Venus Williams has admitted being the Met Gala co-chair was “beyond” anything she had ever dreamed of.
Venus Williams didn’t feel “worthy” of speaking to Anna Wintour.
The 46-year-old tennis star was one of the co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala along with the Vogue legend, Beyoncé, Zoë Kravitz, and Nicole Kidman, and she admitted the honour was beyond anything she could have dreamed of.
She told Grazia magazine: “It was beyond my dream. I just didn’t imagine I would ever do that or even be asked. I never even thought to be considered. I felt lucky just to be there.
“Anna’s amazing, but she’s like a goddess, a queen. At all times you feel like, ‘OK, well, I’m probably not worthy of this conversation. Like, am I going to be blacklisted?’
“It’s cool to talk to someone of that stature. I feel like there’s so much I could learn. And she’s such a tennis fan.”
And Venus couldn’t help but admire her co-chairs.
She said: “You become a fan and a kid all over again. Nicole was especially nice and enchanting. In private she’s extraordinary – sweet, smart, sharp and just very cool.”
The sportswoman loves to express herself through her clothes.
She said: “Fashion is the perfect way to express yourself. There’s no better way to say who you are than what you’re wearing.”
Venus has spent years on a strict autoimmune diet, but she is relaxing her regime because her new husband, Italian actor Andrea Preti, loves to cook.
She said: “I’ve never wanted to let myself eat pasta. But this year I’ll have a chance to go to Italy more – and just eat the pasta.”
Venus and Andrea have a surprising shared hobby – escape rooms.
She said: “I was doing escape rooms on dates and every time I mentioned it the whole air went flat. Finally, I told him, ‘I go do escape rooms,’ and he said, ‘You’re kidding. I love them!’ “
The sporting legend couldn’t be happier with her life at the moment and vowed to keep looking after herself as she gets older.
She said: “Everything’s changing. But I feel good about myself. I don’t mind getting older, things changing, as long as I’m strong and healthy.
“If you take care of yourself, you’ll be happy with what you have. As long as I do that, I think I’ll be really happy. But if I don’t – I’m coming for myself.”
Venus Williams felt ‘unworthy’ of Anna Wintour conversation
