Sadie Sink took the night off from her Broadway show, John Proctor Is the Villain, to mark a major milestone—her very first Met Gala. The actress arrived wearing a sheer black lace gown with pearl earrings, a look chosen to honor the evening’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
Sink is having a standout year in 2025. Alongside her role on Broadway, she’s set to appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which begins filming later this year—though details about her character remain under wraps. She’ll also return as Max in the highly anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things, slated for release later this year.
In April, Sink spoke to Teen Vogue in support of her Stranger Things co-star Millie Bobby Brown, addressing her recent statement condemning media outlets for criticizing her appearance as she matures.
“I had a little bit of a different experience, but I can relate to everything she said,” Sink shared. “I mean, as women and just as human beings, we naturally grow up and find ourselves. Doing that in the public eye, under scrutiny, definitely is this added pressure that men do not receive. Especially, like Millie was saying, someone who’s been known as a child on TV and then is coming into adulthood. It’s not necessarily the kindest place to do that in this industry, and to do it so publicly.”
Sink noted that she, too, had noticed a shift in how she was perceived as she transitioned into adulthood, echoing Brown’s concerns about the scrutiny young women face in the spotlight. “There was definitely a shift in mentality when you start being perceived as a woman,” Sink said. “There’s just this whole other part of feminism and womanhood that becomes clearer the older you get, in different ways. You have to start looking out for yourself and defending yourself….As I was turning 18, 19, I don’t want to say it took a darker turn, but it kind of became scarier.”
Still, Sink is hopeful about the future. “I feel so safe and inspired by the people I’m with right now on this play, and the conversations we're having,” she said. “During a time where, like, every day there’s something new in this administration that gets you down, having that place to go to every day, it’s like, Okay, we’re working on something. We’re creating something that's important. Find that sense of community, that outlet for you.”
