Jagmeet Singh may have hit the jackpot of celebrity endorsements.
Appearing on âThe Social,â a day after the federal leadersâ debate, the NDP leader was asked about megastar singer and successful businesswoman Rihanna following him on Instagram.
Singh said it was his wife, 27-year-old fashion designer Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, who first let him know.
âRiri is following you,â he said his wife screamed into the phone.
While Singh thought the whole thing was just âawesome,â his wife deemed it the best day of her life.
âIâm like, âBetter than the wedding day?â and she says, âBetter than our wedding day!ââ Singh recounted on the TV show.
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âThe Socialâ host Melissa Grelo pointed out that being mutual followers on Instagram meant Singh could message the singer, which is when the politician admitted â he had indeed slid into Rihannaâs DM.
But he wouldnât budge on what exactly he said to her.
âI can just say that I thanked her and I was honoured for the follow, and then she responded to that.â
It seems like Rihanna is keeping her eye on Canadian politics â the singer also follows Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. She once tweeted to urge the prime minister to increase funding for education programs in the worldâs poorest countries.
This isnât the first time a high-profile celebrity hit Singhâs follow button. Canadian rapper Drake was also spotted on Singhâs followers list, though he reportedly unfollowed him after the federal leadersâ debate.