Shortly following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, social media headlines quickly circulated to the conspiracy and media meme of the Trisha Paytas baby curse. The alleged curse links the pregnancies of YouTube star Trisha Paytas to deaths and illnesses of public figures. Fans linked her third pregnancy to the death of the Pope, with her due date being in July. Although completely untrue and just a funny coincidence, the meme spread over multiple platforms across social media.
This isn’t the first time fans have speculated a baby reincarnation. The theory started back in 2022, following Queen Elizabeth ll’s death, when Trisha was pregnant with her first child. Her daughter, Malibu Barbie, was born just a week after her death. This sparked headlines in the media that her daughter was a reincarnation of the queen.
Another conspiracy sparked when King Charles lll was diagnosed with cancer in February of 2024. During this time, Trisha was pregnant with her second daughter, born just 3 months after the diagnosis. More people started to believe that maybe the theory is real. As everytime she is pregnant, a public figure (usually a monarch) dies or gets an illness.
Just minutes after the death of Pope Francis, the claims started circulating again. Trisha, now expecting her third child, was again in the public eye. Articles stated that her first son, due in July, is speculated to be reincarnation of the Pope.
She has come to the media about the certain issue, expressing that she doesn’t want her pregnancies to be affiliated with the deaths and illnesses of these individuals. She has denied any involvement with the coincidences on multiple platforms, tweeting “Literally no comment” back during her second pregnancy.
Almost three years later, the meme is still going viral, which makes fans wonder, what will happen if Trisha becomes pregnant again, and who will be its monarch descendant?
