Rihanna is a woman of many talents. She's an influential musician, actress, cosmetics and lingerie mogul, billionaire, and national hero of her native Barbados.
And now she's adding another title to the list: parent. The global superstar, 33, is expecting her first child, with rapper A$AP Rocky.
Photos of the couple walking hand in hand in Harlem, New York City are making the rounds online, with news of their announcement spreading like wildfire across the internet.
Celebrity photographer Miles Diggs, who goes by Diggzy, posted a close-up shot of Rihanna's baby bump on Instagram on Monday, writing "SHE IS !" Her many admirers sounded off excitedly in the comments.
Rihanna told British Vogue in May 2020 that she wants to have three or four kids and would do it on her own if she didn't meet the right person.
"I feel like society makes me want to feel like, 'Oh, you got it wrong ...' They diminish you as a mother if there's not a dad in your kids' lives," she said. "But the only thing that matters is happiness — that's the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. That's the only thing that can raise a child truly, is love."
A$AP Rocky spoke about their relationship in an interview with GQ in May 2021 in which he called Rihanna "the love of my life" and "the One."