- Lana Del Rey paid tribute to her husband at the Met Gala
- She has been married since September 2024
- Del Rey is married to Jeremy Dufrene, an alligator tour guide
Lana Del Rey was the picture of elegance at the Met Gala as she paid tribute to her husband Jeremy Dunfrene. The Cherry singer, 39, made headlines when she married alligator tour guide Dunfrene, 49, in September 2024.
Several years before, Del Rey met Dunfrene in 2019 when she took a swamp tour with Airboat Tours by Arthur. Dunfrene was her tour guide, like something out of a weird Floridian romance novel. The low-key couple have been quietly married since last year, but the first public hint at their relationship came in May 2024.
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On Instagram, Del Rey referred to Dunfrene as “my guy” in a photo, but fans were none the wiser. At the Met Gala on Monday, she was louder with her affection in her special tribute to him.
How did she honor her man?
Lana Del Rey: How did she honor her man
For the 2025 Met Gala, the 39-year-old wore a Valentino couture gown designed in black velvet and brown satin by Alessandro Michele. In her wavy updo, Del Rey wore gold alligator clips in her hair.
One clip was by her right ear while the other was near the back of her hair. Her look was styled by Molly Dickinson, who shared close-ups of the stunning gold clips on Instagram.
Since you can’t see them in the picture, here is a close-up of the beautiful hair accessories.
For the night, Dickinson also styled Sydney Sweeney, Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, and Keke Palmer.
Before she headed to the Met Gala, Del Rey shared snaps of the outfit, giving her fans a preview of her look.
Included in a rare carousel of images alongside the outfit was a photo of Del Rey kissing her beau.
She is not shy about praising her husband
However, those alligator earrings were nowhere in sight in the photo. Maybe she wanted to surprise him?
She has been open about her relationship with Dunfrene, something new to Del Rey. In Instagram comments after their sunrise wedding ceremony, she called him her “one and only” and declared they are “very happy”.
In a speech, Del Rey also praised her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and his marriage to Margaret Qualley and said he was a reason why she “waited so long to get married and why [she] met [her] amazing husband”.
Del Rey continued, “And I really feel like there’s kind of a singer’s curse around meeting an honest partner who has no skin in the game, no dog in the race, and it’s super nerve-racking to have to hold onto an innocent perception of how things could go when you’re in an industry where maybe your values or your morals don’t quite match up with what’s going on”.
We’re so glad she’s found her forever man.
