{"id":2404580,"date":"2026-05-06T13:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2404580"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:25:35","slug":"rihannas-heartfelt-moment-with-sheinelle-jones-makes-fans-emotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rihannas-heartfelt-moment-with-sheinelle-jones-makes-fans-emotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna\u2019s Heartfelt Moment With Sheinelle Jones Makes Fans Emotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<div class=\"css-1jx1kps etlajd2\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section\" class=\"css-p1fz9n e1q3dcg6\">\n<h3 data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header\" class=\"css-dyle7y e1q3dcg5\"><button aria-label=\"Hide Key Points section\" aria-expanded=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-header-button\" class=\"css-rgwsqu e1q3dcg4\"><\/p>\n<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<div data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-wrapper\" data-collapsible-open=\"true\" class=\"css-1kwqn25 e1q3dcg0\"><span data-testid=\"iconRight\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-icon-right\" class=\"css-1ep4808 e1q3dcg1\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/h3>\n<div aria-hidden=\"false\" data-theme-key=\"collapsible-section-text\" class=\"css-nzvxqj e1q3dcg3\">\n<div class=\"css-ex91la etlajd1\">\n<div>\n<p>The 2026 Met Gala took place in New York City on May 4.<\/p>\n<p><em>Today <\/em>show host Sheinelle Jones had an emotional moment with Rihanna on the Met Gala red carpet.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinelle opened up about the interaction on the May 5 taping of the <em>Today <\/em>show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s not often you get a pep talk from <strong data-node-id=\"0.1\">Rihanna<\/strong>\u2014but it just happened to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/sheinelle-jones\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/sheinelle-jones\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Sheinelle Jones\" data-node-id=\"0.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"0.3.0\">Sheinelle Jones<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Today\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"1.1.0\">Today<\/em><\/a> show host worked the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a71201355\/met-gala-2026-theme-red-carpet-live-stream\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a71201355\/met-gala-2026-theme-red-carpet-live-stream\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"2026 Met Gala\" data-node-id=\"1.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">2026 Met Gala<\/a> on May 4 and had the chance to interview the hottest celebrities on the red carpet. But Sheinelle got the ultimate surprise when Rihanna approached her. During the interaction, the singer told Sheinelle how amazing she is as a woman of color in the media industry.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_the_latest_sheinelle_jones_news\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-17-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-17-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get the Latest Sheinelle Jones News<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cYou deserve to be poured into,\u201d Rihanna told Sheinelle in a clip posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX8MRNbT7q8\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX8MRNbT7q8\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on Today\u2019s official Instagram\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on <em data-node-id=\"4.1.1\">Today\u2019<\/em>s official Instagram<\/a>. \u201cAnd you\u2019re beautiful, you\u2019re a Black journalist. I respect you. I love you for this. And by the way, your outfit is f****** fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As the video of Rihanna and Sheinelle\u2019s conversation circulated on social media, fans couldn\u2019t help but adore it.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cRihanna is THAT girl!!! \ud83d\ude2d\u2665\ufe0f,\u201d one person exclaimed in the comments. \u201cRihanna pouring her love, respect, and care to Sheinelle is precious! \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd79,\u201d another penned. \u201cLove to see queens supporting queens \ud83e\ude76,\u201d a different follower added.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Sheinelle talked about the interaction during the May 5 taping of <em data-node-id=\"8.1\">Today With Jenna and Sheinelle\u2014<\/em>including what the interaction was like away from the cameras.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cRihanna\u2019s music has been there for me in so many moments,\u201d she said in a video posted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZG-2eWPPYSo\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZG-2eWPPYSo\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"on YouTube\" data-node-id=\"10.1\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">on YouTube<\/a>. \u201cWhen I saw her, I wanted to tell her that. She was busy pouring back into me \u2026 there are days that are really crappy and days that are amazing. It was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-20\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside data-nitrous-content-id=\"recirculation_unit_get_more_from_the_'today'_show_cast\" class=\"css-1ia9hn7 e94w1mj3\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-20-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk ejxe6mr5\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-20-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz ejxe6mr6\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw e68yk9k0\"\/>Get More from the &#8216;Today&#8217; Show Cast<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 e68yk9k1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The 2026 Met Gala took place in New York City on May 4. Today show host Sheinelle Jones had an emotional moment with Rihanna on the Met Gala red carpet. Sheinelle opened up about the interaction on the May 5 taping of the Today show. It\u2019s not often you get a pep talk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2404581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[464648,438592,274717,469847,285977,466866,285684,441834,469846,436322],"class_list":["post-2404580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-collection-sheinelle-jones","tag-collection-today-show","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-20bce00e-7d7e-4503-b9d0-2bffc58ef700","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-see-rihanna-hype-up-sheinelle-jones","tag-subsection-celeb-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rihannas-Heartfelt-Moment-With-Sheinelle-Jones-Makes-Fans-Emotional.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404582,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404580\/revisions\/2404582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}