Jenna Ortega Praised for Pronouncing Rihanna’s Name Correctly

Written by on January 12, 2023

Jenna Ortega has made a lot of fans for the way she pronounced Rihanna‘s name during the 80th Annual Golden Globes Awards last night, hosted at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

The actress, 20, took the stage to present the award for Best Original Song, which Rihanna, 34, was nominated for after the release of “Lift Me Up,” featured on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

Consequence shared a TikTok video of her speech–which you can view here–sparking a ton of praise for the actress, “Shout out to Jenna Ortega for the correct pronunciation of Rihanna. #jennaortega #rihanna,” the caption read.

As the Wednesday actress presented the award, she stated, “I’m gonna get to original song in a minute; we got artists like Taylor Swift and Rihanna competing for that award.” 

Some people pronounce the “Umbrella” singer’s name as Ri-Awhn-A rather than Ri-An-ah, which is how Ortega pronounced her name–and is the correct way to say it.

Rihanna set the record straight on the correct way to pronounce her name in an interview with Showbiz Tonight back in 2012. 


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