Steph Deschamps / February 1, 2022
Rihanna is expecting her first child with her boyfriend rapper A$AP Rocky. The pregnant singer revealed her round belly during an outing in Rocky's hometown of Harlem last weekend. The singer of the hits Diamonds and Umbrella, who has successfully turned to fashion, was photographed hand in hand with A$AP Rocky, wearing a long pink coat with an unbuttoned bottom, showing her round belly.
The images, taken as a storm deposited a layer of snow on the streets of New York, were posted Monday on Instagram by photographer Miles Diggs, who specializes in celebrity shots.
The couple stopped at one point so Rocky could wrap his arm around Rihanna and give her a sweet kiss on the forehead. The lovebirds went to a trendy New York City restaurant, Carbone, earlier this month and had to sit at a different table than the one they were supposed to in order to accommodate Rihanna's burgeoning belly.
Rihanna was clearly drinking bubbly water and openly rubbing her baby bump, a source exclusively told Page Six.
A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has never hidden his admiration for Rihanna, calling her the love of my life in an interview with GQ last May.
Rihanna is The love of my life and the one, A$AP Rocky told GQ magazine in May 2021.
At the time, Rocky called Rihanna my lady and said their relationship was unlike any he'd had. It's so much better when you have the one, he raved. I think when you know, you know. That's the one.
He also expressed his desire to have children with Rihanna one day. If that's part of my destiny, absolutely, he said. Nah, but like, I think I would be an amazing, remarkably, overall amazing father.
The stars have been a couple since 2020. The couple had made their relationship official last year, after years of persistent rumors. They were initially friends and have known each other for years, with Rocky even opening for Rihanna on her Diamonds World Tour in 2013.