6 days ago
Rihanna Fan Account Tricks Fans And Celebs With Baby Post
Yesterday, while scrolling through Instagram, I was stopped in my tracks after seeing that Rihanna had posted a picture of herself in a hospital bed holding a newborn baby.
I saw the caption 'MOTHER,' and immediately thought, 'OMG, baby number three is here!' — until I decided to take a closer look…
Upon closer inspection, I realized that not only was the picture super old, but it wasn't Rihanna who just posted it. In fact, the account that shared it wasn't one that I even followed.
The throwback selfie at the center of all this — which shows the singer holding her now-1-year-old son, Riot Rose — was taken in 2023 and originally posted by Rihanna back in March in celebration of International Women's Day. You can find the OG post here.
If you follow the real Rihanna, you'll know that she has the iconic handle, @badgalriri, and the widely-seen post on my timeline was shared by a verified parody account called @badqalriri. The fan page also has Rihanna's very recognizable IG profile pic, which made things confusing for those of us casually scrolling through Instagram.
As you can see, the account has 975,000 followers and clearly states in its bio that it's a fan page.
And though I may have been able to detect the hoax before I got too excited, it appears that plenty of people were tricked into thinking that Rihanna just gave birth.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky unveiled their third pregnancy in May. We don't know exactly when it's due; however, based on the timelines of their previous pregnancy reveals, fans have speculated that Baby Number 3 may arrive around November.
At the time of writing, the fan account post has over 2 million likes and more than 18,000 comments. The famous likers include Kris Jenner, Ashley Graham, Kacey Musgraves, Raye, Kristin Davis, and the comment section includes a couple of big names, too.
Like Olivia Munn, who commented a row of nice hearts.
Oh, and Gigi Hadid, who sweetly shared her congratulations.
Honestly, I'm not mocking these people — I was nearly tricked, too! But, I do have to wonder how long until they all realize that Rih (the last time I checked) is very much still pregnant…
