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What surprise did Rihanna announce during Super Bowl?

Despite calls from journalists for titbits and teasers ahead of her Super Bowl half-time appearance Rihanna kept guarded her secret closely.

At the biggest sporting event in the United States, the Kansas City Chiefs have won the 57th Super Bowl... fighting back to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win for the second time in four years. The event had all the twists and turns expected in a major finale in the National Football League, with millions of spectators following the outstanding performance from both teams until the very end.

The half time show featured Rihanna, giving her first live performance in years. The Barbadian singer - who is now also a billionaire beauty and fashion businesswoman - had an extra surprise for her fans enjoying her performance at the State Farm Stadium and around the world. Newsday heard more on that from the entertainment journalist KJ Matthews who was also watching Rihanna.

"Before the Super Bowl... a lot of the journalists asked her who would join her. Would she be releasing new tracks? And it turned from who's going to join Rihanna on stage to: "Oh my gosh, is Rihanna pregnant?" It was quite a performance. I understand why she did a lot of walking on stage rather than a lot of dancing... because she was pregnant."

(Pic: Rihanna performing during the Super Bowl half-time show; Credit: USA Today)

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