Why Rihanna Kept Her Pregnancy A Secret, Denied A$AP Rocky Rumors For So Long

Bajan beauty Rihanna has proudly debuted her bare baby bump during an outing in lover A$AP Rocky’s hometown, Harlem, over the weekend. Late last year, the singer quashed the pregnancy scuttlebutt that made rounds on social media after she was named the 11th national hero in Barbados.

For the Harlem jaunt, Riri, 33, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, donned a long pink jacket and paired it with loose ripped jeans, Page Six reported. She would complete the ensemble with a long embellished necklace that adorns her bump with jewels.

Meanwhile, her beau, 33, real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers, was in a white sweater and blue jacket that matched his paired leather pants.

The “Praise the Lord” rapper and “Ocean’s Eight” star walked down the street but stopped strolling at one point so Rocky could wrap his arm around Rihanna, giving her a sweet kiss on the forehead.

Earlier this month, the lovebirds reportedly dined at Carbone, a trendy New York City restaurant Carbone, during which they had to be seated separately to give room to RiRi’s burgeoning belly.

“Rihanna was quite clearly drinking sparkling water and openly rubbing her baby bump,” an insider said. “At one point she got up and had to maneuver the bump around the side of the table!”

Days following the Manhattan tryst, the glowing mother-to-be turned up to her beau’s NYC recording studio wearing a turquoise sports jersey, which she paired with stilettos, a winter coat, and a Goyard bag.

The “Love on the Brain” songstress, who previously dated Chris Brown, Drake, and fellow billionaire Hassan Jamee, first sparked pregnancy rumors in November when she accepted the National Hero award of her native Barbados in a tight slinky Bottega Veneta midi dress.

Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice the alleged baby bump behind her bodycon garb. However, the Fenty Beauty founder would shut down the fake news surrounding her alleged pregnancy.

In a DM that was eventually shared to the public by a fan, Rihanna told an IG follower named Jen, “Haaaaa! Stawwwp! You ain’t come to the first 10 baby showers! Y’all breed me every year dammit lol.”

The fashion mogul had also been opting to wear oversized shirts and dresses during date nights with A$AP last year, sending the rumor mill further into overdrive.

As for Rocky, it’s no secret how he has fallen hard for the Barbados Ambassadress, whom he calls the “love of his life” and “my lady” in an interview with GQ last May, according to People.

At the time, he also confessed their relationship is different from any other he’s ever had and expressed his desire to have kids with her one day. The couple began dating sometime in late 2020 after years of being good friends.

“So much better when you got the one. She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones,” he said. “I think when you know, you know. She’s the one.”