Rihanna has brought many gifts to the world. She is an influential musician, actress, cosmetics and lingerie mogul, billionaire, and national hero of her native Barbados.
And now he's ready to add another title to that list: parents. The 33-year-old global superstar is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
Photos of the couple walking hand-in-hand in New York City are doing the rounds on Twitter, with news of their announcement spreading like wildfire across social media and celebrity-focused media outlets.
Celebrity photographer Miles Diggs, who goes by Diggy, posted a close-up shot of Rihanna's baby bump on Instagram on Monday, captioning it, "SHE IS!" Many of his fans (including fellow celebrities) were filled with excitement in the comments.
The power couple's exact relationship timeline is unclear, but they have been friends for almost a decade and reportedly went official in the fall of 2020. She made her red carpet debut at the Met Gala in September, making headlines while simultaneously being very casual. ,
Rihanna later told E! news. "We got dressed up and leaving together, and I didn't even realize we were on a carpet together until someone said, 'You're making your debut,' and I was like, 'Oh , s ***.' ,
A$AP Rocky spoke about their relationship in a May 2021 interview with GQ in which he called Rihanna "the love of my life" and "the one".
Asked if he was ready to be a father at some point, he said he thought he would be an "incredible, remarkable, overall wonderful father".
"I will have a very flying baby," he said. "Very."
For her part, Rihanna told British Vogue in May 2020 that she wants to have three or four children and will do it herself if she doesn't find the right person.
"I think society wants to make me feel like, 'Oh, you did wrong...' If your kids don't have a father in their lives, they reduce you as a mother," she said. "But the only thing that matters is happiness - that is the only healthy relationship between parent and child. The only thing that can truly raise a child is love."