Hello, dear Emotional Speculation readers!
What a week to take off from writing the newsletter. Everything - literally, every single thing - happened! And is still happening! I’m sorry to have abandoned you in your time of need. But even gossip girls need a holiday sometimes.
Anyway, let’s do a recap, shall we? Whilst I was away last week, the following things happened:
Rihanna told the world she is pregnant whilst playing the Super Bowl half-time show in a custom Loewe breastplate
Rihanna then told British Vogue she might release an album this year, as well as a child
Megan Fox and MGK maybe broke up? It’s unclear at this stage but something’s happened
Pharrell Williams became head of Menswear at Louis Vuitton
Probably some other things I’m forgetting
We’ll whiz through it all before getting to this week’s goss, because much like Rihanna, I may be late, but I still show up.
Anticipation for Rihanna’s return to live performing was already at a fever pitch, and whilst the whole thing really hammered home just how many bangers this woman has given us, everyone went most nuts for the pregnancy reveal. The world LOVES a pregnancy reveal, in a way that is probably a little creepy! Not that I have much leg to stand on here, as I myself waxed lyrical about Rihanna’s last paparazzi-inspired pregnancy announcement in this newsletter just a year ago. My my, how time flies. Anyway, congrats to Rihanna and ASAP Rocky, who graced the cover of British Vogue together just a few days later. In the accompanying interview, Rihanna said she would like to release an album this year, which at this point feels like… kind of a mean joke? Am willing to bet real money on the elusive R9 album not seeing the light of day until at least 2024. Will I come to regret this statement? Who knows! Let’s hope so! We are well overdue, of course - to put it into sobering context, the last time Rihanna released music, Brexit as a portmanteau hadn’t even been invented yet. Can you imagine? So fingers crossed I’m proved wrong. God knows we need a little reset.
walking icon!
OK, next up: Megan Fox and MGK’s rumoured splitsville. Oh no! I hear you cry. Weren’t they obsessed with each other? Didn’t he give her that engagement ring that she physically can’t take off?! What happened to 2021’s hottest emo-adjacent couple? All good questions, to which the answers are: yes they were; yes, worryingly, he did; and, we don’t know exactly, but we can certainly speculate. Rumours went flying about some infidelity on MGK’s behalf when Megan wiped all trace of him from her instagram and posted some Beyonce lyrics about Jay-Z’s cheating. But then someone commented something about him getting with ‘Sophie’ (I don’t know who this), to which Megan replied ‘maybe I got with Sophie’. Chaotic!
Shortly after, Megan deleted everything else from her Instagram and started following just three people: Eminem, apparently MGK’s longtime nemesis (?) and two of the world’s most eminent brunettes, Timothee Chalamet and Harry Styles. Obviously to this I say: fair enough. Anyway, a few days later, having been spotted leaving couple’s therapy together, she posted an iphone notes app screenshot to say that there has been ‘no third party interference’ in the relationship at all, but hasn’t confirmed either way if the engagement is still on. Again, but for different reasons, fair enough. If they have called it off, it will be a sad day for celebrity, as they have given the world an excellent showbiz relationship for a significant chunk of time. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.
Speaking of things coming to an end, here’s hoping Pharrell Williams’ tenure at the helm of Louis Vuitton Menswear does quite quickly. If his Grammy’s outfit was anything to go by, there is not much hope for his stewardship and LV should start looking elsewhere whilst the ink is still drying.
So, now to the best of the rest. In celebrity dating news, Avril Lavigne and Tyga have been photographed together, a pairing so cursed and confusing it makes me believe that Avril clone story, because who in their right mind would date Tyga in 2023?? Deuxmoi posted last week that Olivia Wilde has moved on from Harry Styles with a real estate agent based in Calabasas. Honestly would hate to be that guy… can you imagine being a normal person following in Harry Styles’ footsteps… doesn’t bear thinking about… but I digress. Good for them! And props to Olivia’s friend ‘Reed’ who apparently made the introduction. This Reed should maybe link up with whoever introduced Ariana Grande to her realtor husband Dalton and start up some sort of celebrity/real estate matchmaking agency! And, in a shocking turn of events, Leonardo di Caprio and Gigi Hadid have apparently called it quits. Have to admit I forgot they were even dating, but I’m delighted to hear it regardless. Might Leonardo take this as his cue to date within his age range in the not too distant future? Given this old Mischa Barton interview that has been doing the rounds online, I would imagine not. Alas.
Finally, a word on the Brits and the Baftas. Sorry to talk about Harry Styles *again* but I have been asked for my thoughts on him being presented an award by Stanley Tucci, probably because of my close personal connection with them both. To be honest I don’t have much to say on it other than it was a charming moment that did exactly what it was supposed to do, internet-wise. Did make me wonder if there’s some sort of TV special, where Harry and Stanley cook together at Harry’s House and chew the fat, in the works? If not, there probably should be! It was good, though, to see Harry thank the other 1D lads in his speech - even Liam got a mention, which was especially generous - and acknowledge his privilege in light of the debacle after his Grammy’s speech. Can’t really remember if anything else happened at the Brits but let me know if I've missed something crucial?
besties apparently!
The Baftas… I never really care about the Baftas, to be honest (does anyone?) but I did watch that Ariana deBose video for research purposes. And let me tell you: I was, quite simply, blown away. The GCSE theatre! The camp! The spectacle!! I watched it like three times B2B, each time revealing another hidden gem of a line or dance move. Current favourite is the line “Ana girl, you were great in Blonde” rhyming with “Dame Emma, I’m so fond”. Lyrical genius! The whole performance was very much giving that episode of Gossip Girl where they did the Lady Gaga musical with Hilary Duff: wholly unnecessary, tonally off, bizarrely mesmerising. I’ve decided I’m absolutely here for it and sincerely hope this becomes the norm for all the other awards shows that don’t matter.
On that note, I bid you adieu for another week. As ever, let me know any burning thoughts you have, and until next time, thanks for reading Emotional Speculation!
xoxo
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