Joey King knows her Met Gala 2026 look was practically magic.

But the Practical Magic 2 star set the record straight after her appearance at fashion’s biggest night on May 4 sparked rumors that she’d undergone plastic surgery in preparation for the event.

“I didn’t get a facelift,” King told Owen Thiele during the Sept. 11 episode of his In Your Dreams podcast. “I’m glad we’re talking about this.”

Though the 27-year-old revealed she “didn’t get work done” before walking the Met steps, she did share insight into how she altered her appearance for the big day.  

“What I did do, I got a spray tan,” King said. “And then I did a 36-hour fast. No food, nothing but water, which I don’t promote that.”

Indeed, King had just come off a rowdy girls’ weekend that enabled her to change up her wellness regimen.

“What happened was I was at a bachelorette party the weekend before and I was looking swollen and I was drinking a lot,” she explained. “I looked busted. And I was like, ‘I gotta do a reset. I’m going to do a 24-hour fast.'”