--- description: Selena Gomez and the Weeknd made it red carpet official when they shared a kiss while arriving at the annual Met Gala. title: Selena Gomez and the Weeknd Share a Kiss at the Met Gala image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39e3cf82609ed840/6988cb882dce01e91d9ed49b/weeknd.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Selena Gomez and the Weeknd Share a Kiss During Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 12:29 AM CUT  Selena Gomez and The Weeknd attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on May 1, 2017. Selena Gomez and The Weeknd attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on May 1, 2017.Rob Latour—REX/Shutterstock  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2017 12:29 AM CUT While Selena Gomez and the Weeknd have been [quietly spending lots of time together of late](http://motto.time.com/4678991/selena-gomez-wears-weeknd-merch-instagram/ "undefined"), neither were very public about their relationship. However, on Monday night, they made their relationship status very clear while walking the red carpet at [the 69th annual Met Gala](http://time.com/4757973/met-gala-2017-rei-kawakubo-bio/ "undefined"). In their red carpet debut, the couple wasn’t shy about showing some blatant PDA, going so far as to affectionately share a smooch in full view of photographers as they arrived at the event. Both Gomez and the Weeknd have some very famous exes; [Gomez previously dated music world enfant terrible Justin Bieber](http://time.com/4452301/selena-gomez-justin-bieber-instagram-sofia-richie/ "undefined"), while the [Weeknd was previously linked to supermodel Bella Hadid](http://motto.time.com/4669531/bella-hadid-the-weeknd-selena-gomez/ "undefined"), another prominent guest at the Met Gala. > [](https://twitter.com/LifeWithSelG/status/859189148426657792) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4762604/selena-gomez-the-weeknd-kiss-met-gala-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4762604/selena-gomez-the-weeknd-kiss-met-gala-2017/"},"headline":"Selena Gomez and the Weeknd Share a Kiss During Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple","datePublished":"2017-05-02T00:29:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:15.049Z","description":"At the Met Gala","url":"https://time.com/4762604/selena-gomez-the-weeknd-kiss-met-gala-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","fashion","Selena Gomez","Met Gala","the weeknd","Met Gala 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39e3cf82609ed840/6988cb882dce01e91d9ed49b/weeknd.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39e3cf82609ed840/6988cb882dce01e91d9ed49b/weeknd.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between, Arrivals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - 01 May 2017","caption":"The Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between, Arrivals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA - 01 May 2017","creditText":"Rob Latour—REX/Shutterstock","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4762604/selena-gomez-the-weeknd-kiss-met-gala-2017/","name":"Selena Gomez and the Weeknd Share a Kiss During Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple"}}]}] ```