Rihanna works it in Super Bowl halftime show comeback—and, yes, she’s pregnant

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anticipation for Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show — midway through the big game, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35 — was ratcheted up so high simply because the 34-year-old singer is practically coming out of semi-retirement as a performer.This was a moment that the Navy — as Rihanna’s fans are known — has been waiting for, even if it happened in a surprise club cameo downtown at S.O.B.’s.Instead, that comeback performance happened on the biggest of all stages at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

And the superstar delivered the biggest of surprises — not with any guest performers, but with the revelation that her second child is on the way.

Rubbing her baby bump a la Beyoncé at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Ri-Ri had online speculation running rampant before it was officially confirmed by reps that she is indeed pregnant after her performance.With or without that reveal, though, Rihanna made you remember just how many hits that she had — no wonder she changed her set list 39(!) times.Kicking off with “Bitch Better Have My Money” — riding one of the floating platforms that she and her white-suited dancers had — a red-outfitted Rihanna seemed to be reminding us all of just who she was when she sang, “Don’t act like you forgot.”Given her vast catalog, it was an edgier choice than might have been expected for the Super Bowl, but it was clearly her statement that she wasn’t going to play the game — and play it safe — for the NFL.Similarly, “Where Have You Been” played differently as a comeback number than it might otherwise have.

It was as if to say, “I’ve been everywhere, man,” while announcing that she’s officially back.Then she ran through a string of hits including “Only Girl.