Rihanna made a point of making her first live performance in seven years memorable. Watch the Bajan beauty perform at Apple’s Super Bowl LVII halftime show, during which she revealed her pregnancy! Plus, details on her red hot performance ‘fit, which was a tribute to the late fashion icon Andre Leon Tally, inside…
Well, that’s one epic way to announce a pregnancy!
Leave it to Rihanna to defy all of the conventions of a typical Super Bowl halftime show! The global superstar took the largest stage and transformed it into something uniquely hers.
The moment the camera panned her body and she rubbed her stomach, real fans knew something was up.
SHE’S BAAAACK @Rihanna #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/rH2G9r2RSc
— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2023
That little belly rub at the beginning? Oh yeah. She definitely was telling us something.
Rihanna, dressed in a bright red Loewe jumpsuit with a molded breast bustier, performed 12 of her classic hits for 13 minutes for Apple’s Super Bowl LVII halftime show, commanding everyone’s attention inside Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium and around the world.
RiRi unzipped her jumpsuit to show off her baby bump without actually revealing it, if you catch our drift. She didn’t announce her pregnancy during the performance, but it was definitely noticeable.
During her performance, social media (and our group chats) were flooded with speculation about whether or not the star was pregnant. She had given birth to a baby boy in May 2022, so many assumed she hadn’t lost any pregnancy weight, unaware she was carrying new pregnancy weight.
Fans noticed she wasn’t all-out dancing as she floated through her hits, beginning with “B**ch Better Have My Money,” continuing with “We Found Love,” “Rude Boy,” “Work,” “Only Girl (In the World),” and ending with “Umbrella.”
Her boo, A$AP Rocky, was right there cheering her on:
ASAP Rocky is everyone watching @Rihanna #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/pG6DWRL7ch
— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2023
At the end..
Rihanna in Alaia coat pic.twitter.com/bxb2TBZUPc
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) February 13, 2023
The nine-time Grammy winning singer used her performance to pay tribute to late VOGUE legend André Leon Talley, who died in January 2022 at the age of 73, and his red Norma Kamali “sleeping bag” coat. She rocked a bold red leather maxi puffy coat by Alaïa, which was custom designed for her by Pieter Mulier.
Of course, her face beat was made possible by her Fenty Beauty brand.
Watch her full performance here.
Also, ASL interpreter Justina Miles ATE during RiRi’s performance! The 20-year-old American Sign Language performer made history as the first female deaf woman to interpret the halftime show.
Watch below:
ASL interpreter Justina Miles put on A SHOW during Rihanna’s halftime performance
(via @NFL, h/t @RollingStone) pic.twitter.com/f5AbPxROIr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 13, 2023
Congrats to her!
Rihanna sat down with “CBS Mornings” co-anchor Nate Burleson a few days before the Super Bowl halftime show, where she teased a special guest. We now know the special visitor is her new bundle of joy!
• Bingo! https://t.co/drBTSdyFop
— Nathaniel E Burleson (@nateburleson) February 13, 2023
• She had that preggo glow…
Listen for yourself below https://t.co/YVsVxM5oto https://t.co/HuhPYTfQzG— Nathaniel E Burleson (@nateburleson) February 13, 2023
You can listen to the interview here.
Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky welcomed a baby boy in May 2022, so it’s clear they didn’t waste any time to try for Baby #2. Their baby boy turns 9-months-old today.
Congrats to the couple!
BONUS:
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Also…
Former president Donald Trump gave an unsolicited review of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance that no one asked for.
Former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton offered up the perfect response. Bloop.
Swipe through our gallery below to see all the YBF celebs who were at Super Bowl LVII!
Photos: AP Photo/Matt Slocum/Ross D. Franklin/Brynn Anderson
