Kim Kardashian given lock of Marilyn Monroe's hair before wearing her dress to Met Gala
04.05.2022 - 12:27
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Kim Kardashian could not hide her delight as she was gifted a lock of Marilyn Monroe's actual hair.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star took to the Met Gala red carpet in a vintage gown by Jean-Louis that was the very same worn by Marilyn back in 1962 when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy.
And in a sweet surprise, Kim was given another memorabilia of the icon Hollywood star by the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum, who loaned her the glamorous dress.The famous museum shared a video of Kim excitedly opening up a small box as a Ripley staffer told her she would find the gift either "very cool or very weird". Upon opening the box, Kim could be seen with her mouth wide open in shock as she realised what it was.
Kim proclaimed: "Oh my god, I'm literally going to do some crazy voodoo s**t and channel her! "This is so special to me.Thank you so much, this is so cool." Speaking to her boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28, who was off-camera, the reality star added: "This is sleeping with me every night… sorry babe." Sharing the video to their Instagram page, Ripley's wrote: "During @KimKardashian's Met Gala dress fitting at Ripley's Believe It or Not! HQ, our team surprised her with a silver box that contained an actual lock of Marilyn's iconic platinum hair. "The Ripley's team also filled her Met Gala dressing room with a trove of Marilyn Monroe and JFK memorabilia to help inspire her look." This comes after it was revealed that Kim was forced to leave her backside open after being unable to zip up the Marilyn dress.
While the dress didn't fit perfectly, Kim did put a great deal of effort into pulling the look off as she embarked on a strict diet and exercise routine to shed 16lbs. Speaking before the
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