Many fans and celebrities praised pop star Rihanna for her amazing performance in the 2023 Super Bowl Half-Time Show. Her performance drew more viewers than the Super Bowl itself. Apart from that, one thing that shocked many people was her baby bump. And imagine when fans were so surprised at this news, how her father might have felt at this visual. Rihanna’s father Ronald Fenty recently talked about the time when he found out about her daughter’s pregnancy during the Super Bowl performance like everybody else.
In a recent interview with TMZ, Mr Fenty opened up about seeing Rihanna pregnant for the first time. On the other hand, he also talked about wanting a granddaughter, Rihanna’s boyfriend A$AP Rocky, and a possible wedding in the future.
Father Ronald opens up about seeing Rihanna pregnant for the first time
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While talking with TMZ, Ronald said that Rihanna got tickets for him to watch the Super Bowl game between the Chiefs and the Eagles. During her performance, he was in shock after looking at his daughter’s baby bump, as he told his partner, “Oh my god! My baby girl looks pregnant!”
Rihanna's father says he found out about his daughter's new baby while watching the Super Bowl, and fills us in on what he hopes the gender will be. https://t.co/ITbsOpeiHx
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) February 19, 2023
Later in an interview, Mr Fenty said, “When I got the news, I was like so excited… I just hope it will have 10 fingers and 10 toes (laughs). And I’m looking for a girl, I already have 2 grandsons, looking for a granddaughter now.“
Speaking about meeting Rihanna’s boyfriend, he said, “I met A$AP (Rocky) a few times already, very cool person. I think he’s gonna be a great dad and I know she’s gonna be a great mom. She’s over the moon about it; she’s so happy. She was always talking about having a child…“
Notably, Rihanna already welcomed a baby boy with A$AP Rocky earlier in May 2022, and they are currently expecting a second child together. However, they have yet to announce a date for their marriage. Her father definitely wants her to marry as soon as possible and wants her to make it official with A$AP Rocky.
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Half Time performance in numbers
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After Rihanna’s performance at last Sunday’s Super Bowl performance, her songs garnered over 62 million on-demand streams on both Sunday and Monday, as per Billboard. As a result of this, she became the most streamed artist globally.
The impact of Rihanna's Super Bowl performance:
• #1 most-streamed artist globally
• 118.7 million viewers (5M more than SB)
• 17 songs in the Top 40 on Spotify
• Gained 3 million Instagram followers
• Searches for Fenty Beauty are up 833%The Super Bowl effect is real 📈 pic.twitter.com/gEBA5VF7N2
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) February 14, 2023
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As for the viewers, her performance attracted 118.7 million viewers, which was more than the Super Bowl viewers (113 million). Apart from that, the search value for her brand, Fenty Beauty skyrocketed to 833%. She also gained plenty of social media followers because of her performance. Safe to say, her performance was one of the most historic performances in the recent era of Super Bowl Half Time Shows.
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