Blake Lively gave her cousin, William Blake McAlpin, a special shout-out for helping hold her dress at the Met Gala on Monday evening.
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The actress wore a dreamy archival Atelier Versace gown from 2006, featuring an elaborate train that required the help of several people scaling the Met Museum steps.
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Lively's appearance comes four years after she last attended the Met Gala — and hours after settling her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
Good looks must run inBlake Lively's family.
TheGossip Girlalum had some help at the2026 Met Galawhile walking the red carpet in an elaborate archival Atelier Versace gown from spring 2006, perVogue. The dress and its billowing 13-foot-long train contained pastel shades of lavender, butter yellow, and pink.
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Lively also gave credit to one of the people helping her on the steps of the Met Museum. "My sweet angel gorgeous cousin," Lively wrote on her Instagram Stories with an arrow pointing towardWilliam Blake McAlpin.
Lively last attended the Met Gala in 2022alongside husbandRyan Reynolds, with both serving as co-chairs at the event, themed "In America: An Anthology of Fashion." LivelytoldVogueon Monday, “It’s an honor to attend withDonatella [Versace], one that I don’t take lightly. I haven’t been since giving birth to my fourth child."
"Every year I am a different version of myself than the last, so to be able to stand in the version of myself that I am today — and all the experiences I‘ve had — in strength and confidence is important to me. So is staying home on the couch with my kids in pajamas. Getting to do both is an honor I will never stop being grateful for," Lively added.
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The excitement over Lively's 11th Met Gala appearance was felt by Versace as well. "Blake looks stunning in archive Atelier Versace... She has had so many iconic Versace moments at the Met, and tonight is no exception," Versace gushed toVogue.
Lively's appearance came hours after it was announced that herlengthy legal battlewithJustin Baldonisurrounding the filmIt Ends With Ushad come to an end. In December 2024,Lively filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoniof sexual harassment and launching a smear campaign related to the Baldoni-directed movie in which they both starred, whileBaldoni filed a countersuit againstLively and Reynolds, alleging defamation and extortion.
Lively and Baldoni reached a settlement two weeks before the case was supposed to go to trial. The terms of the settlement weren't made public.
"The end product — the movieIt Ends With Us— is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind," the parties said in a joint statement released on behalf of their attorneys on Monday afternoon.
"We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard," the statement continued.
"We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments. It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online."
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