Rihanna set social media ablaze during her incredible halftime performance at Super Bowl 2023 when she revealed her baby bump.
The 34-year-old superstar is pregnant with her second child after welcoming a son with A$AP Rocky in May of last year.
The Fenty mogul made her triumphant return to music on Sunday when she rocked the star-studded State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Chiefs ultimately triumphed over the Eagles, 38-35.
Revealing her belly to over 70,000 fans, Rihanna became the first pregnant woman to star in a halftime show and delivered a sensational performance.
Fans went wild across social media, with many celebrities, including her infamous ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, posting their well-wishes.
Epic reveal: Rihanna set social media ablaze during her incredible halftime performance at Super Bowl 2023 when she revealed her baby bump. The 34-year-old superstar is pregnant with her second child after welcoming a son with A$AP Rocky in May of last year
‘Damn,’ wrote comedian Michael Che. ‘I see why they call him asap.’
Beyond the many humorous quips that flooded social media was a tidal wave of heartfelt congratulations for the Grammy-winning icon.
Perhaps the sweetest and most surprising message came from Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who posted a simple message on his Instagram Story that read: ‘GO GIRL.’
Brown set the words against a purple background and he included the emojis of a red heart and prayer hands.
One star in attendance was Cardi B, who cheered on Rihanna from her seat in the stands.
And Zendaya was left speechless at the hitmaker’s reveal, as she posted an image to her Instagram Story that showed her looking stunned.
Halsey sent the Diamonds singer some love over Instagram when she posted a picture of an ‘alter’ set up for Rihanna on her mantlepiece.
But not everyone was overjoyed, as one fan lamented a potential delay in Rihanna’s next album by captioning a picture of a bitter expression, writing: ‘Me realizing that Rihanna is pregnant again, and we’re never getting another album.’
‘Damn,’ wrote comedian Michael Che. ‘I see why they call him asap’
Perhaps the sweetest and most surprising message came from Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who posted a simple message on his Instagram Story that read: ‘GO GIRL’
One star in attendance was Cardi B, who cheered on Rihanna from her seat in the stands
Halsey sent the Diamonds singer some love over Instagram when she posted a picture of an ‘alter’ set up for Rihanna on her mantlepiece
Zendaya was left speechless at the hitmaker’s reveal, as she posted an image to her Instagram Story that showed her looking stunned
Universal shock and awe spread life wildfire across social media
But not everyone was overjoyed, as one fan lamented a potential delay in Rihanna’s next album by captioning a picture of a bitter expression, writing: ‘Me realizing that Rihanna is pregnant again, and we’re never getting another album’
A-list reactions continued pouring in, with Olivia Wilde posting a picture of the multiplatinum megastar to her Instagram Story.
Captioning the image of Rihanna posing with attitude, Wilde wrote: ‘MY ONLY VIBE FROM HERE ON OUT.’
Jamie Fox posted a video to his Instagram Story of his Super Bowl viewing party going wild with ‘Rihanna vibes.’
Katy Perry sent the Umbrella songstress some good luck leading up to her knockout performance, tweeting: ‘Sending you all the love. You got this @rihanna.’
And Jordan Woods supported the singer by captioning a picture of her applying some Fenty lipgloss, writing: ‘@FENTYBEAUTY BEFORE HALFTIME.’
After her mind-blowing halftime show was done, celebrities christened it as the ‘best ever.’
‘Omg!!!’ tweeted Ellen DeGeneres. ‘Best #SuperBowl performance ever. She sounded great!!! Looks great!!! I love her!!!!’
‘UNBELIEVABLE!!’ tweeted Andy Cohen, while Elizabeth Banks was left awestruck, tweeting: ‘Was she not attached to anything? How?! Wut?! Amazed by #Rihanna.’
A-list reactions continued pouring in, with Olivia Wilde posting a picture of the multiplatinum megastar to her Instagram Story. Captioning the image of Rihanna posing with attitude, Wilde wrote: ‘MY ONLY VIBE FROM HERE ON OUT’
Jamie Fox posted a video to his Instagram Story of his Super Bowl viewing party going wild with ‘Rihanna vibes’
Supportive: Christina Aguilera expressed that she was on ‘Team Ri’ in a post that was shared to her Instagram account
Katy Perry sent the Umbrella songstress some good luck leading up to her knockout performance, tweeting: ‘Sending you all the love. You got this @rihanna’
‘UNBELIEVABLE!!’ tweeted Andy Cohen
‘Omg!!!’ tweeted Ellen DeGeneres. ‘Best #SuperBowl performance ever. She sounded great!!! Looks great!!! I love her!!!!’
Elizabeth Banks was left awestruck, tweeting: ‘Was she not attached to anything? How?! Wut?! Amazed by #Rihanna’
Jordan Woods supported the singer by captioning a picture of her applying some Fenty lipgloss, writing: ‘@FENTYBEAUTY BEFORE HALFTIME’
Sunday’s halftime performance marked the first time Rihanna has performed on live television since 2018, where she joined DJ Khaled on stage to sing Wild Thoughts at the Grammy Awards.
The nine-time Grammy winner kicked off the show suspended on a platform high above the field as she belted out her single B**** Better Have My Money.
A$AP Rocky kept a low profile at the event. The two have kept their growing family under the radar, and so far neither musician has shared the name of their child.
The hitmaker paired the suit with a set of chunky red trainers. The platform she was suspended on then descended toward the field, where she joined a bevy of dancers in white on stage.
She kept her dancing moves to a minimum while letting the backup dancers pick up the slack.
Rihanna stuck to the hits and didn’t reveal any new songs during her performance, which featured 12 songs. She had the crowd going wild as she transitioned into Where Have You Been, followed by the hit Only Girl (In The World).
We Found Love, Rude Boy and her hit Work followed, though her collaborator Drake wasn’t featured on the later song. She continued with Wild Thoughts and Pour It Up.
The hitmaker made some controversial song choices, including an excerpt of her verse from the rapper Kanye West’s All Of The Lights, and she also performed part of Jay-Z’s Run This Town, which also featured West in its original version.
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