Popular Nigerian music star Ayra Starr has opened up on her first meeting with American singer and entrepreneur Rihanna.
It had being reported in April that the Mavins singer had met the billionaire singer at the launch of her Fenty business in London. Ayra, who was star-struck, did not believe her eyes as she met with the mother of two, whom she hugged and pecked,as they threw poses for the camera.
Talking about her experience on an interview with ABC News Live, Ayra noted she did not knew Rihanna existed until she saw her. She added that she believe Rihanna was a mere human just like her.
She further went on to shower praises on the partner of ASAP Rocky, saying she is beautiful and amazing. She added that Rihanna gave her career advice, which she would keep to herself.
“I have a lot of pitch-me moments. I just met Rihanna the other day. I didn’t think she was real, and I was like you are a human being just like me, beautiful and amazing. We talked about my career, and she gave me advice, but I can’t tell”.
“I just met Rihanna the other day, I didn’t know she was real until I saw her.”
Going on for the past few weeks, Ayra Starr has been on the move of linking up, as just a few days before meeting Rihanna, she had linked up with her colleague, Tems. Ayra had shared a video of herself singing one of her songs alongside Tems, putting the internet in chaos. The link-up which is not something,seen on social media everyday, was not something that could’ve been overlooked, and netizens were overwhelmed to see them link up.
Moreso, Ayra Starr had linked up with American actor Jaden Smith. The two threw the internet off fire with a clip of them vibing to one of her song, Comma.
Just few days ago, she had linked up with popular online streamer Kai Cenat at Nicki Minaj’s concert, and the social media was on buzz,following the meet-up.
Back to September of 2023, Ayra rejected her Headies award because it wasn’t announced on stage. She publicly refused to accept the award, noting that she would not express gratitude for an honour not worthy of being called out on the main stage. Ayra Starr went on to emphasize the difference between her treatment and male artists getting honor on-stage.
