Shakira accidentally reveals Rihanna’s secret pregnancy just hours before her Met Gala 2025 appearance

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Shakira caused a stir on the red carpet at the Met Gala 2025 after unintentionally revealing Rihanna’s pregnancy before the singer made the news official.

The moment occurred during an interview with NBC News, just before Rihanna debuted her baby bump at the high-profile fashion event.

Shakira lets Rihanna’s pregnancy slip during Met Gala 2025 interview

During her red carpet interview, Shakira shared her excitement about meeting Rihanna at the event.

“I want to see Rihanna!” she said. “I want to see her so bad. And I just heard the news too,” added Shakira during her chat with NBC News.

When the interviewer seemed confused, Shakira revealed, “She’s pregnant!” Her expression quickly shifted as she appeared shocked at her comment.

Realizing she may have spoken out of turn, she asked, “Am I not supposed to say that?” before laughing and walking away from the interview.

Before the Met Gala reveal, Rihanna had teased that a big announcement was coming, leading many fans to assume it would be about her long-anticipated album.

A$AP Rocky says Rihanna's third pregnancy 'feels amazing' at Met Gala 2025

Rihanna’s partner, A$AP Rocky, who co-chaired the Met Gala 2025, confirmed the pregnancy during an interview with The Associated Press.

“It’s time that we show the people what we was cooking up,” he said. “And I’m glad everybody’s happy for us ’cause we definitely happy, you know,” Rocky said.

Shakira later gave a follow-up interview with Extra where she reacted to the official news with a laugh.

“I just heard! I can't believe it. Wow, she's fast! I want to see her. It's one of the people that I'm looking forward the most to see tonight," said Shakira.

The singer arrived at the event wearing a vibrant pink gown by Prabal Gurung and opened up about her challenging arrival. “I was standing for 40 minutes in a little bus. The things that you do for the Met Gala!” she shared.

She joked, “I'm sure that next year I'm going to come in a miniskirt because this is too much work.”

Internet reacts after Shakira’s surprise comment on Rihanna

The viral moment led to a wave of reactions online. “She's so BEAUTIFUL,” one person wrote, referencing Shakira’s reaction.

Another added, “Omg she’s just the best.”

“So cute,” one user commented.

“The reporter’s so wrong for this. They had Shakira thinking she wasn’t supposed to say Rihanna is pregnant 😆,” said another.

“Omg she’s fast hahahahahha LA AMOO,” one user replied.

“Rihanna no wasting time making babies 😭😭😭,” another person joked.

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