Trisha Paytas, the 36-year-old American YouTuber, singer, and podcaster, has once again become the center of internet fascination following her announcement in March 2025 that she is pregnant with her third child.
The baby, due in July 2025, will join her daughters, Malibu Barbie (born September 14, 2022) and Elvis (born May 24, 2024), with husband Moses Hacmon. However, the announcement has taken an unexpected turn on X, where users are humorously claiming that Paytas’s unborn child is the reincarnation of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025.
Pregnancy Announcement and Public Reaction
Paytas shared the news of her third pregnancy on her Just Trish podcast and Instagram, describing it as a “complete surprise”.
In a TikTok post, she danced with her family, holding ultrasound photos, with text reading, “Baby #3 Coming July!!!”. Fans expressed excitement, but the announcement quickly became fodder for internet memes due to its timing with a major global event: the death of Pope Francis.
X Posts Fuel Pope Francis Reincarnation Jokes
The passing of Pope Francis, prompted a wave of playful speculation on X, where users linked Paytas’s pregnancy to the pontiff’s death.
Posts such as “WELCOME BACK POPE FRANCIS” and “Pope Frances coming soon” began circulating, with one viral post stating, “you’re laughing. pope francis is about to be reincarnated as trisha paytas’ baby and you’re laughing”.
Another user wrote, “so was pope francis gonna be trisha paytas’s baby reincarnation or someone else”.
The speculation gained traction due to the coincidental timing, as Paytas’s pregnancy was announced just weeks before the pope’s passing.
History of Reincarnation Memes
This is not the first time Paytas’s children have been the subject of reincarnation memes. In 2022, the birth of her first daughter, Malibu Barbie, coincided with the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, leading to widespread jokes that the baby was the Queen reincarnated. Social media posts at the time included comments like “the queen’s soul waiting to reincarnate as trisha paytas’ baby”.
Similarly, her second pregnancy in 2023 was linked to King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis, prompting further memes.
