Rihanna and A$AP Rocky took an epic stroll over the weekend in snowy New York to reveal she鈥檚 pregnant with her first child.
Despite the frigid temperatures, the 33-year-old 鈥淒iamonds鈥 singer and fashion mogul showed off her bump in a long open pink coat (vintage Chanel) and ripped jeans as her boyfriend beamed by her side in Harlem, which is A$AP鈥檚 home neighborhood.
In one photo, the two hold hands with smiles on their faces In another, he kisses her forehead. Her bump was well adorned with a long jeweled necklace.
Rihanna spoke of motherhood in 2019 at her fifth Diamond Ball in New York City:
鈥淚鈥檓 a Black woman. I came from a Black woman, who came from a Black woman, who came from a Black woman, and I鈥檓 going to give birth to a Black woman. It鈥檚 a no-brainer. That鈥檚 who I am. It鈥檚 the core of who I am in spirit and DNA.鈥
After months of dating rumors, the two publicly transformed their longstanding friendship into a romance during the pandemic. In an interview with GQ magazine in May 2019, A$AP called her 鈥渕y lady鈥 and 鈥渢he love of my life.鈥 Of the relationship, the 鈥淧MW鈥 rapper spoke of their travels the previous summer in a rented tour bus and how the experience cemented their bond.
Asked what it felt like to be in a relationship after his past as a ladies鈥 man, he said: 鈥淪o much better when you got the One. She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She鈥檚 the One.鈥
He also spoke of having children in the future, telling GQ: 鈥淚f that鈥檚 in my destiny, absolutely. 鈥 I think I鈥檇 be an incredible, remarkably, overall amazing dad. I would have a very fly child.鈥
No further details about the pregnancy were disclosed.
鈥擳he Associated Press