The 2025 Met Gala was filled with spectacle. But long after the red carpet closed, the most unforgettable moment arrived—fashionably late, bump first.
Rihanna, in a sculpted black corseted Marc Jacobs gown, revealed she’s expecting her third child with A$AP Rocky. Her silhouette said it all: high glamour, high impact, and undeniably maternal. It wasn’t just an outfit. It was a statement of presence, power, and motherhood.
“I’m glad everybody’s happy for us, ’cause we definitely happy,” Rocky said on the red carpet, confirming the news just before Rihanna made her entrance. “It’s time that we show the people what we was cooking up.”
And what they’re creating is more than just a family—it’s a legacy.
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From power couple to parenting pros
Since confirming their relationship in 2020, Rihanna and Rocky have rewritten the script for modern parenthood in the spotlight.
Their first child, RZA Athelston, was born in May 2022. Their second son, Riot Rose, arrived in August 2023. Now, less than two years into parenting, they’re preparing to welcome baby number three.
In her signature style, Rihanna has turned each pregnancy announcement into a cultural moment:
- In 2022, she debuted her bump in a hot pink puffer coat on the streets of Harlem—part maternity wear, part masterpiece.
- In 2023, she made history as the first visibly pregnant woman to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, rubbing her belly mid-performance in a red jumpsuit and bodysuit.
- And now in 2025, she’s done it again, revealing her third pregnancy at the Met Gala—fashion’s most exclusive stage.
A new chapter in maternal visibility
While most celebrities race to capture the Met Gala spotlight, Rihanna made us wait. And that was the point.
By arriving after the official carpet had closed, she reframed the idea of showing up late—not as an oversight, but as a flex. Moms know this feeling intimately: the world moves fast, but motherhood often requires moving with slow, deliberate intention. Rihanna’s arrival said, I’ll show up when I’m ready—and you’ll still look.
In an industry where pregnancy is often hidden or downplayed, Rihanna’s bump wasn’t just visible—it was styled, celebrated, and central.
More than maternity fashion—it’s maternal power
This year’s Met Gala theme honoured Black style and dandyism, and Rihanna didn’t just dress to match it—she expanded it. Her look, equal parts softness and structure, symbolized a kind of maternal energy we don’t often see in luxury fashion: confident, commanding, creative.
She wore motherhood like a crown
She also continues to challenge the script around what pregnancy looks and feels like in the public eye. “I love him differently as a dad,” Rihanna told Page Six last year, speaking of Rocky. “What a leader, what a great, patient, loving… and my kids are obsessed with him.”
That tenderness—the love between parents, the joy of growing a family—underscores every look, every moment, every reveal.
No expectations, just love: Rihanna’s approach to motherhood
Asked how many kids she wants, Rihanna told Interview Magazine in 2024: “As many as God wants me to have.” She added that she’s open to a girl, but if it’s another boy, “it’s another boy.”
It’s this open-hearted, expansive energy that makes her so deeply relatable to moms everywhere—even while wrapped in couture.
Rihanna is crafting her own playbook for motherhood in the spotlight. One that resists erasure. One that honours the body, the bumps, and the boldness it takes to show up.
This was more than a fashion moment.
It was a maternal mic drop.
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