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Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance was meh, according to Bethenny Frankel. Bethenny Frankel and Rihanna’s history goes way back to before the Super Bowl halftime show. The Real Housewives alum referred to that time in her Instagram video posted after the halftime performance. Find out all she said about Rihanna’s performance.
Bethenny Frankel Thinks Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance Wasn’t Great
Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance didn’t wow Bethenny Frankel. The Real Housewives of New York City alum said she found the 34-year-old’s performance “good not great.”
Bethenny pointed this out in an Instagram video she uploaded on Monday to critique the singer’s 2023 halftime show.
Bethenny Frankel and Rihanna once met years ago at a Rihanna concert, the same month Bethenny saw Pink live. The podcast host compared the two singers and called the “Umbrella” singer a “much less inspired” performer than the 43-year-old rocker.
“It wasn’t even comparable,” Bethenny said. “Pink was just so incredibly passionate.” She also touched on Sunday’s show, noting that taking the stage while pregnant with baby No. 2 “could not have been easy” for Rihanna.
Bethenny Frankel Thinks Fenty Won the Super Bowl Beauty Category
Despite her lukewarm reaction to Rihanna’s gig, the 52-year-old clarified that Rihanna is a “winner” regardless of her “performance.” Bethenny explained that the singer’s makeup company, Fenty Beauty, “won the Super Bowl in the beauty category.”
The ReWives podcast host further explained that Rihanna “touching up with her makeup” blew up sales and “paid for all these influencers to go to the Super Bowl. They’re going to do hundreds of millions of dollars in sales,” she predicted.
She noted that Super Bowl does not pay guest artists for performances. Hence, the mother of one found a way to make her business fly.
The TV personality included one last dig at the Grammy winner in her caption, referencing Rihanna’s “token touch and sniff of her vagina.” She claimed that it was unnecessary in that context.
Contrary to Bethenny’s words, other celebrities lauded the songwriter after her medley performance. Andy Cohen called her “unbelievable,” while Ellen DeGeneres referred to the halftime show as the “best … ever.”
Rihanna’s boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, also cheered on his girlfriend during her performance. To support her, he rocked a custom jacket paying homage to her iconic September 2022 Super Bowl headlining announcement.
However, comments on Bethenny’s page showed that several people agreed with her that Rihanna’s performance fell short.
Bethenny Frankel is renowned for voicing her opinions, so her view on Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance isn’t surprising. It is also not strange, considering that individuals have different tastes.