ANDREA RENAULTAFP
Rihanna loves to make an entrance at the Met Gala, and she certainly did it again Monday, announcing to the world that she is pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
News of the 37-year-old singer and beauty mogul's new baby bump came before she arrived at the A-list fundraising gala.
In a portrait put on Instagram by photographer Miles Diggs, she embraced the Black dandy theme of the gala in a fitted grey Miu Miu blouse and skirt -- the baby bump visible -- matching knee-high boots, a fur stole and a black cloche hat.
Then her long-time partner A$AP Rocky, a co-chair of the event, confirmed the news to reporters who offered congratulations on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you," the rapper said. "I'm glad everybody's happy for us because we're definitely happy."
Finally, after all the other guests had arrived, Rihanna hit the red carpet in a deconstructed black ensemble, complete with a cropped jacket, polka-dot accessories, and a wide-brimmed hat. She cradled her baby bump and smiled for the cameras.
Rihanna made a similarly high-profile pregnancy reveal in 2023 while performing at the Super Bowl halftime show. Later that year, she attended the Met Gala before giving birth.
She and A$AP Rocky are parents to sons RZA, born in May 2022, and Riot, born in August 2023.
Showing off a baby bump at the Met Gala is a thing: retired tennis superstar Serena Williams did it in 2023, and model Karlie Kloss cradled her bump in 2023 and again this year.
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