Kim Kardashian 'had to lose 16 pounds' to wear Marilyn Monroe's historic dress to the Met

'I am so honoured to be wearing the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 to sing Happy Birthday to President John F Kennedy'

Kim Kardashian ‘so honoured’ to be wearing historic Marilyn Monroe gown (Evan Agostini/AP)

Kim Kardashian has said she was “so honoured” to be wearing a historic gown once worn by Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe to this year’s Met Gala.

The reality star revealed she had lost 16 pounds to fit into the “iconic” gown, which was on loan to her from the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum.