At the2025Met Gala,Rihannagraced the red carpet, arriving fashionably late behind her partner, rapperA$AP Rockyand other celebrities. The pop icon and beauty maven has been one of themost talked-about celebritiesdue to her extravagant and unique fashion choices at the star-studded event. This year,Rihanna made another bold fashion statement and surprised fans by showing off a baby bump. Social media users have already gone wild over her third pregnancy. But this isn’t the first time Rihanna has chosen a public event to reveal that she’s expecting. Let’s examine the extravagant ways in whichRihanna has revealed her pregnancies.
Rihanna Reveals Pregnancy at 2025 Met Gala
Superstar Rihanna turned heads on Monday, May 5, after she graced the blue carpet at this year’s 76th annual Met Gala. The event honors the best in avant-garde fashion and raises money for theMetropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. This year’s fashion theme wasSuperfine: Tailoring Black Styleand Rihanna, as always, didn’t disappoint. The 37-year-old Barbados beauty looked fabulous in a custom-made black and gray corseted ensemble designed byMarc Jacobs. Her partner of nearly six years, A$AP Rocky, came, and although they didn’t walk together, the equally fashion-forward rapper looked dapper in a custom-made three-piece suit byAWGE. Although Rihanna’s fashion has long made headlines since her first appearance at the event in 2007, she grabbed attention for something entirely different this year. The “Umbrella"singer revealed a very prominent baby bump on the blue carpet.
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In an interview with Complex Magazine, A$AP Rocky was asked about Rihanna’s impending arrival and fashion choice. The rapper remained coy about her outfit choice but seemingly gave away the fact she was expecting: “I don’t know, whatever, just don’t really cover her baby. bump, you dig?” In a subsequent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna told the entertainment publication how she was feeling about attending the big event whilst being heavily pregnant: “I’m shockingly feeling okay and not too overwhelmed at the moment.” Fans of the pair are already buzzing about what will beRihanna and A$AP Rocky’s third child together. One fan wrote on the social media platform X “I’m very happy for Rihanna. She went through a lot in her career and changed the trajectory of the music industry. Now she has the family she always wanted and is focusing on her passion projects. I love that for her. Congratulations to the beautiful pair.”
Rihanna Revealed Her Previous Two Pregnancies in a Huge Way
As the congratulatory messages continue to pour in for Rihanna, this is hardly the first time the “Diamond” singer has shocked fans with ababy announcement. During a widely lauded performance during the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, Rihanna made headlines for more than just her singing and eye-catching performance. Rihanna, dressed head to toe in an all-red ensemble, revealed a prominent baby bump.
The world learned that she was pregnant at theSuper Bowl, and it then became the focus of a plethora of headlines. Following the big reveal,Rihanna revealed to British Vogue magazinethat she had always wanted to have a big family.“Listen, I’m down for whatever. My wish would be I would like to have more kids but whatever God wants for me, I’m here.” Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their second son,Riot Rose, on August 24, 2025. The couple would later introduce Riot to the world in a series of Instagram photos featuring their eldest son,RZA.
In January 2022, Rihanna shocked the world again when she revealed her first pregnancy during a casual stroll in Harlem with A$AP Rocky. The pop star’s baby bump was completely exposed as she was photographed wearing a hot pink vintage Chanel puffer coat and ripped jeans. Months before the reveal, A$AP Rocky told People Magazine that starting a family was his destiny. The rapper added, “I think I’d be an incredible, remarkably overall amazing dad. I would have a very fly child.” RZA was later born on June 02, 2025. Rihanna said of motherhood, “It’s an epic experience for sure. It’s fun. I literally enjoy it so much because I am just looking at them and living through them, and I’m amazed at like every new discovery of theirs. Even their boundaries, you know they are are teaching me how to be their mom as much as I am teaching them how to be in this world and guide them as best as I can.”
