Natalie Portman on meeting Rihanna: “It was a formative moment in my life”

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Natalie Portman has recalled meeting Rihanna during Paris Fashion Week, and explained that it felt like “a formative moment in my life”.The moment took place at the start of the year when the two were both present at the event to attend Dior’s Haute Couture show, which debuted a new collection from the brand.During the event, they bumped into one another and went on to share their mutual admiration for one another. “I love you.

I am a fucking fan,” said Rihanna to Portman. “You’re one of the hottest bitches in Hollywood forever! You do the most innocent look, and I’m like, ‘Ugh’.”In the clips – which soon went viral – Portman responded by saying “I’m gonna faint.

I’m gonna black out! I love you and I listen to your music all the time and you’re just such a queen, thank you!”They also took time to take photos together, before Rihanna told the Black Swan actor that she doesn’t “get excited about anybody”, but was excited about meeting her.Rihanna praising Natalie Portman backstage at the Dior show during Paris Fashion Week today:“You’re one of the hottest bitchies in Hollywood forever.

You do the most innocent look and I’m like AHHHH”. pic.twitter.com/AEru82Sywj— Natalie Portman Updates (@nportmanonline) January 22, 2024Now, Portman has looked back at the moment during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and recalled what the moment meant to her.“It was an amazing experience for me,” she said. “Every woman going through divorce should get to have Rihanna say to her that she’s a bad bitch.