A cockroach had a fashion moment at the Met Gala and the paparazzi treated it as if was just as glamorous as the celebs

• One cockroach had a Met Gala moment that most celebrities only dream of.
• The lone roach was filmed scurrying up the Metropolitan Museum of Art stairs.

Certain celebrities might find it impossible to secure invitations to the Met Gala, but one cockroach got in with ease.

A lone New York City cockroach scurried up the steps of the Met while being filmed and photographed by curious onlookers.

The insect darted from side to side across the carpet, expertly navigating its way up the steps.

At one point, the couture roach paused at the top of a step as if working its angles for the paparazzi.

To some pundits, the roach's all-black look might've been a safe take on the Met Gala's Karl Lagerfeld-inspired theme, but sporting six rather than two legs on the red carpet is a bold, Kafkaesque choice.

Variety reported on Monday night that the "Met Gala Cockroach" met an untimely end shortly after its moment of glory.

"It is with deep sadness that we must report the #MetGala cockroach was stepped on. #RIP," the media outlet tweeted.