good appearance. These employees, logically, look for their great opportunity among designers and industry professionals, which is why they give their best.
“They want to be seen. They literally told me that they had chosen me because they preferred me to be with that famous person, but when people took photos of us… Obviously, I ended up in the images, and they blamed me.”
Some photographs that went around the world on social networks, with the model gaining great viral fame. His case reached such a point that, according to the Italian model, he would not have been the only one who would have suffered the consequences.
Even so, the model does not blame Kylie Jenner, whom he cannot describe as a better person, ensuring that the young influencer treated him very kindly and made sure that the Italian did not get bored of chasing her all night, and giving him conversation. from time to time to make the event more enjoyable.
