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Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Welcome A Baby Boy
The Fenty Beauty mogul has given birth to her first child.
The diva gave birth to her first kid, a boy, with lover A$AP Rocky on May 13. The news didn’t break until May 19, when TMZ broke it,
which was then confirmed by People.
The singer first revealed her pregnancy at the end of January, after she and the “Fashion Killa” rapper were photographed walking hand in
hand in New York City. RiRi has spent the last few months elevating maternity style by presenting ensemble after ensemble of runway-ready looks at Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, and beyond.
In an April cover story for Vogue, Rihanna revealed not only her baby belly but also her attitude to pregnancy style, saying, “I’m hopeful that we were able to redefine what’s considered ‘acceptable’ for pregnant women.” My body is doing amazing things right now, and I’m
not ashamed of it. This should be a happy time. Because why should you keep your pregnancy a secret?”
During the discussion, she also mentioned that her pregnancy was an unexpected but ultimately welcome surprise.
“Planning? I wouldn’t call it planning. But I’m not going to plan against it. I have no idea when I ovulate or anything like that.
“We just had a good time,” she remarked. “And then it was simply on the test… After that, Then I was in the doctor’s office the next morning and our journey began.”
During her final trimester, Rihanna also weathered more than her fair share of drama, from viral rumours that Rocky had cheated on her with fashion designer Amina Muaddi (who promptly shot down the accusations as “fake gossip”), to her rapper beau’s April arrest in connection to a November 2021 shooting in L.A. (He’s since been released on $550,000 bail.)
Meanwhile, the Barbados-born star reassured fans shortly after revealing her baby bump that her long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s Anti is still on the way. She joked in February, “My fans would kill me if they waited this long for a lullaby.”