If there’s one celebrity who has no shortage of admirers right now, it’s Rihanna. The 35-year-old’s year began with her highly anticipated return to performing during the Super Bowl Halftime show. While many expected her to give us an album or tour announcement at the same time, she instead revealed that A$AP Rocky will be a father for the second time in the coming months. Despite the fact that she and the rapper are obviously very happy together, many men continue to fantasize about RiRi.
It seems that’s exactly what Pedro Pascal was doing at Sunday (March 12) night’s Academy Awards, where he was caught on camera asking about the Bad Gal multiple times. In one clip, The Last of Us actor gets obviously distracted while chatting with Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date fame. Just seconds in, he avoids her question to excitedly ask instead, “Is that Rihanna?!”
Pedro Pascal Has Rihanna on the Brain
pedro pascal is definitely a rihanna stan
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When the journalist says no, Pascal’s energy instantly focuses back on the present moment. “Well, maybe… Is it?” Dimoldenberg asks before the answer is revealed. According to Uproxx, it was actually Saweetie, and not Rihanna, who the 47-year-old spotted at the event. Surprisingly, that isn’t the only time he brought the soon-to-be mother of two up in his red-carpet interviews.
“Is Rihanna performing?” the Chile-born star asked another correspondent ahead of the Academy Awards. “I don’t think Rihanna’s performing, I mean that would be a nice surprise,” they incorrectly told Pascal. “But she is coming because she’s nominated,” they confirmed.
RiRi Performs “Lift Me Up” at the Oscars
And perform, she did. For the second time this year, the Barbadian-born singer left audiences amazed with her vocal talent. The maturity is more evident in her voice than ever before, and she looked radiant in a black and silver outfit that gave us a peek at her growing baby bump. Catch a video of Rihanna’s emotional Oscars show below, and tell us what you thought of this year’s award ceremony in the comments.
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