Megan Fox may go solo for a while after her allegedly devastating breakup with Machine Gun Kelly. But at the height of their relationship, Fox and Kelly were inseparable and rarely seen away from each other’s side. When they were together, the pair often drew attention for their unique fashion styles when on the red carpet. Fox asserted that this was mostly Kelly’s doing. He inspired her to completely switch up her wardrobe.
Megan Fox once revealed how Machine Gun Kelly’s style rubbed off on her
Fox didn’t expect Kelly to have as much influence on her fashion as he did when they first started dating. In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Transformers actor revealed that their often-matching attire was Kelly’s idea.
“That’s something I started with him, just because he’s such a flamboyant dresser that I can’t really pull off just like the sweatpants and the yoga gear anymore. I have to elevate myself to his level,” Fox said. “He’s always covered in zippers, sequins. Everything’s pink, everything’s glowing… he’s always coming off of his stage show, so I have to kind of match what he’s doing. So we do coordinate often!”
In a 2021 interview with the New York Post, Fox revealed that their matching styles began when they got their nails done. Kelly is no stranger to manicures. At one point, the rapper even wore $30,000 worth of diamonds on his fingernails to attend the Billboard Music Awards. It seems he wanted Fox’s nails to look just as good as his.
“We went on a trip to Palm Springs when we were first dating. And he brought me over to the house and was like, ‘Let’s get matching manicures,’” Fox said. “Then it sort of stuck ever since.”
However, Fox clarified that they weren’t necessarily blending their outfits for publicity.
“We were just wanting to go together, kind of … then people decided we were matching,” she explained. “It wasn’t necessarily a planned thing … That’s just how it flowed.”
Machine Gun Kelly’s skincare routine surprised Megan Fox
Additionally, Fox was pleasantly surprised by Kelly’s skincare routine. She figured that the “Wild Boy” artist paid little attention to grooming himself at the beginning of their relationship.
“When we first started dating, you would think that he, like, just rolls out of bed like he slept in a pile of cigarettes and goes to work just like that,” Fox said.
Only for the Jennifer’s Body actor to discover that Kelly used skincare products worth thousands to maintain his appearance.
“He actually puts a ton of effort into that face,” she added.
It was something else that they had in common since Fox has always been candid about her passion for self-care.
“I’m really conscious about taking care of my skin, not being in the sun too much, using the right products,” she once told Harper’s Bazaar. “I have a genetic advantage in that my family doesn’t seem to age poorly. My sister is in her forties and she looks exactly like she did 15 years ago. However, it’s different when you’re in Hollywood and you’re being shot with super-HD cameras. I have a friend who is two years older than me who only sleeps on her back because she doesn’t want to get wrinkles. It’s around me, but I’m not panicking yet.”
Still, Kelly admitted that he learned a lot from Fox about bringing the best out of his presentation.
“She really is a big part of the inspiration in this house as far as self-care,” Kelly told Allure. “I want to present myself how I want to present myself, and I want to get ready. I always had this complaint where I’d say, ‘Damn, this paparazzi took the worst picture of me. Why today? I wasn’t ready. If you want to be perceived that way, if you want to see yourself that way, you have to take that time. You have to take the hour to get to yourself because if I would’ve taken that hour, then no matter when they caught me, I’d be like, ‘Not a bad picture right there.’”
