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Kyle O'Sullivan

Rihanna dropped two massive pregnancy hints before Super Bowl and no one noticed

Rihanna revealed an unexpected special guest during her Super Bowl LVII halftime show - her baby bump.

The Diamonds singer put on one of the best performances in NFL history during the break in the huge showdown between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona.

While she was floating on a platform in the air, Rihanna could be seen opening her red jump suit to show off a bump and was cradling her stomach during the incredible performance.

Fans began to speculate online as to whether she was pregnant, and the happy news was confirmed by her representatives within an hour of her routine drawing to a close.

However, no one actually noticed that Rihanna dropped some massive hints she is expecting her second baby last week.

Rihanna was cradling her baby bump while performing at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show (Variety via Getty Images)

While doing promos for the Super Bowl, Rihanna was asked whether there would be any surprises during her halftime show performance.

When the presenter claimed the singer didn't have to reveal all right there, she replied: "Right, because it wouldn't be a surprise.

When questioned as to whether there would be a surprise, she said: "I'm thinking about bringing someone. I'm not sure. We'll see."

She even giggled and refused to confirm what she meant when the cameras weren't rolling.

Taking to Twitter, one person wrote: "So Rihanna’s “surprise guest” that she mentioned in an interview recently was baby number 2"

"Me wondering why rihanna didn’t have a special guest and realized afterwards that her special guest was her BABY," tweeted another.

A third said: "When Rihanna said she was thinking about bringing a guest, she was referring to her pregnancy and we didn’t even catch it. Rihanna is PREGNANT!"

Rihanna was performing for the first time in seven years at Super Bowl LVII (Ross D Franklin/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Rihanna's spectacular performance went down well with fans - with many praising her for doing it without a novelty guest.

One person tweeted: "I really love that Rihanna didn’t bring a single guest out. Seven years away from music and SHE came back to remind you she built this shit brick by brick!!!!"

"Rihanna was 4 months pregnant, didn’t need a special guest and absolutely slayed that Super Bowl Halftime show," added another.

A third agreed: "Rihanna said.. I need no guest, no surprise appearance.. I’M THE SHOW, I’M THE STAR

Another possible hint that Rihanna was pregnant was the ring she was wearing to the press conference last week.

The singer wore a custom 'Mom' ring from celebrity-loved Beverly Hills jeweller XIV Karats on her index finger.

Fans on social media were quick to point out that Rocky owns a similar 'Dad' ring, which he showed off in Instagram photo in December.

Rihanna poses onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Press Conference (Getty Images for Roc Nation)

During that press conference, Rihanna said becoming a parent inspired her to sign up to perform at the Super Bowl as she needed a "challenge" to push her to get back on stage.

She explained: "It feels like it could have only been now. When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, 'You sure? I'm three months postpartum, should I be making major decisions like this right now? Like, I might regret this.''

"But when you become a mum, there's something that just happens where you feel like you can 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, because I haven't been on stage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. And it's important for me to do this this year.

"It's important for representation and it's important for my son to see that."

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