Snow White star was brutally mocked over her strange facial expressions at the 2026 on Monday.
Showbiz
Rachel Zeglers Jaw Movements Mocked at Met Gala
Snow White star Rachel Zegler was brutally mocked over her strange facial expressions at the 2026 Met Gala on Monday.The actress, 25, who suffered a fall from g...
Advertisement
The actress, 25, who suffered a for the controversial Disney flop last year, sparked concern with her posing during the glitzy event held at 's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Zegler was seen jutting her jaw out and pouting while she modelled a stunning Atelier Prabal Gurung gown, accessorized with a Jennifer Behr custom silk mask.
While Zegler confirmed the blindfold referenced Paul Delaroche's famous 1833 painting The Execution of Lady Jane Grey - who was beheaded in 1554 for high treason - fans were left baffled by her over-the-top sultry expressions.
One fan wrote: 'What's with the faces?' while a second typed: 'does she have TMJ?'
Others wrote: 'Is she struggling to breathe? why is she doing that? Can the instagram gang confirm if these are the new poses to try to look cute!
Advertisement
Snow White star Rachel Zegler was brutally mocked over her strange facial expressions at the 2026 Met Gala on Monday
The actress, 25, who suffered a fall from grace amid promotion for the controversial Disney flop last year, sparked concern with her posing at the glitzy event held at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art
'What is actually wrong with her face. Does she do this on purpose?
Other X users defended the star and claimed she was getting into character, writing: 'I don't want to be in a position of defending these people, but you appear ignorant with this critique.
Zegler was seen jutting her jaw out and pouting while she posed in a stunning Atelier Prabal Gurung gown, accessorized with a Jennifer Behr custom silk mask
While Zegler confirmed the blindfold referenced Paul Delaroche's famous 1833 painting The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, who was beheaded in 1554 for high treason, fans were left baffled by her over-the-top sultry expressions
Advertisement
One fan shared a snap of a viral clip from Snow White which showed Zegler pulling the same expression
Others defended the star for her red carpet posing
Zegler broke her silence on the speculation on Tuesday - and revealed she found the red carpet 'nerve-racking'
She told the publication that she'd not only faced trolling but also threats to her safety, after being branded not Latino enough for her role as María in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, but then too Latino for Snow White.
Advertisement
‘I was told I wasn’t enough of one thing for West Side Story and too much of another for Snow White. It was a really confusing time to be in my early twenties and hearing that'.
'I grew up proud of being Colombian – eating the food, wearing the dresses, drinking the coffee, doing all the things that were so intrinsic to who I was as a kid and who I am as an adult – but I do think there’s an argument to be made that.'
'In the public eye at least, when you’re two things, you’re simultaneously nothing. But I refuse to assimilate for anybody else’s comfort.’
She went on: ‘If I’d been able to predict everything that would come my way, the threats to my safety, I would have just thrown my phone into the ocean. I think any sane person would have.’
Advertisement
Advertisement