"Kai got all the celebs supporting him": Fans react as Kai Cenat shares Rihanna’s DM on the livestream with the fans

Kai Cenat did a live stream on Twitch on April 7. Amidst the talks, Cenat pulled out his phone and showed his audience a DM received by him from Rihanna, which said,

"Kaaaaaiii!!! I love this!"

In the next message, she wrote,

"I know you do this all the time, but the kidsss! And they genuinely love you! Great job all around man!"

He further added the context behind the text by saying,

"This is when I paid for the kids meal."

The incident is believed to be three months old when Kai Cenat met two young children at a pizza place. The kids further told Cenat that they had seen him on YouTube, which made Kai feel happy, and he offered to pay for their pizza in return.

After the incident, Kai received praise from his fans for his kind gesture. From his new clip, it seems the gesture also impressed Rihanna, who admired the streamer via DM.

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Fans react as Kai Cenat shows Rihanna's DM on his live stream

The clip went viral, with many media sites and fan pages covering it. A pop culture news account on X, @PopBase, also uploaded Rihanna's tweet sent to Kai Cenat for his gesture.

The post soon got the attention of Kai Cenat and Rihanna fans, who showed their reactions in the tweets.

A user, @arianaunext, tweeted,

"Damn Kai got all the celebs supporting him 😭"

Another user, @pjweb3, commented,

"That DM from Rihanna is next-level validation. Kai’s been doing real ones work for a minute now, and getting love from her just proves he’s moving right, impact over clout."

One more user, @simonkp, added,

"That's really cool of Rihanna! Kai's always looking out for the kids. It's great to see people using their platforms for good."

Another user, @cinimodyeslah, posted,

"Number 1 streamer for a reason 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"

A user, @nomadicmoon_, wrote,

"Kai really got Rihanna fangirling over his kindness man’s winning in life and the DMs!"

Another user, @luv4jazlyn, added,

"does this mean we're getting a Kai Cenat & Rihanna collabo?"

One more user, @szaseiji, commented,

"this better than a grammy… rihanna DMs hold weight"

However, this is not the first time Kai Cenat has gotten a celebrity's attention. Cenat has streamed with many celebrities before on Twitch. The names of some of these celebrities include Lil Uzi Vert, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Kevin Hart, SZA, Snoop Dogg, Benny Blanco, and Marshmallow.

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With over 13 million subscribers on Instagram, Kai Cenat is one of the most successful and richest Twitch streamers of 2025. He also made a guest appearance in the Good Burger 2 movie in 2023.