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Drake says Rhea Ripley is his muse on Not This Again podcast

Published 2 September 2025

Music superstar Drake said he has found an unlikely muse in WWE Womens World Champion Rhea Ripley, telling interviewer Bobbi Althoff that his Instagram For You page is filled with content about the Australian wrestler. The comments came on the premiere episode of Althoff's Not This Again podcast, where Drake described Ripley as "like my muse" and added, "My F.Y.P. page is just all Rhea Ripley. She's a wrestler. She's like my muse, but I'm the opposite of probably everything that she likes."

The exchange unfolded as Drake and Althoff compared Instagram feeds. When Althoff said she did not know who Ripley was, Drake explained why the WWE star dominates his recommendations and briefly searched for fellow rapper Tyga's account during the segment. Fans and wrestling observers interpreted the remarks as another sign of Drake's growing public association with professional wrestling.

Drake's interest in WWE is not new. He was spotted in the front row at the Elimination Chamber event in Toronto earlier this year while Ripley defended her title. The company made no on-air mention of his presence, though fellow celebrity and WWE performer Logan Paul acknowledged the rapper with an "OVO"...

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