By Jonathan Landrum Jr. -
The Associated Press
Rihanna took the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday pregnant with her second child.
The singer's rep confirmed shortly after her 13-minute performance at Super Bowl 57 that she is pregnant.
The Barbadian superstar took to the air while performing his hits including
We Found Love
,
Diamonds
and
Work
during the halftime game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
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Her belly looked slightly bulging in the tight clothing she wore under her baggy red jumpsuit, sparking a wave of speculation on social media that she might be pregnant again.
Rihanna, 34, has a 9-month-old son with rapper A$AP Rocky.
Rihanna sings at the Super Bowl 57 halftime show, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, on February 12, 2023.Matt Slocum / AP
Speaking ahead of the event Sunday night, Rihanna said she had initially been hesitant to take up the challenge of singing at a physically demanding event just months postpartum.
“Should she be making big decisions like this right now?
I might regret this later,” she told the media that she asked herself.
“But when you become a mom, something happens that makes you feel like you can take on the world, that you can do anything,” Rihanna said.
“The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world.
As terrifying as it was, because she hadn't been on a stage in seven years, there's something extremely exciting about the challenge that that presents."
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Rihanna said it was really hard for her to compose a medley of her most famous songs in her 13-minute set.
“The set list was the biggest challenge,” he said.
“That was the hardest part.
Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate: that's what this show will be.
It's going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way we could have done it."
A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Rihanna has 14 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits, including
We Found Love
,
Work
,
Umbrella
, and
Disturbia
.
