Take a bowquet! Rihanna sends flowers to a group of grandmothers after they went viral recreating her Super Bowl performance on a hilarious TikTok
Rihanna reached out to a group of Kentucky grannies after they went viral by posting a hilarious recreation of Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance.
The women of the Kentucky Arcadia Senior Living Facility rose to TikTok fame with their 12-second video featuring women dressed in white stepping aside to reveal their ‘Rihanna’ dressed all in red to recreate the look of the singer from the big game. .
While Rihanna did not comment on the clip, she did reveal that she would be shown the video after a bouquet of flowers was sent to the facility, calling the dance “amazing”.
Attached to a giant bouquet of white roses was a message that read: ‘You ladies the dance was amazing. I love Roc Nation. Rihanna.
Jay Z, the founder of her record label, also came over with a bouquet of red roses and a message: “We love TikTok here at Roc Nation.”
Seeing double: Rihanna reached out to a group of Kentucky grannies after they went viral by posting a hilarious recreation (right) of Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance.
speaking to BuzzFeed News About the giveaways, the center’s director of community relations, Paige Oakes, confessed: “We were in shock.”
“All this time, we’ve been waiting 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 that he got to her and was able to see it and enjoy seeing our residents dancing to their music and having fun.”
The ladies initially shared their video on the app on Feb. 23, writing, “Our Halftime Show > Rihanna’s Halftime Show.”
The internet apparently agreed with his opinion, immediately elevating the video to viral status in a matter of hours.
The TikTok has surpassed three million likes and received thousands of comments wishing them the best.
Three of the dancers in the video recently sat down with fox and friends and explained how they came up with the idea and how they got their parts.
Pat, Dora and Sue, three of the dancers, told the Fox host that their social director came up with the idea and presented it to the group.
Looking good: The women of the Kentucky Arcadia Senior Living Facility in Bowling Green rose to fame on TikTok with their 12-second video
Sweet: While Rihanna didn’t comment on the clip, she did reveal that she would be shown the video after a bouquet of flowers was sent to the facility, calling the dance “incredible.”
Gift: Jay Z, the founder of his record label, also came over with a bouquet of red roses and a message: “We love TikTok here at Roc Nation.”
The goblins were more than willing to try.
Dora, who played ‘Rihanna,’ said she thinks she was cast for a couple of reasons.
“I think I had the biggest swing,” he said, as Pat and Sue joked that it was only because Dora had the red suit to fit the part.
Sue, who blows the kiss at the beginning, said she showed it to her family and they loved the idea and execution.
Pat’s family agreed, and she said her daughters called her “bold” for participating.
Comments on the viral video were flooded with similar praise for old ladies who haven’t let old age stop them from having fun.
This isn’t their viral video though, as they’ve been creating content for weeks now and are already well on their way to becoming full-fledged “influencers.”
Arcadia Senior Living Facility currently has over 114,000 followers on TikTok.
Inspired: The ladies in white were seen stripping to the sides and revealing their all-red ‘Rihanna’ to recreate the singer’s look from the big game