• Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour met with Meryl Streep to discuss the actress' latest role as journalist Kay Graham in her upcoming movie "The Post."  
• Wintour started the interview asking Streep who the most challenging woman she ever played was.
• "Oh, I should say," Streep started to say with a hand gesture towards Wintour.
• "No, we're not going there, Meryl," Wintour laughed. 
• Streep played a powerful magazine editor inspired by Wintour in the hit movie "The Devil Wears Prada." 
• The two also discussed feminism and being mothers in the interview. 
• "The Post" will be released December 22. 
• Watch the interview below.

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• A bombshell book about the Trump presidency claims Vogue editor Anna Wintour asked Trump to be made the US ambassador to the UK.
• But a spokesperson for legendary fashion industry figure denied the claim, calling it "preposterous."
• A number of details in the new book, written by journalist Michael Wolff, have been disputed.

A spokesperson for Anna Wintour denied a claim in an explosive new book that she asked President Donald Trump to be made the US's next ambassador to the United Kingdom.

In "Fire and Fury," an upcoming book about Trump's shock election and life in the White House, journalist Michael Wolff wrote that the legendary fashion editor and longtime Democrat had approached the then-president-elect at his Trump Tower property in New York. She "suggested that she become Trump's ambassador to the Court of St. James's"— the official title for the US ambassador to the UK — the book said.

A representative for the Vogue editor disputed the book's claims.

"I think it's pretty clear where Anna stands politically, which makes this laughably preposterous," the representative told Business Insider.

Wolff's book has caused a firestorm of controversy since excerpts and highlights began to emerge earlier this week. Breitbart chair Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist and head of the Trump campaign, is quoted as excoriating members of Trump's family — prompting the president to respond furiously that Bannon has "lost his mind."

But it has also come under criticism, and some details have been disputed. Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of the UK, flatly denied the claim that he told Trump's team about a rumour that UK intelligence services were spying on him during the presidential campaign. And Trump is quoted as responding incredulously when former House Speaker John Boehner was suggested as a potential chief of staff, when the pair have golfed together and Trump mentioned him multiple times while campaigning.

"Fire and Fury" was originally due to be published next week, but after Trump's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the publishers threatening legal action its release date has been moved up to Friday. Business Insider has obtained a copy of the book ahead of publication.

For years, there were rumours that Wintour was angling to be made ambassador to the UK by Barack Obama while he was president, though it never came to fruition.

"When that didn't happen, [Wintour] closely aligned herself with Hillary Clinton," Wolff wrote.

But following the former secretary of state's defeat in the November 2016 presidential election, the editor tried to persuade Trump anyway, the book said.

"And Trump was inclined to entertain the idea," Wolff added. But, he quotes Steve Bannon, "fortunately ... there was no chemistry."

In December 2017, Trump publicly attacked Wintour on Twitter following a controversy over a video made by Vanity Fair (which is owned by Condé Nast, where Wintour is artistic director) that was critical of Hillary Clinton.

"Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H [Hillary Clinton],"Trump tweeted.

"Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH [Crooked Hillary], is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!" he wrote.

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• On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth and Anna Wintour sat next to each other at Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week runway show.
• It was the Queen's first time at Fashion Week.
• She attended to give Richard Quinn the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design.
• The pictures are iconic and people love them.

On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth and Anna Wintour sat next to each other at Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week runway show — and the pictures are truly amazing.

In some, they both looked very serious.

In others, the monarch and the fashion editor appeared to share a laugh.

And, of course, they also admired the designer clothing.

The Queen made her first appearance at Fashion Week to honor designer Richard Quinn with the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, the AP reported.

According to the Royal Family's Twitter account, the award will be given to a different rising British fashion designer who "shows talent and originality, whilst demonstrating value to the community and/or sustainable policies."

People can't get over the pictures from the fashion show.

"The Queen is sitting next to Anna Wintour at London Fashion Week and all I can say is !!!!" the Daily Mail's Hannah Furness wrote.

People are trying to speculate what the women talked about.

"What I wouldn’t give to have heard her conversations between The Queen and Anna Wintour," Hello! magazine's Laura Benjamin wrote.

Some Twitter users can't get over the fact that Wintour left her sunglasses on while she sat next to the Queen of England at a fashion show that was held inside.

"Anna Wintour is so savage. Sitting next to the Queen and still wearing those sunglasses,"@Shallowdeep wrote.

And although there have been a lot of strange moments during Fashion Week, this is by far the most iconic one yet.

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• Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to London Fashion Week on Tuesday afternoon.
• The 91-year-old monarch sat in the front row, next to Conde Nast Artistic Director Anna Wintour. 
• Wintour has been criticized online for not taking off her sunglasses as a sign of respect to the Queen.

The Queen of England made her first visit to London Fashion Week Tuesday afternoon, where she sat in the front row at designer Richard Quinn's runway show, next to Conde Nast's artistic director, Anna Wintour. 

Wintour famously always wears her sunglasses to runway shows, and Tuesday was no exception.

This has sent the internet into a frenzy as people claim it showed a total lack of respect for the Queen. 

"Anna Wintour looking ridiculous as usual — sunglasses indoors?! At least the Queen knows how to dress properly for any occasion," one commenter wrote on Twitter.

But according to Wintour, these glasses serve a purpose.

"They are seriously useful. I can sit in a show and if I am bored out of my mind, nobody will notice … At this point, they have become, really, armor," she said in an interview on 60 Minutes in 2009, as was reported by The Cut.

“It is polite to remove sunglasses when being formally introduced to a member of the Royal Family, but in this case, Anna Wintour was not being formally introduced to The Queen, and her sunglasses are very much her trademark," Lucy Hume, associate director of Debrett's, an etiquette advisory company, told Business Insider. 

When Wintour was made a dame by the Queen in 2017, she did not wear sunglasses. 

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• Already a style icon in her own way, Kate Middleton met the legendary Anna Wintour and didn't shy away from wearing a beautiful maternity dress.
• The two met each other at Buckingham Palace, where The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange held a gala. 
• Both women wore bold, printed dresses by Erdem, with Middleton's outfit showcasing her baby bump. 

When it comes to big names in style, Kate Middleton is right up there at the top. She makes a statement nearly every time she leaves the house, whether she’s channeling her late mother-in-law Princess Diana in a houndstooth coat or stepping out in affordable snow boots. So when the fashion darling met Condé Nast artistic director and longtime "Vogue" Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, we couldn’t wait to see what she would wear. The two sartorial heavyweights FINALLY last night, and needless to say, it was a style MOMENT.

Hot on the heels of a rare outfit controversy when the duchess went against the all-black dress code at the BAFTA Awards in a hunter green gown, Middleton met the front row regular at a Buckingham Palace event in honor of a new fashion initiative called The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange.

According to "People," the initiative brought together “designers and artisans from [all 52] Commonwealth countries… to create a one-of-a-kind sustainable outfit that was showcased at last night’s gala. 

Believe it or not, the event marked the first time that the Duchess of Cambridge came face-to-face with Wintour. Needless to say, both were impeccably dressed for the occasion, with the soon-to-be mommy of three opting for a ruffle-sleeved black-and-white lace floral print dress from longtime favorite Erdem which beautifully showcased her growing baby bump. She topped the look off with classic black pumps and her signature bouncy brunette curls.

It seems that Middleton, 36, struck the right tone for the evening too, because Wintour, 68, also wore a bold printed dress by Erdem, and suddenly a fashionable friendship was born.

Other famous faces in attendance included British designer Stella McCartney and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Naomi Campbell, who was a vision in a structural green number that had our jaws on the floor. 

Talk about a fashion moment!

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• The Met Gala 2018 theme is "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
• It reportedly costs $30,000 for a ticket to attend the Met Gala.
• However, that's just the beginning of all the costs associated with the $3.5 million event.

The first Monday in May hosts the party of the year in the fashion world.

Dubbed the Oscars of the East, the annual Met Gala is back on May 7, themed "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" to celebrate the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newest exhibition at the Costume Institute.

With 180 pieces on display, featuring high-end, expensive designers from Versace and Valentino to Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel, the exhibition will focus on the "dialogue between fashion and the masterworks of religious art."

Helmed by Vogue's Anna Wintour (and co-chaired this year by Rihanna, Donatella Versace, and Amal Clooney), the Met Gala is known for its best-dressed and worst-dressed celebrities, socialites, and businesspeople who walk the red carpet in their interpretation of the theme.

Anyone who is anyone is there, at least according to Wintour's handpicked and closely scrutinized guest list. 

But the cost to make an appearance during fashion's biggest night out is a steep one, and the cost to make the event happen is even bigger. For $30,000 a ticket, those who passed Wintour's approval can attend the $3.5 million event.

And that's just the beginning of all the money that goes into — and comes out of — what André Leon Talley refers to as "the Super Bowl of fashion."

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It cost $3.5 million to produce the Met Gala 2016.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Tickets for the Met Gala 2017, which 550 people attended, cost $30,000 — that's enough to put a family of four over the poverty line. Some sources say tickets can even cost up to $50,000.

Source: Fortune, Page Six

Tables go for $275,000, but can go for up to $500,000. They cost even more if they're paid for by sponsors. Yahoo sponsored the Met Gala 2015 and reportedly paid $3 million for two tables.

Source: Fortune, Page Six

• Vogue's Editor-in-Chief and Met Gala chairwoman Anna Wintour appeared on CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."
• During her interview, Wintour said that she's still in the process of recovering from the Met Gala, which took place in New York City on Monday. 
• Since Wintour decides where the guests sit, she's been subject to "in-depth discussions" in regards to where guests were placed at the event. 

The Met Gala is one of the most glamorous events of the year, but according to Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, there are always a few complaints that she receives from attendees.

While appearing on CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," Wintour — who is the chairwoman of the gala — said that she's still recovering from Monday's event, which took place in New York City. 

In the aftermath of the gala, Wintour said that she has barely slept and is still in process of bouncing back. One of the things she's had to deal with is complaints about where celebrities were seated at the gala, since she makes that decision. 

"It's been a lot of recovery time and wondering who's upset about where they sat and what went wrong and what went right," she said. 

When Colbert asked if guests get upset about their seat for the evening, Wintour said that it's "unbelievable."

"In-depth discussions, yes," she added. 

Even though some celebrities might not be satisfied with where they end up sitting at the gala, lots of effort and thought is put into the seating charts.

Eaddy Kiernan, Vogue's Director of Special Events, works closely with Wintour as early as five months prior to the Met Gala to figure out where guests will sit. 

Kiernan and Wintour begin with a seating document and rearrange guests on a Velcro board about a month or two before the day of the gala. 

"We really try to think very carefully about who's sitting next to each other," Kiernan told Vogue. "Our ideal pairing would maybe be two people who we think will just get on like a house on fire, but who may not even realize that they have a lot in common. So with each person, we really do take time to think, 'What will they talk about?'"

Watch Wintour discuss the Met Gala in the video below.

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Anna Wintour has some career advice for you.

In an interview with Alistair Campbell for his upcoming book, "Winners and How They Succeed," Wintour gave a solid sound byte when she told Campbell that "...everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist."

Wintour has her own tale of losing her job — E! reports "back in 1975, after just nine months as a junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar she was let go." 

The experience didn't throw her for too much of a loop; in 1988 she was named Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, a job she has held for 27 years.

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The Met Gala — also known as The Met Ball or "fashion prom" — took place Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The annual fundraiser's theme this year was "China: Through the Looking Glass." Guests were encouraged to dress in theme.

Chinese billionaire Silas Chou was this year's host of the $25,000-a-ticket affair, while Jennifer Lawrence, Marissa Mayer, Wendi Deng Murdoch, Gong Li, and Anna Wintour served as co-chairs. 

But it is Wintour who has overseen the star-studded guest list since 1995.

This year's A-list attendees include: Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Madonna, Katy Perry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Ivanka Trump, Allison Williams, and many more.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, chair of the event since 1995, arrived in vibrant red Chanel couture.

Wintour's daughter, Bee Shaffer, in Alexander McQueen.

Met Ball co-chair Marissa Mayer in an Oscar de La Renta gown that matched the carpet.

If you're checking out photos from last night's annual Met Ball and wondering why red-carpet regular Gwyneth Paltrow is nowhere to be found, it's because she basically uninvited herself. 

The last Met Ball Gwynnie attended was the 2013 event, the one where the theme was punk and everyone wore leather and chains and too much black eyeliner— everyone but Gwyneth, who showed up in pink Valentino. 

In addition to flouting the theme, Paltrow complained about how "un-fun" the gala was, telling USA Today that it was too hot and she didn't enjoy it at all. "It was boiling. It was too crowded. I'm never going again," she said. 

Whether she meant those words or not, they're likely to keep her off the guest list as long as Anna Wintour is presiding over it. 

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The most successful people know that exercise is the key to mentally and physically pushing themselves further, though some are more willing to keep up the habit than others.

Numerous studies have found exercise to be one of the most important habits you can develop to transform your life. Working out can make you healthier, happier, and better able to sleep; it can boost your memory, concentration, and mental sharpness; and you don't need to spend a lot of time doing it to reap the benefits.

From tennis to surfing to basketball, here are the exercise habits of 15 successful people.

Vivian Giang contributed to an earlier version of this article.

President Barack Obama sweats it out 45 minutes a day, six days a week.

Exercise has helped the president become the man he is today. Obama admitted in his autobiography "Dreams From My Father," to being a casual drug user and underachiever until he started running three miles a day.

Today, he continues to stick to his workout routine, which is a combination of strength and cardio. In an interview with Men's Health, Obama said he works out for 45 minutes, six days a week. He'll even wake up early to work out despite not being a morning person.

He's also known to play basketball on courts in federal buildings around Washington.

Richard Branson gets four additional hours of productivity every day by working out.

When author Tim Ferriss asked the mogul how he stays productive, Branson answered "work out," as recorded in Ferriss' 2010 book "The 4-Hour Body."

Branson said his physical activities, which can include swimming, Bikram Yoga, rock climbing, running, and weightlifting, give him at least four additional hours of productivity each day.

Warren Buffett chooses exercise over diet.

The billionaire loves his hamburgers, hot dogs, and Coca-Cola.

To avoid a change in diet as suggested to him by doctors, he chose to exercise instead, the "lesser of the two evils,"he told CNBC.

The semi-annual chaos that is New York Fashion Week begins Thursday, and designers and fashionistas are deep in preparation mode. 

Perhaps no one knows the ins and outs of Fashion Week better than Anna Wintour, longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and artistic director at Conde Nast. 

Donning her trademark black Chanel sunglasses and perfectly styled bob, Wintour has been a fashion-show fixture for decades. 

With an estimated annual salary of $2 million, Wintour leads the kind of lifestyle any fashionista would envy.  

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Wintour is originally from the UK and moved to New York in her 20s. After stints at Harper's & Queen, Harper's Bazaar, and Viva, Wintour took the helm at Vogue in 1988. At the time, the storied fashion magazine had lost some market share to rival Elle, and its focus had shifted slightly to include lifestyle coverage.

Under Wintour, Vogue reestablished itself as the dominant American fashion magazine.

Wintour has now attended more than 3,000 fashion shows on behalf of Vogue. She has an annual clothing budget that's rumored to be as much as $200,000.

Source: T Magazine

The mythos around longtime Vogue editor Anna Wintour is that she is icy and ruthless.

The press has often called her "Nuclear Wintour" (her last name is pronounced "winter") and her former assistant turned author Lauren Weisberger used her as the basis for the antagonist of "The Devil Wears Prada."

But regardless of anyone's perception of her, there is no denying that she is a leader who commands respect and drives results.

After taking over Vogue in 1988, she transformed it into the definitive authority on American women's fashion. And after helping the magazine rebound from the Great Recession, she became the artistic director for all of Condé Nast's properties in 2013. Wintour remains a fashion authority who can make or break a new designer or create new interest in an established brand.

For his recent book "Winners," former British prime minister Tony Blair's press secretary Alastair Campbell sat down with Wintour to discuss her leadership style. She highlighted the key management principles that guide her.

Be decisive, and trust your instincts.

Campbell wrote that part of the reason Wintour can come across as "stern and snappy" is because she decided long ago to never become like a bad boss she had.

"She was incredibly indecisive; she would take so long to make up her mind, and then days or weeks later she would change it," Wintour said. "I learned from that that the most important thing is to be decisive and sure and to impart that to people working for you. ... Even if you aren't sure of yourself, pretend that you are, because it makes it clearer for everyone else."

Delegate responsibilities, and then stay hands-off.

Campbell said that Wintour was reluctant to call herself a great leader, but would admit that she was a "very good delegator" who avoided micromanagement.

"People work better when they have responsibility," she said. "We talk about what needs to be done, and then I assume it is done. I like to know what's going on, but I'm not double-checking and triple-checking."

Do not reveal insecurities to your team.

Campbell told Wintour that when he worked for Tony Blair, Blair would have occasional moments of vulnerability and reveal his anxieties to top members of his team. Campbell asked Wintour if she ever had moments like that. She instantly replied that she never does, because it's not her executive team's job to soothe her fears. It's "my job to figure things out," she said.

See the departure of top talent as an exciting opportunity.

It is never easy to see a top employee leave Vogue for another job or retire, Wintour said, but she values a mix of veteran and new talent and takes advantage of a departure "to find someone new with something different to offer, someone who might be able to teach me new things, too."

Never dwell on the past.

Wintour learned a crucial lesson from Bea Miller, the editor she replaced at British Vogue before moving to New York: Never waste too much time analyzing in great detail what worked and what didn't about a particular project.

"She had just closed an issue and I said, 'How was it?' and she said, 'Anna, it is always about the next one,'" Wintour explained. "I have always followed that approach. We never have post-mortems. ... I don't need people to tell me if it was a good issue or a bad issue; we know, so we just move forward."

Be inspired by failure.

Wintour told Campbell that one of the most important moments in her career came in the mid-'70s when she was fired from Harper's Bazaar on the accusation that she didn't understand American fashion. "I think everyone should get sacked at least once," she said. "It forces you to look at yourself." She explained that setbacks and criticism that can seem unfair can still be good opportunities to take a performance review of yourself and determine how to emerge stronger.

Speaking of the time she was fired, she said: "It didn't feel it at the time, but it was definitely a good thing for what it taught me. It is important to have setbacks because that is the reality of life."

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President Barack Obama sweats it out 45 minutes a day, six days a week

Exercise has helped the president become the man he is today. Obama admitted in his autobiography "Dreams From My Father," to being a casual drug user and underachiever until he started running three miles a day.

Today, he continues to stick to his workout routine, which is a combination of strength and cardio. In an interview with Men's Health, Obama said he works out for 45 minutes, six days a week. He'll even wake up early to work out despite not being a morning person.

He's also known to play basketball on courts in federal buildings around Washington.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is a devout Yogi

To stave off the presidential-candidate-30, Clinton takes brisk walks and practices yoga on the campaign trail, AP reports. When at home, she opts for a workout regimen of yoga and water aerobics, she told People magazine.

Billionaire tech investor Mark Cuban gets at least an hour of cardio per day

Cuban, a regular judge on the ABC reality show "Shark Tank" and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, incorporates cardio workouts into his everyday routine.

Knowing he'll miss a workout every now and then because of travel, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News he aims for at least an hour of cardio six days a week, which can include using elliptical and stair gauntlet machines, playing basketball, and taking kickboxing and Latin fusion aerobic classes at Lifetime Fitness.

Every year, the Queen's New Year's Honours list recognises the best of Britain by giving out honours to a range of people across the country.

Their successes and achievements can range from education or health to assisting British national overseas. However, the honours also commend contributions to arts and entertainment.

We've rounded up some of the most noteworthy British people being honoured for their contributions to the arts.

Selected and announced by the Cabinet Office, recipients can be honoured with the "Member of the Order of the British Empire" (MBE) for service to the community, "Officer of the Order of the British Empire" (OBE) for playing a local role, "Commander of the Order of the British Empire" (CBE) for a prominent but less role at a national level or leading role at a regional level, or the more prestigious Knighthood or Damehood for making a major contribution, usually at a national level.

"The Companion of Honour," another more prestigious award, is given for a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine or government lasing over a period of time, with only 65 members at any given time. 

From conducting an orchestra to designing fashion accessories, here are the extraordinary people in the world of film, fashion, music, art, design, and entertainment who earned recognition in 2016:

Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre – CH

Theatre, film, and opera director Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre is being honoured for his long-term contribution to the arts, including a decade-long tenure at the National Theatre, a number of West End and Broadway productions and operas, and four books. He has won six Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards, a BAFTA, and the Prix Italia.

Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, percussionist – CH

The 51-year-old Scottish percussionist taught herself to hear with other parts of her body, having been been deaf since the age of 12.

Mark Rylance, actor – Knighthood

56-year-old British actor, playwright, and theatre director Mark Rylance played the Big Friendly Giant in this year's film "The BFG." He took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and BAFTA Award for his role in "Bridge of Spies," won Best Actor Awards at the Oliviers for his roles in the West End productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1994 and Jerusalem in 2010, and won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his roles in "The Government Inspector" and "Wolf Hall."

The INSIDER Summary:

• Gwyneth Paltrow went to the 2017 Met Gala.
• She previously said the event was "un-fun" and "sucked."
• Looks like her views have changed.
• It might have something to do with her partnering with the event chairwoman, Anna Wintour, on a print version of her lifestyle website Goop.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who once proclaimed that the Met Gala was "un-fun" and "boiling," made a dramatic return Monday night in a shimmery pink gown.

The actress wore a pale pink Calvin Klein by Appointment dress to the Costume Institute Gala at the Met, one of the biggest star-studded events of the year. Unless you're an A-list celebrity or fabulous designer, chances are you will never know what it's like to attend the "Oscars of the East" to see the incredible tables and the well-dressed celebs.

The actress teased her return to the Costume Institute's annual gala on Instagram, with an old photo of herself at the Met Gala in 1995 and the hashtag "#fullcirclemomentcomingup."

Those who know Paltrow's views on the Met Gala may have been surprised to see the 44-year-old actress at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She infamously criticized the ball in a 2013 interview with USA Today, saying she "did not enjoy it at all" and was "never going again." 

Later, in an interview with Australian radio hosts over dinner, Paltrow went further and said the event "sucked": 

It sucked. It seems like it's the best thing in the world, you always think, 'Oh my god, it's gonna be so glamorous and amazing and you're going to see all these people' and then you get there and it's so hot and it's so crowded and everyone's pushing you.

[…]

Kanye West was playing and he was all furious and he threw his microphone down and it was all drama.

So what changed the Hollywood actress' mind? It may have had something to do with Paltrow teaming up with Anna Wintour — the chairwoman of the gala since 1995 — to launch a quarterly print version of her controversial lifestyle website Goop. 

"I've long known Gwyneth to have wonderful taste and vision — but with Goop she has built something remarkable, a thoroughly modern take on how we live today," Wintour, the Condé Nast artistic director and editor-in-chief of Vogue, said in the press release. "Goop and Condé Nast are natural partners and I'm excited she's bringing her point of view to the company.  We all look forward to working with her and her team."

Paltrow is not the only celebrity to have spoken out about the Met Gala. Amy Schumer similarly hated the event, calling it a "farce" to Howard Stern and saying the entire event was like a "punishment."

In 2017, she also returned to the Met Gala:

And then there was Lena Dunham, who drew intense backlash after criticizing not only the Met Gala, but Odell Beckham Jr., the famous New York Giants wide receiver who she was seated next to.

"I was sitting next to Odell Beckham Jr., and it was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards," she said in a conversation with Amy Schumer in her Lenny Letter. "He was like, 'That's a marshmallow. That's a child. That's a dog.' It wasn't mean - he just seemed confused."

Many accused the "Girls" creator and star of unfairly singling out Beckham, while others called her comments at best problematic and at worst racist for immediately sexualizing the gaze of the black man seated beside her.

Dunham, meanwhile, said it was a joke about being "an average-bodied woman at a table of supermodels and athletes."

Just like Schumer and Paltrow, Dunham also returned to the Met Gala in 2017:

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The semi-annual chaos that is New York Fashion Week has begun, and designers and fashionistas are deep in preparation mode. 

Perhaps no one knows the ins and outs of Fashion Week better than Anna Wintour, longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine and artistic director at Conde Nast. Donning her trademark black Chanel sunglasses and perfectly styled bob, Wintour has been a fashion-show fixture for decades. 

With an estimated annual salary of $2 million, Wintour leads the kind of lifestyle any fashionista would envy.  

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Wintour is originally from the UK and moved to New York in her 20s. After stints at Harper's & Queen, Harper's Bazaar, and Viva, Wintour took the helm at Vogue in 1988. At the time, the storied fashion magazine had lost some market share to rival Elle, and its focus had shifted slightly to include lifestyle coverage.

Under Wintour, Vogue reestablished itself as the dominant American fashion magazine.

Wintour has now attended more than 3,000 fashion shows on behalf of Vogue. She has an annual clothing budget that's rumored to be as much as $200,000.

Source: T Magazine

• Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue and artistic director for Condé Nast, was on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" Wednesday night.
• When asked who she would never invite back to the annual Met Gala — which she hosts every year — she answered "Donald Trump."
• Wintour's legendary reputation inspired Miranda Priestly, the character played by Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada."
• Wintour also said she never met Bob Marley, who she reportedly slept with.
• On the show, she played "Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts," which involved her eating a bacon-wrapped pizza.
• Corden ate a bull penis.
• Watch Wintour's appearance below.

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• Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour met with Meryl Streep to discuss the actress' latest role as journalist Kay Graham in her upcoming movie "The Post."  
• Wintour started the interview asking Streep who the most challenging woman she ever played was.
• "Oh, I should say," Streep started to say with a hand gesture towards Wintour.
• "No, we're not going there, Meryl," Wintour laughed. 
• Streep played a powerful magazine editor inspired by Wintour in the hit movie "The Devil Wears Prada." 
• The two also discussed feminism and being mothers in the interview. 
• "The Post" will be released December 22. 
• Watch the interview below.

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