Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda to co-host 2022 Met Gala in May

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Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds will be joined by Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda as the co-chairs of the 2022 Met Gala.The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the new hosts of the high-profile event on Thursday, while also announcing that it would be returning to its customary date on the first Monday in May.The move to the May 2 date comes after the 2020 Met Gala was canceled due to the still ongoing coronavirus pandemic, while the 2021 edition was moved back to September.

Star power: Blake Lively, 34, and Ryan Reynolds, 45, were among the co-chairs announced Thursday for the 2022 Met Gala on May 2 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; seen in 2017 in NYCThis will be Miranda's first time as a Met Gala co-chair (and guest) but he was originally intended to co-host the 2020 edition before the pandemic forced its cancellation.Lively, Reynolds and King have all attended previously.The May 2 evening is actually the second star-studded gala after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic.

It celebrates 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion,' the second part of a major two-part exhibition at the museum exploring the roots of American fashion.The first part opened in September along with the first pared-down 'mini-gala' as the Costume Institute struggled with pandemic restrictions, like every other arts institution.

A-listers: Regina King, 51, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, 42 — who was supposed to co-host the canceled 2020 edition — will also be co-chairs.