Madonna debuted a stunning, natural look at the Met Gala on Monday—but eagle-eyed fans were left disappointed by one glaring detail.
The 66-year-old Material Girl, who was branded ‘unrecognizable’ at the 2023 Grammys for her plumped-up cheeks and exaggerated pout, returned to the red carpet with a more refined, unfiltered appearance.
She wowed in a cream silk Tom Ford suit and paired the look with a white shirt, cummerbund, and bowtie, fully embracing the night’s The Garden of Time theme and its Tailored for You dress code.
The pop icon also made her red carpet debut with her 29-year-old boyfriend, Akeem Morris, drawing plenty of attention from fans and fashion critics alike.
Many applauded the singer’s stripped-back style—though it wasn’t long before fans zoomed in on one missing feature: her iconic gap tooth.
‘New smile for the queen? New grillz? Where is her legendary gap between her teeth? In her last post she said she was going to see her dentist in Lisbon,’ one concerned fan commented alongside screenshots of her Met Gala smile.
Madonna debuted a stunning, natural look at the Met Gala on Monday—but eagle-eyed fans were left disappointed by one glaring detail
The 66-year-old Material Girl, who was branded ‘unrecognizable’ at the 2023 Grammys for her plumped-up cheeks and exaggerated pout, returned to the red carpet with a more refined, unfiltered appearance
Another added, ‘Ugh why’d you point this out. Now I’m gonna be stressed.’
Speculation quickly swirled, with some fans wondering if Madonna had undergone a more permanent dental transformation.
‘It is visible at least from the Celebration Tour that she has teeth issues. Probably since she started wearing grillz—maybe to cover it up or after her hospitalization. She is always stunning,’ a follower wrote.
‘She had the gap during the tour. Now it’s gone,’ another fan noted. ‘No matter how iconic it was, she’s not afraid of letting go.’
‘I hope she did not get veneers,’ a fan added. ‘I noticed it immediately when she smiled at the Met Gala.
‘I don’t think these are grillz. Madonna made a post about a week before that she was at her favorite dentist. She definitely had something done, and I don’t like it.
‘Her teeth are iconic.’
Despite the online debate, Madonna hasn’t addressed her smile—or any changes—leaving fans to speculate about the future of one of pop culture’s most famous grins.
Many applauded the singer’s stripped-back style—though it wasn’t long before fans zoomed in on one missing feature: her iconic gap tooth; (seen in 2007)
Despite the online debate, Madonna hasn’t addressed her smile—or any changes—leaving fans to speculate about the future of one of pop culture’s most famous grins
Speculation quickly swirled, with some fans wondering if Madonna had undergone a more permanent dental transformation
The fan chatter follows Madonna’s April video flaunting a dazzling lapis and diamond grill—but it was another glaring detail that stole the spotlight.
Fans zeroed in on what they called an ‘embarrassing’ detail: the pop icon appeared to be sitting on a toilet.
The clip, filmed in her bathroom, featured a visible white flush handle behind her.
‘So nobody’s gonna talk about the fact that she’s on the toilet?? one fan asked.
‘Madonna, are you on the toilet doing a trend??’ another questioned.’Nobody talkin’ about how Madonna is on the toilet and on our FYP,’ a third chimed in.
‘I don’t think these are grillz. Madonna made a post about a week before that she was at her favorite dentist. She definitely had something done, and I don’t like it’; (Madonna in 1978)
‘She had the gap during the tour. Now it’s gone,’ another fan noted, adding, ‘No matter how iconic it was, she’s not afraid of letting go’ (seen in 2006)
‘I hope she did not get veneers,’ a fan added, saying, ‘I noticed it immediately when she smiled at the Met Gala’
Meanwhile, Madonna is embracing both past and present.
A re-release of her Grammy-nominated sixth studio album Bedtime Stories—which produced Hot 100 hits Secret and Take a Bow—is reportedly coming ‘soon.’
But she’s not stuck in the past: the longtime AIDS activist says she’s putting my heart and soul into my new music,’ a sequel to her 2005 dance-pop masterpiece Confessions on a Dance Floor.
The superstar impressively concluded her $225.3M-grossing, 81-date Celebration Tour on May 4, 2024.
