Celebrities’ Best Revenge Dresses: Princess Diana, Ariana Madix, Bella Hadid and More

Jennifer Lopez

“I was like, f–k it,” J. Lo said of donning this showstopper at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, after filing for divorce from Ben Affleck. She showed so much skin that fans noticed that the infinity tattoo she got on her rib cage with Ben’s name was missing.

Gwen Stefani

Not only did she look smokin’ hot at the 2015 American Music Awards after divorcing Gavin Rossdale amid cheating rumors, but the singer brought her new beau, Blake Shelton!

Elizabeth Hurley

Don’t take her for granted! She stood by Hugh Grant for 13 years — and a lewd conduct arrest — but when they finally split in 2000, the actress sizzled in this satin number.

Princess Diana

The one that started it all! The night her ex blabbed about his infidelity to a TV audience, the Princess of Wales strode into the 1994 Serpentine Gallery Party in a daring form-fitting LBD by Christina Stambolian that showed off her legs and décolletage.

“She wore bright red nail enamel, which we had never seen her do before,” the designer later said. “She was saying, ‘Let’s be wicked tonight!’”

Emily Ratajkowski

After leaving her husband of more than four years, Sebastian Bear-McClard, the My Body author went all out in a fishnet dress/bikini combo at W Magazine’s 50th anniversary party in 2022 — her first red carpet since the split.

Of rumors her ex had cheated, the model later said, “Duh, men are trash, ladies.”

Ariana Madix

Mission accomplished! Vanderpump Rules’ wronged woman — whose boyfriend Tom Sandoval had carried on a monthslong affair with costar Raquel Leviss — swore that her lewk for the season 10 reunion would make her ex’s “eyes bleed.” The strappy Mônot outfit filled the bill, showing off her assets and quickly going viral.

Mariah Carey

During her appearance on Meghan Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast, the singer revealed she’d felt “locked away” while married to her first husband, music exec Tommy Mottola.

“I was sort of, you know, given the rules and had to stick with them.” After their 1997 split, she was making her own rules, wearing a revealing two-piece dress to the MTV Video Music Awards that year!

Bella Hadid

She shut down what could have been an awkward run-in by winning the red carpet at the 2017 Met Gala. That same night, the model’s ex The Weeknd was making his red carpet debut with Selena Gomez, but the model’s skintight Alexander Wang catsuit meant all eyes were on her!

Olivia Wilde

Don’t worry darling, she’s fine! Weeks after their 2022 split, the director showed Harry Styles what he was missing in a sheer Dior gown over high-waisted black briefs — and nothing else.

“Got kind of dressed,” Olivia later joked of her barely there look.