What a shocking revelation! Rihanna hinted subtly at her second pregnancy during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
Shortly after Rihanna’s performance—and apparent baby bump—sparked widespread online rumors, a representative for the Grammy Award–winning singer confirmed the news.
With her partner A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, the first expectant performer at a Super Bowl halftime show, is having a second child. In May 2022, the couple welcomed their first child together.
From the elevated Super Bowl stage, Rihanna — dressed in a bright red, mostly unzipped jumpsuit layered over a skin-tight bodysuit — cradled her stomach between choreography. Dancers wearing white ski-style suits and shaded goggles had their own suspended platforms that moved in concert with hers.
There were also none of the constant costume changes and scene shifts from previous years. The theme — and the colour scheme — stayed the same throughout the 13-minute show, with red lights bathing the stage at times and golden fireworks exploding in the air above her.
Rocky was also present at the game and was seen dancing to Rihanna’s performance from the sidelines.
In an earlier promotional interview for her Super Bowl performance, Rihanna told CBS’s Nate Burleson that she had a surprise planned for her halftime show.
“I’m thinking of bringing someone. I’m not sure, but we’ll see,” she said.
Rihanna was three months postpartum when she accepted the Super Bowl halftime show contract. She told The Hollywood Reporter that she wanted her son to witness the performance.
“When you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world — you can do anything. And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world, so as scary as that was … there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all,” she said. “It’s important for my son to see that.”
