Rihanna once again showed that good things come to those who wait, arriving in signature late style to the Met Gala on Monday with a brand new accessory — a baby bump.
After her partner A$AP Rocky confirmed to reporters earlier in the night that the couple was indeed expecting their third child, Rihanna showed off her bump in a pinstripe, suited-up fit, accompanied by a large black hat and her hair in a long ponytail.
The superstar chose another star-studded moment to announce baby No. 3 after debuting her second pregnancy during her Super Bowl halftime performance in 2023. She and A$AP Rocky, who have been together since 2020, are already parents to sons RZA Athelston Mayers and Riot Rose Mayers.
The two have become Met Gala staples over the years, frequently closing down the carpet with their best-dressed looks. A$AP Rocky is also one of this year’s Met Gala co-chairs, alongside Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour and honorary chair LeBron James. This year’s Met Gala theme celebrates the Costume Institute’s new exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, which is on view from May 10 to Oct. 26.
This year marked a return to the Met Gala carpet after Rihanna had to miss last year’s event after coming down with the flu. A$AP Rocky — who said that he thought he “was being pranked at first” when Anna Wintour asked him to co-chair, and chose to wear a look he personally designed — told The Hollywood Reporter that his counterpart would be “fashionably late,” hence their separate arrival.
Check out THR‘s full Met Gala 2025 coverage, including the red carpet arrivals.
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