Pedro Pascal Proves He's A Diehard Rihanna Stan: Watch

"The Last of Us" actor is one of many who was eager to watch the Bad Gal perform yesterday evening.

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If there's one celebrity who has no shortage of admirers right now, it's Rihanna. The 35-year-old's year began with her highly anticipated return to performing during the Super Bowl Halftime show. While many expected her to give us an album or tour announcement at the same time, she instead revealed that A$AP Rocky will be a father for the second time in the coming months. Despite the fact that she and the rapper are obviously very happy together, many men continue to fantasize about RiRi.

It seems that's exactly what Pedro Pascal was doing at Sunday (March 12) night's Academy Awards, where he was caught on camera asking about the Bad Gal multiple times. In one clip, The Last of Us actor gets obviously distracted while chatting with Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date fame. Just seconds in, he avoids her question to excitedly ask instead, "Is that Rihanna?!"

Pedro Pascal Has Rihanna on the Brain

When the journalist says no, Pascal's energy instantly focuses back on the present moment. "Well, maybe... Is it?" Dimoldenberg asks before the answer is revealed. According to Uproxx, it was actually Saweetie, and not Rihanna, who the 47-year-old spotted at the event. Surprisingly, that isn't the only time he brought the soon-to-be mother of two up in his red-carpet interviews.

"Is Rihanna performing?" the Chile-born star asked another correspondent ahead of the Academy Awards. "I don't think Rihanna's performing, I mean that would be a nice surprise," they incorrectly told Pascal. "But she is coming because she's nominated," they confirmed.

RiRi Performs "Lift Me Up" at the Oscars

Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

And perform, she did. For the second time this year, the Barbadian-born singer left audiences amazed with her vocal talent. The maturity is more evident in her voice than ever before, and she looked radiant in a black and silver outfit that gave us a peek at her growing baby bump. Catch a video of Rihanna's emotional Oscars show below, and tell us what you thought of this year's award ceremony in the comments.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.