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 giving birth to a son with A$AP Rocky in May last year.
The Fenty mogul made her triumphant return to music on Sunday when she rocked the star-studded State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in a bright red suit.
Rihanna showed off her belly in front of over 70,000 fans and became the first pregnant woman to star in a halftime show and gave a sensational performance.
Fans went wild on social media, and many celebrities, including her infamous ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, posted their congratulations.
Epic reveal: Rihanna set social media on fire during her incredible halftime performance at Super Bowl 2023 when she revealed her baby bump. The 34-year-old superstar is pregnant with her second child after giving birth to a son with A$AP Rocky in May last year
“Damn,” wrote comedian Michael Che. “I understand why you call him as soon as possible.”
Amidst the many humorous jokes that flooded social media, there was a tidal wave of heartfelt congratulations for the Grammy-winning icon.
Perhaps the cutest 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 placed the words against a purple background and added red heart and praying hands emojis.
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 a picture to her Instagram story that left her looking stunned.
Halsey sent the Diamonds singer some love via Instagram when she posted a picture of an “age” set for Rihanna on her mantel.
But not everyone was over the moon as one fan bemoaned a possible delay in Rihanna’s next album, captioning a picture with a bitter expression and writing, “I’ve realized that Rihanna is pregnant again and we’ll never get another album. “
“Damn,” wrote comedian Michael Che. “I understand why you call him as soon as possible”
Perhaps the cutest 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 via Instagram when she posted a picture of an “age” set for Rihanna on her mantel
Zendaya was left speechless at the hitmaker’s reveal, as she posted a picture to her Instagram story that left her looking stunned
The general shock and awe spread life like wildfire on social media
But not everyone was over the moon as one fan lamented a possible delay in Rihanna’s next album, captioning a picture with a bitter expression, writing, “I’ve realized that Rihanna is pregnant again and we’ll never get another album .”
Reactions to the A-list continued to pour in, with Olivia Wilde posting a picture of the multi-platinum megastar on her Instagram story.
Captioning the pic of Rihanna posing with attitude, Wilde wrote, “MY ONLY VIBE FROM HERE ON.”
Jamie Fox posted a video on his Instagram story from his Super Bowl viewing party that went wild with “Rihanna vibes.”
Sending some good luck to the Umbrella singer ahead of her KO performance, Katy Perry tweeted: “Sending you all the love. You have this @rihanna.’
And Jordan Woods supported the singer by captioning a picture of her applying some Fenty lip gloss and writing, “@FENTYBEAUTY BEFORE HALFTIME.”
After her mind-blowing halftime show wrapped, celebrities dubbed her the “best ever.”
‘Omg!!!’ tweeted Ellen DeGeneres. ‘Best #SuperBowl performance ever. She sounded great!!! Looks great!!! I love her!!!!’
‘UNBELIEVABLE!!’ Andy Cohen tweeted, while Elizabeth Banks reverently tweeted: “Wasn’t she tied to anything? How?! What?! Excited about #Rihanna.’
Reactions to the A-list continued to pour in, with Olivia Wilde posting a picture of the multi-platinum megastar on her Instagram story. Captioning the pic 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.”
Sending some good luck to the Umbrella singer ahead of her KO performance, Katy Perry tweeted: “Sending you all the love. you got that @rihanna’
‘UNBELIEVABLE!!’ tweeted Andy Cohen
‘Omg!!!’ tweeted Ellen DeGeneres. ‘Best #SuperBowl performance ever. She sounded great!!! Looks great!!! I love her!!!!’
Elizabeth Banks was in awe, tweeting: “Wasn’t she tied to anything? How?! What?! Thrilled by #Rihanna’
Jordan Woods supported the singer with a caption of her donning some Fenty lip gloss, writing, “@FENTYBEAUTY BEFORE HALFTIME.”
Sunday’s halftime performance marked the first time Rihanna had appeared on live television since 2018, where she sang onstage with DJ Khaled for Wild Thoughts at the Grammy Awards.
The nine-time Grammy winner opened the show 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 their child’s name.
The hitmaker paired the suit with a pair of chunky red trainers. The platform on which she was suspended then lowered to the field where she joined a crowd of dancers in white on stage.
She kept her dance moves to a minimum, leaving the backup dancers to fill the gap.
Rihanna stuck to the hits and didn’t reveal any new songs during her performance, which included 12 songs. She freaked out the crowd when she switched to Where Have You Been, followed by the hit song Only Girl (In The World).
We Found Love, Rude Boy and their hit work followed, although their collaborator Drake did not appear 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 rapper Kanye West’s All Of The Lights, and she also performed part of Jay-Z’s Run This Town, which also starred West in his original version.