Babies on the brain! pregnant Rihanna and ASAP Rocky couldn’t be happier to be expecting their second child – but welcoming back-to-back children wasn’t their original plan.
The “Umbrella” singer and the New York native, both 34, “were surprised the second pregnancy happened so quickly,” a source told the insider. Us Weekly after Rihanna revealed her baby bump during the Super Bowl 2023 halftime show. “She wanted another baby and tried, but the pregnancy came sooner than expected!”
The Fenty Beauty founder brought the house down at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 12, performing live for the first time in years. She flaunted her figure in an all-red Loewe ensemble, debuting her pregnancy as she belted out a mix of her greatest hits. A source later confirmed that the couple is expecting baby number 2 less than a year after welcoming their son.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock for HFPA“Rihanna and ASAP are thrilled to be parents again,” the insider said for the first time us. “He loves his family and is excited to add another member.”
us broke the news in February 2020 that the musicians were “hooking up” after they attended the 2019 Fashion Awards together in London. The “Angels” rapper talked about romance for the first time during a May 2021 interview with GQ.
“[It’s] it gets better when you get The One. He’s about, like a million others,” said Rihanna “love of my life” when she reflected on their relationship. “I think that you know, you know. He’s The One.”
The “Diamonds” singer and her lover announced next January that they are expecting a baby. Rihanna and Rocky posed for a maternity photo on a snowy day in NYC, with the then-pregnant star leaving her pink coat open to show off her belly. She gave birth to a baby boy four months later.
During a rare interview with Vogue, the “Lift Me Up” singer spoke candidly about how he and Rocky went from being friends to more. “People don’t easily get out of the friend zone with me,” she admitted in a May 2022 cover story. “
The Grammy winner noted that the couple’s connection has been strained during the coronavirus pandemic. “They were my family at the time,” she explained. “My mom has a good read on people. She looks first and then slows down. I think I’m the same way. There are some guys I’ve dated that I wouldn’t have seen until now. But she was attracted to him from the jump.
Since welcoming her first child, the Savage x Fenty founder and record producer has kept quiet about parenthood. A special source us last year that the couple wanted their little one – whose name has not been revealed – to stay out of the spotlight these days.
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“She wants a big family,” the insider added in May 2022. “Rihanna is happy to be pregnant and embracing her pregnancy body. … Right now, she’s just spending precious time with her love.”