Rihanna, surprise pregnancy and media revenge at the Met Gala
Rihanna strikes again. This time, it was her rounded belly that caught the eye at the Met Gala 2025… but not only that.
Entry calculated to the millimetre
Arriving (very) late at the Carlyle Hotel, Rihanna orchestrated her revelation with characteristic strategic flair. Wearing a total Miu Miu look, she briefly tried to hide her pregnancy under a fur stole. In vain: the message is clear. And the image has already gone viral. The Met Gala 2025, known for its eccentricities, finds its figurehead in her. Third pregnancy or third media masterclass?
A double reading outfit
On the blue daffodil carpet, Rihanna joined her partner A$AP Rocky, co-president of the evening. She opts for a Marc Jacobs look: gray corset, striped skirt, short black jacket, two-tone Richelieu shoes and large dark hat. In appearance, sober. In reality, highly symbolic. In contrast to the expected pomp, this style recalls Edwardian silhouettes… as if to inscribe her pregnancy in a lineage, a continuity, almost royalty.
A personal victory for A$AP Rocky
The announcement of this new maternity comes at just the right time for A$AP Rocky, who has just been cleared in a serious court case. Charged with assault with a deadly weapon in 2021, the rapper avoided up to 24 years in prison after a tense trial that ended in February 2025. The announced birth of this third child is therefore not insignificant: it seals a page, restores an image and repositions a couple.
A star couple who master the publicity effect
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky don’t communicate randomly. Every appearance seems designed to thwart the expected, to subvert the narrative. Their family almost becomes a storytelling tool, at the crossroads of the intimate and the political. Pop culture makes no mistake: it sets them up as contemporary icons of reinvented parenthood.
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