When
Rihanna disappeared from Instagram
for six months,
we went through the stages of a bad breakup — denial, anger,
depression, but never acceptance — because we needed our badgal fix.
And, apparently, some people wanted their Rih so badly, that they
were binging on the account of a young woman who looks like the Bajan
superstar.
Meet 22-year-old Andele Lara (
@andelelara),
from Boston, Massachusetts — a student who can’t spend a night out on
the town without being mobbed by fans (and drooling men) who keep
mistaking her for Rihanna.
Lara told the
Daily Mail
that as a child she was referred to as the “skinny girl with the big
forehead” (I’ve been there girl), but now she’s being paid big money for
endorsements, just because she bears resemblances to the
Unapologetic singer.
‘After Rihanna was banned from Instagram in April, some of her fans
have written to me saying that my profile had replaced hers in their
lives,” she said.
“The moment I step out anywhere, everyone starts staring and
whispering before I get bombarded by strangers asking to take their
photo with me. This happens every day – It doesn’t matter what I do. I
can’t go twenty-four hours without hearing Rihanna’s name.”
Unfortunately Lara hasn’t had a chance to meet Rihanna yet, but she
sort of had an encounter with the star. When one fan mistakenly posted
an Instagram photo of Lara with the caption, “Rare pic of Rihanna,” the
pop star saw the photo and wrote back, “OH?!”
Of course this set off a firestorm. Lara gained a ton of new
followers, but she was also subjected to some pretty harsh comments
which prompted her to make her account private. ‘That was the closest
I’d say to her knowing me,” Lara said. “It was a brief moment but the
comments and followers on my Instagram that came after that was
unbelievable.”
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