Rihanna confirms she’ll voice Smurfette in upcoming Smurfs movie

‘I hope this gives me cool points with my kids one day,’ the pop superstar said at CinemaCon
CinemaCon 2023 - Paramount Pictures Presentation
Rihanna made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon and confirmed she would be starring in the upcoming Smurfs movie
Getty Images
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Rihanna has confirmed she is to voice the character of Smurfette during a surprise appearance at CinemaCon.

The singer, who is expecting her second child with rapper partner ASAP Rocky, confirmed the news that she would be starring in The Smurfs Movie at the Las Vegas event on Friday.

Wearing a denim dress, the star appeared in person at the Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, making a joke about the role to attendees.

The 35-year-old said, as reported by Variety: “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but It didn’t work out.”

Meanwhile, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Rihanna said: “I hope this gives me cool points with my kids one day,” adding: “I get to show up in my PJs in my third trimester.”

CinemaCon 2023 - Paramount Pictures Presentation
Rihanna made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon
Getty Images

Katy Perry and Demi Lovato have voiced the female character in previous Smurfs projects.

Rihanna has also starred in Ocean’s 8 and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

The singer, who announced she was expecting baby number two during her Superbowl half time show earlier this year, was last seen in an official capacity at the Oscars in March.

Before the ceremony, she shared a video of her son watching the music video for Lift Me Up.

Academy Awards | Oscars 2023 | Rihanna

95th Academy Awards - Oscars Show - Hollywood
1/10

On Sunday, the singer shared a close-up photograph of her son’s face, seemingly upset.

She captioned the Instagram post: “My son when he found out his sibling is going to the Oscars and not him.”

She added: “Swipe for [throwback] of my fat man.”

Rihanna shared a short clip of the infant watching her music video for Lift Me Up on a laptop, as he sat on her lap at a dining room table.

Rihanna & Stars at Super Bowl LVII - In pictures

1/18

The Barbadian singer welcomed her son last year.

Speaking to British Vogue, Rihanna reflected on how her relationship with ASAP Rocky has developed since welcoming their son in May 2022, saying: “We’re best friends with a baby… We have to be on the same page, but we’ve always kind of had that in our relationship.

“Everything changes when you have a baby, but I wouldn’t say it’s done anything but made us closer.”

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in