Rihanna is pregnant as she expects first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

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Rihanna is pregnant!

The singer, 33, is expecting her first child with her boyfriend and rapper A$AP Rocky.

The Barbados-born 'We Found Love' hitmaker revealed her baby bump in a series of images taken on a recent photoshoot in NYC.

Despite the freezing temperatures, Rihanna was spotted out on a walk as she made no effort to hide her baby bump. In fact, she was seen bearing it proudly, despite freezing temperatures and snow.

Take a look at Rihanna's blossoming baby bump right here:

The pair have known each other for almost a decade, but their relationship turned romantic in 2020.

Fans speculated she was pregnant in November of last year after she reportedly asked staff not to smoke around her when she attended Barbados’ first-ever presidential inauguration.

Some also claimed they had seen a baby bump. But she shut down rumors the following month, when a fan tweeted her: "Can I come to the baby shower sis!? True or not your babies are going to be beautiful. Sorry everyone’s up in your uterus right now."

"Ha! Stop! You ain’t came to the first 10 baby showers! Y’all breed me every year dammit lol," she wrote.

Fans have been reacting to the exciting baby news on social media, as they rushed to Twitter to congratulate the singer and rapper.

"CONGRATULATIONS TO ASAP ROCKY AND RIHANNA," wrote one fan.

Another added: "CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY @RIHANNA."

"I just know rihanna is gonna be an amazing mother," a third added, before another agreed, adding: Rihanna’s gonna be an amazing mother, that’s for sure."

Another fan added: "A BABY IS COMING! Congratulations to Rihanna and A$AP Rocky for the wonderful news and may she deliver the baby in good health."

A$AP - real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers - confirmed his romance with Rihanna last year, describing her as "the love of [his] life."

He said: "She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She’s the one."

The rapper added that his forthcoming record All Smiles was "absolutely influenced" by Rihanna.

In September of 2021, the couple made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala. Fans also speculated she was pregnant then as she chose to wear a baggy outfit.

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Speaking previously about her plans for motherhood, when asked where she envisions herself in a decade, she told British Vogue: "Ten years? I’ll be 42! I’ll be ancient. I’ll have kids - three or four of ’em."

Rihanna has dated numerous high-profile men throughout the years.

From 2007 until 2009, Rihanna famously dated Chris Brown. The pair endured a bitter public breakup. The star went on to have an on-again, off-again relationship with rapper Drake, with the two seemingly ending on a bad note.

Rihanna briefly dated Travis Scott in 2015, but the brief romance was ill-fated. She then went on to date Saudi businessman, Hassan Jameel, for three years before the couple split in January 2020.

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Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky started dating Victoria's Secret model Chanel Iman in early 2013. They kept their relationship pretty private, but attended events and red carpets together on numerous occasions.

In April 2014, reports surfaced that the couple was engaged after the rapper proposed to Iman, who "happily accepted".

The rapper went on to date singer Rita Ora in 2015, however, the pair seemingly parted ways soon after.

He also dated model Kendall Jenner back in 2016.

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