People are saying Super Bowl halftime show ASL interpreter 'outperformed' Rihanna

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By Asiya Ali

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The ASL interpreter during Rihanna's pregnancy-revealing Super Bowl LVII halftime show has become the unlikely star to go viral on social media.

The 34-year-old musical icon - whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty - took center stage at Glendale, Arizona on Sunday (February 12) night for the halftime show.

After the billionaire songstress performed a medley of her greatest hits such as 'B***h Better Have My Money', 'Where Have You Been', 'Rude Boy', and 'Diamonds', fans immediately began speculating whether she was pregnant.

The Fenty Beauty founder sported a PVC bustier and an unzipped bright red jumpsuit that unveiled her baby bump. After she was seen cradling and caressing her tummy during her performance, her rep confirmed that she is expecting her second baby with A$AP Rocky.

Watch Rihanna's performance below: 

However, an unlikely showstopper emerged during RiRi’s medley of songs. The American Sign Language interpreter on Fox's split-screen brought her absolute A-game and was going wild for the music.

If the phrase "she ate and left no crumbs" had to have a human representation, it would have to be 20-year-old Justina Miles, as confirmed by CNBC.

Watch the ASL interpreter below: 

After seeing the video, fans have been bigging up Justina, with some even writing that she overshadowed the 'Only Girl In The World' songstress herself.

One user wrote: "The sign language interpreter got the moves that Rihanna didn’t have."

Another said: "I really wish this ASL interpreter got some national airtime during Rihanna's Halftime performance... SHE IS GETTING HER LIFE, LITERALLY ATE AND LEFT ZERO CRUMBS!!!!! What is her NAME?!"

A third chimed in and remarked that Justina is going viral "for outperforming Rihanna".

A fourth shared: "The ASL interpreter did such a good job, this is how this type of music should be signaled with emotions not with a straight face (I have deaf family members so I know my way around signaling but only in Spanish)"

Rihanna recently welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky last year. After her dazzling performance, a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she is expecting another baby.

Earlier this week, the 'Love on the Brain' vocalist spoke about how becoming a mother impacted her decision to take the stage for the halftime show.

"When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, 'You sure?' Like, I'm three months postpartum, like, should I be making major decisions like this right now? Like, I might regret this," she said during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show press conference.

"But when you become a mom, there's something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything," she continued. "And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world.

"So as scary as that was because I haven't been onstage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. And it's important for me to do this year. It's important for representation, it's important for my son to see that," she added.

Congratulations to Rihanna!

Featured image credit: REUTERS / Alamy

People are saying Super Bowl halftime show ASL interpreter 'outperformed' Rihanna

vt-author-image

By Asiya Ali

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The ASL interpreter during Rihanna's pregnancy-revealing Super Bowl LVII halftime show has become the unlikely star to go viral on social media.

The 34-year-old musical icon - whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty - took center stage at Glendale, Arizona on Sunday (February 12) night for the halftime show.

After the billionaire songstress performed a medley of her greatest hits such as 'B***h Better Have My Money', 'Where Have You Been', 'Rude Boy', and 'Diamonds', fans immediately began speculating whether she was pregnant.

The Fenty Beauty founder sported a PVC bustier and an unzipped bright red jumpsuit that unveiled her baby bump. After she was seen cradling and caressing her tummy during her performance, her rep confirmed that she is expecting her second baby with A$AP Rocky.

Watch Rihanna's performance below: 

However, an unlikely showstopper emerged during RiRi’s medley of songs. The American Sign Language interpreter on Fox's split-screen brought her absolute A-game and was going wild for the music.

If the phrase "she ate and left no crumbs" had to have a human representation, it would have to be 20-year-old Justina Miles, as confirmed by CNBC.

Watch the ASL interpreter below: 

After seeing the video, fans have been bigging up Justina, with some even writing that she overshadowed the 'Only Girl In The World' songstress herself.

One user wrote: "The sign language interpreter got the moves that Rihanna didn’t have."

Another said: "I really wish this ASL interpreter got some national airtime during Rihanna's Halftime performance... SHE IS GETTING HER LIFE, LITERALLY ATE AND LEFT ZERO CRUMBS!!!!! What is her NAME?!"

A third chimed in and remarked that Justina is going viral "for outperforming Rihanna".

A fourth shared: "The ASL interpreter did such a good job, this is how this type of music should be signaled with emotions not with a straight face (I have deaf family members so I know my way around signaling but only in Spanish)"

Rihanna recently welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend A$AP Rocky last year. After her dazzling performance, a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she is expecting another baby.

Earlier this week, the 'Love on the Brain' vocalist spoke about how becoming a mother impacted her decision to take the stage for the halftime show.

"When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, 'You sure?' Like, I'm three months postpartum, like, should I be making major decisions like this right now? Like, I might regret this," she said during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show press conference.

"But when you become a mom, there's something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything," she continued. "And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world.

"So as scary as that was because I haven't been onstage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. And it's important for me to do this year. It's important for representation, it's important for my son to see that," she added.

Congratulations to Rihanna!

Featured image credit: REUTERS / Alamy