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NFL pundit Jamie Erdahl announced her pregnancy by dressing up as Rihanna - who performed the half-time show at Super Bowl LVII while expecting.
Rihanna’s epic half-time show was watched by 118.7 million people - which was more than the 113 million who tuned in for the actual game The 34-year-old’s pregnancy went viral as she was not moving as much as expected during the performance, and it was confirmed shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles.
When she signed the contract to perform, Rihanna didn’t know she was pregnant. Despite being six months in, the megastar was happy to be suspended 150 ft above the turf on platforms as she reeled off hit after hit.
As it is Halloween, Erdahl and the rest of the Good Morning Football crew decided to dress up. She wore the red jumpsuit - complete with gloves and mic - donned by Rihanna back in Arizona in February.
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“If Rihanna can perform a Super Bowl halftime show pregnant then I can do a season of @GMFB pregnant #GMFBaby,” Erdahl tweeted. Erdahl’s colleague Jason McCourty kept the theme of Super Bowl performers going by dressing as Usher, who has been confirmed as the half-time show in Las Vegas at Super Bowl LVIII.
Kyle Brandt went as a terminator or zombie version of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, while Peter Schrager dressed in white Las Vegas Raiders attire to mimic owner Mark Davis.
Rihanna performed the Super Bowl halftime show in Arizona while pregnant (John Angelillo/UPI/REX/Shutterstock)Erdahl is engaged to Sam Buckman, with the news of their engagement coming in London back in 2016. She confirmed the news on Instagram with a picture of her holding a tea mug with the dazzling ring on show, along with the caption: “Came to London for football and tea… leaving with a fiance! Feeling lucky and in love.”
Both Buckman and Erdahl hail from Minnesota, although the pair live in New York. Erdahl joined the popular Good Morning Football show as co-host in 2022.