Rihanna broke the internet on Monday morning after pictures surfaced of her showing off her pregnant belly and fans haven't stopped flooding the timeline with their reactions. The "Diamonds" singer popped up on social media in a picture with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky on her arm as they appeared to take a stroll with her jeweled baby bump on full display under her pink Chanel coat.
OMG RIHANNA IS PREGNANT!!! ???? pic.twitter.com/hbPliZ5TSI
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) January 31, 2022
Despite months of baby rumors and speculation, the confirmation comes as a shock for many.
Drake waking up and seeing why Rihanna trending pic.twitter.com/QIZhnKv4rT
— Thee Stallion’s Whoreˣ⁴ (@Depressed_Bihhh) January 31, 2022
Me seeing this Rihanna news pic.twitter.com/ITRGjaQNN2
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 31, 2022
congrats to rihanna but on behalf of all the diaspora aunties it’s snowing baby pls put that belly away before u catch a womb cold ????????????????????????????????????????
— rawiya kameir (@rawiya) January 31, 2022
Several celebrities including Nicki Minaj, Lizzo, Bia and others congratulated the soon-to-be mom on her pregnancy.
Nicki Minaj congratulates Rihanna on her pregnancy in new Instagram post:
“conquered the world already. Given so much. Nothing left to prove. you deserve your own little gift now…” pic.twitter.com/AYjJwyIB78
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 31, 2022
ngl though…. rihanna’s baby might just be the prettiest person to walk this earth
— Ivyprofen ????✨ (@IvyKungu) January 31, 2022
Of course, fans were still thinking about an album from the singer.
“She gone drop the album after the baby”
“We still gone get new Rihanna music” pic.twitter.com/1oNYjFf8X7
— Drebae (@Drebae_) January 31, 2022
Rihanna child not even here yet but the other baby brands gotta pack it up. Fenty Baby is on the way. Price of diapers just went UP pic.twitter.com/a2n2GB1VAI
— Drebae (@Drebae_) January 31, 2022
"As someone who has loved and admired Rihanna since the beginning of her career it brings me joy to see her get her dream. This is LITERALLY what she always stated she wanted. In every interview. And she got it. She deserves every ounce of happiness and love," one Twitter user shared.
"Happy for Rihanna and wishing peace to those who for no logical reason thought they had a chance of getting Rihanna pregnant," another said.
The soon-to-be bundle of joy marks Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's first child together. The couple started dating in 2020 after she publicly split from her billionaire ex-boyfriend Hassan Jameel and have since had to answer a barrage of questions concerning when they would be building their family together, People reports.
A$AP Rocky opened up about their relationship in May of last year, telling GQ that being in a relationship with the pop star feels "so much better" than the ones in his past.
"She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She's the One," he told the outlet.
He continued, noting that he felt fatherhood was "in my destiny, absolutely."
"I think I'd be an incredible, remarkably overall amazing dad. I would have a very fly child. Very," he said at the time.