Rihanna sends a group of grandmothers flowers after they recreated her Super Bowl performance
Take a bow! Rihanna Sends A Group Of Grandmothers Flowers After They Went Viral While Recreating Her Super Bowl Performance In Hilarious TikTok
Rihanna reached out to a group of Kentucky grandmothers after they went viral and posted a hilarious recreation of Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance
The women of the Kentucky Arcadia Senior Living Facility shot to TikTok fame with their 12-second video that showed ladies in white stepping aside to reveal their “Rihanna,” dressed in red to mimic the singer’s appearance. imitate the big game.
While Rihanna did not comment on the clip, she revealed she would see the video after sending a bouquet of flowers to the facility and calling the dance “amazing.”
Attached to a giant bouquet of white roses was a message that read, “Your ladies dance was amazing. I love Roc Nation. Rihanna.”
Jay Z, the founder of her record label, also reached out with a bunch of red roses and a message: “We love the TikTok here at Roc Nation.”
Seeing double: Rihanna reached out to a group of Kentucky grandmothers after they went viral and posted a hilarious recreation (right) of Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance
Speak against BuzzFeed News of the gifts, Paige Oakes, the center’s director of community relations, confessed: “We were just in shock.”
“We waited this whole time for a response from Rihanna — not really thinking it would ever happen because we know she’s busy and we didn’t really know if she saw it or not.
“It made our day knowing it reached her and she got to look at it and enjoy seeing our residents dancing to her music and having fun.”
The ladies initially shared their video on Feb. 23 on the app, writing, “Our halftime show > Rihanna’s halftime show.”
The internet seemingly agreed with their sentiment, instantly sending the video to viral status within hours.
The TikTok has passed three million likes and received thousands of comments wishing them well.
Three of the dancers in the video recently sat down with Fox & Friends and explained how they came up with the idea and how they got their part.
Pat, Dora and Sue – three of the dancers – told the Fox host that their social director came up with the idea and pitched it to the group.
Looking good: The women of the Kentucky Arcadia Senior Living Facility in Bowling Green achieved TikTok fame with their 12-second video
Sweet: While Rihanna did not comment on the clip, she revealed she would see the video after sending a bouquet of flowers to the facility and calling the dance “amazing”
Gift: Jay Z, the founder of her record label, also reached out with a bunch of red roses and a message: ‘We love the TikTok here at Roc Nation’
The sprite ladies were more than willing to give it a try.
Dora, who played “Rihanna,” said she thinks she was chosen for a number of reasons.
“I think I had the biggest swing,” she said, while Pat and Sue joked it was just because Dora had the red outfit to go with the part.
Sue, who blows the kiss at the beginning, said she showed it to her family and they loved the idea and the performance.
Pat’s family agreed, saying her daughters called her “cheeky” for participating.
The viral video’s comments were flooded with similar praise for the older women who haven’t let old age stop them from having fun.
However, this is not their viral video as they have been creating content for weeks and are already on their way to becoming full-fledged ‘influencers’.
The Arcadia Senior Living Facility currently has over 114,000 followers on TikTok.
Inspired: The ladies in white were seen peeling to the sides revealing their “Rihanna,” dressed in full red to mimic the singer’s look from the big game