What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and Dua Lipa is setting the
record straight after causing speculation that she could be pregnant, all thanks to
a series of emojis she used in a recent social media post.
Dua Lipa may be preparing to unveil some exciting new content, but one thing she most definitely
is not preparing for is news that she’s expecting her first child.
During Monday night’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dua recalled the time she caused
the rumor mill to practically come unhinged after using a series of emojis that led fans
to believe she was hinting about a pregnancy with boyfriend Anwar Hadid.
The situation, in question, happened last week when Dua shared a series of side-by-side
photos of herself to Instagram and Twitter wearing a super cool plaid green cutout mini-dress
- looking absolutely incredible I must add - with a series of emojis that included a
baby bottle, an angel, teddy bears and stars.
Look, I’m no expert, but I do know that the first rule of ‘Social Media Etiquette
101’ basically states that “emojis speak louder than words” and whatever you post
to the public, can and absolutely will be picked apart by said public, carefully examined
and eventually used to form an assumption.
Dua seemed to have learned this the hard way after fans swarmed her Instagram post with
the pregnant mother emoji and tweeting out questions like, “Anyone else see this and
think she’s pregnant?” despite looking anything but pregnant in her pictures.
Whether you were hoping this was true, don’t get your hopes up because Dua is NOT pregnant
guys, as she revealed to Jimmy that the cause of this random series of emojis is due to
the fact that Dua simply likes QUOTE, “...finding little random emojis,” while she explained
to Jimmy QUOTE, “I put, like, a little baby bottle, a little angel, some sparkles.
Random.
I really didn't think this through.”
Dua then went on to detail the first time she noticed responses pertaining to a pregnancy,
and she seemed just as taken aback as fans were, saying, “I posted it, and then I look
at the comments, and then somebody says, ‘Is she pregnant?’
And I look at the picture, I look at the comment, I look at the picture, I look at the comment,
and I’m like, ‘Surely, I don't look pregnant.’
Buuuut then it all started to click:
“And then, I see that people have been writing stories saying that I posted some cryptic
message that I might be announcing my pregnancy.”
It was then that Dua recalled thinking, “Oh my god.
These emojis have come to bite me in the a**.”
But while Dua has since removed the series of emojis on Instagram to avoid confusion,
they still remain on Twitter because she said she forgot to delete them from there, but
she was quick to tackle the rumors head-on, telling Jimmy QUOTE, “I am not pregnant,
just to clear up.
Not pregnant.”
Welp… lessons learned, I guess!
The news came just a day after Dua shared some TRUTHFUL exciting news, that she would
be releasing a “B-side” of her Future Nostalgia album, and very soon.
She took to social media on Sunday to reveal that more new music is upon us, writing QUOTE,
“B-sides are on the way.”
I don’t know about you guys but I am psyched for this news as I still have this album on
repeat every day - side note, the Club Future Nostalgia version of the album on Spotify
is a banger if you’re working out - ok moving on!
Dua has been working non-stop throughout the pandemic following the release of Future Nostalgia
back in March, when she dropped the subsequent remix record Club Future Nostalgia (that I
just mentioned), a new single called “Fever” and a handful of collaborations with some
of the industry’s biggest names including DaBaby, Miley Cyrus and Kylie Minogue - all
killer tracks.
So it seems the only thing being ‘knocked up’ this year in regards to Dua will be
her upcoming new music making its way to the top of the charts… and we’re all here
for it!
Real talk, not sure how a lot of us would have made it through 2020 without Dua’s
music, so bring it on for 2021!
To see why Zayn Malik recently fueled engagement rumors with Gigi Hadid, click right over here
to watch another Clevver video.
Then be sure to let me know all your favorite Dua track & if Dua’s emojis threw you off
down here in the comments.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys.