The 2025 Met Gala just served us a piping hot plate of Exes at the Gala! That’s right — Miley “Wrecking Ball” Cyrus and her ex-boyfriend Patrick “Yes, I’m Arnold’s Kid” Schwarzenegger crossed paths, and social media is acting like it’s the Super Bowl of awkward celebrity moments.
So here’s the tea: Miley (32) was out there doing what she does best — slaying the red carpet and giving “serve now, talk later” energy — when out of nowhere, Patrick (31), now a certified White Lotus hunk, strolled by like he was on a casual Trader Joe’s run. He smiled at her. She might have seen him. Or maybe she was too busy posing like a couture goddess summoned by the fashion gods. Either way, a photographer caught the moment, and boom — instant viral moment.
Quick refresher: these two dated from around 2014 to 2015 — aka the era of Tumblr mood boards and questionable outfit choices. It was short-lived but burned bright (and probably smelled like Coachella).
Fast forward to now, Patrick showed up with his actual co-star Aimee Lou Wood, proving that this wasn’t some sneaky reunion stunt. He’s also engaged to model Abby Champion, who sounds like someone who wins gold medals in being ridiculously attractive. Wedding bells are around the corner!
Meanwhile, Miley is very much boo’d up with drummer boyfriend Maxx Morando — the indie rock prince of her heart. They just came back from a romantic Paris trip because apparently everyone except us gets to live in a rom-com these days.
So what did this Met Gala encounter mean? Probably nothing. But did it break the internet like it was 2014 all over again? Oh, absolutely.
