Kim Kardashian notably skipped out on the Met Gala after-parties after her tiny waist sparked concern online.

The reality star, 43, was absent from the celebrations after her super slim waist drew attention from fans, with one asking online, ‘How many ribs did she get removed?’

Then, Vogue shared video of Kim struggling to breathe as she prepared for fashion’s biggest night.

The video began with Kim taking long, slow exhales as she is asked by the director, ‘How’s the breathing going?’

‘It’s an art form. But I got it,’ Kim replied.

But ultimately Kim’s outfit wasn’t what kept her from attending the after-parties – the reality star missed out on the late night celebrations because partying has never really been her ‘thing.’

Kim traveled straight to Europe after the fashion bash as she was scheduled to speak at the 2024 OMR Festival in Hamburg, Germany on May 7 and 8th.

‘I went from there to the plane,’ Kim – who also recently appeared at Tom Brady’s roast – explained at the festival, according to People. ‘Slept on the plane and here I am.’

She added partying wasn’t really for her: ‘It was really good to not go to all the after parties. It’s not really my thing to go out so it was the perfect excuse, because I really wanted to come here.’

Proving she really can do it all, Kim landed in Hamburg at 3pm on Tuesday after walking the red carpet at around 7pm New York time on Monday night.

Germany is six hours ahead of New York making her two appearances just 13 hours apart. The flight time from New York to Hamburg is around nine hours.

The reality star wowed on the red carpet where she showed off her impossibly slim waist in the silver custom Maison Margiela by John Galliano number.

But she chose not to attend any raucous afterparties in the Big Apple and instead hopped straight on her private jet to head to Europe on a redeye.

She still looked immaculate as she arrived at the airport in Hamburg to her adoring fans and even took time to sign autographs after the long flight.

Kim’s Met Gala ensemble sparked fierce concern from social media users – with one person predicting that she’d ‘be in the hospital by the end of the night,’ and another asking, ‘How many ribs did she get removed?’

Others fed into the rib removal theory as one said: ‘Did she have a rib removed? Good Lordt.’

Another made referenced to the body transformations the SKIMS founder has undergone for previous Met Galas.

They wrote: ‘Kim Kardashian does it again, I wonder how she breathes with that #MetGala’

They seemed to be referencing one of Kim’s most iconic looks at the gala when she looked impossibly skinny to wear Marilyn Monroe’s classic dress in 2022.

Kim was seen struggling to breathe in her 2024 Met Gala look in video capturing her preparations for the soiree by Vogue.

The video began with Kim taking long, slow exhales as she is asked by the director, ‘How’s the breathing going?’

‘It’s an art form. But I got it,’ Kim replied.

Kim previously revealed she undertook corset breathing lessons to fit into a corseted dress by Thierry Mugler for the 2019 Met Gala.

She gushed: ‘I learned so much about couture from this genius man [Thierry Mugler], it was beyond couture, it was art! 7 months in the making and fittings in Montreal, Paris and LA.

‘Corset breathing lessons from none other than Mr. Pearl. It was worth it all!!!’

Although Kim has not confirmed if she underwent a corset breathing refresher lesson, Mr Corset has previously worked with John Galliano, who designed her Met Gala outfit this year.

Kim’s waist looked even tinier in a video she uploaded Tuesday of her Met Gala look.

The post included an artistic video of her posing in the ensemble followed by a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the shoot.