Rihanna had some very special company as she arrived in Milan on Thursday, little more than a week after confirming her second pregnancy.
The singer and actress was joined by her baby son, who at nine-months of age was travelling to Italy for his first ever fashion week – a run of ready-to-wear womenswear shows that began on Wednesday.
Making her way across the city’s Malpensa Airport, Rihanna, 35, cradled her young son as she searched for her car.
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The singer, who is expected to release new music this year, was also accompanied by boyfriend ASAP Rocky, with the couple expected to attend a string of shows over the coming days.
Dressed in an ankle-length coat and black hooded top, Rihanna appeared to be braced for chilly fourteen degree temperatures in the Italian fashion capital.
New arrival: Rihanna had some very special company as she arrived in Milan on Thursday, little more than a week after confirming her second pregnancy
Make way: The singer and actress was joined by her baby son, who at nine-months of age was travelling to Italy for his first ever fashion week
Cosy: The singer was prepared for the Italian winter in a thick ankle-length coat and black hooded top
Meanwhile her son, who looked somewhat bemused by attention their arrival inevitably generated, was equally prepared in a brown woolen romper suit.
Rihanna’s rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky appeared to be in a cheerful mood as he greeted onlookers with a smile before climbing into their waiting people carrier.
This will be the second child for the mogul and her boyfriend. The couple have been in a relationship since 2020.
Speaking to the magazine, Rihanna said Rocky is her ‘best friend’ and admitted she can’t remember what her life was like before having her son in May 2022.
She said of becoming a mother: ‘It’s everything, you really don’t remember life before, that’s the craziest thing ever.’
Upbeat: Rihanna’s rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky appeared to be in a cheerful mood as he greeted onlookers with a smile before climbing into their waiting people carrier
Luxury: The singer and her family travelled to Italy on a private jet ahead of fashion week
Inseparable: Rihanna kept a tight hold of her young son as she climbed from her private jet
Proud mother: Rihanna announced the birth of her first child with ASAP Rocky last May
Rihanna out with A$AP Rocky after announcing second pregnancy
Let’s go: She was seen making her way towards a waiting car outside the airport on Thursday
Tight grip: The pregnant singer pressed her son, who’s name has not been disclosed, to her chest
We’ve got you covered: Security looked an as she prepared to depart the airport on Thursday
Rihanna said her first few months as a mother were a rollercoaster and described giving birth as a ‘head-f**k’, saying she couldn’t believe she entered the hospital pregnant and left with a baby.
Rihanna admitted that having a child has also made her reevaluate as she described raising her son as one of the ‘scariest’ responsibilities ever in her life.
She said: ‘Raising a young Black man is one of the scariest responsibilities in life […] ‘You’re like, ‘What am I leaving my kids to? This is the planet they’re gonna be living on?’
‘Everything changes when you have a baby but I wouldn’t say it’s done anything but made us closer,’ she added.
Bustle: There was an inevitable throng of activity as Rihanna arrived in the Italian fashion capital with her family
Don’t mind me: But Rocky was hard to miss as he made his way across the airport with his entourage
We’re off: The rapper beamed as he climbed into the rear of his waiting car following his flight to Italy
Daddy’s boy: Rocky was seen fussing over his young son as they idled in the back seats
Proud: Rihanna, who announced her second pregnancy just over a week ago, gazed down at her son as they prepared to depart
She also gushed over Rocky’s relationship with their son, saying their baby boy needs validation from his father as she described their close bond.
The couple shot their recent cover for British Vogue on a beach in mid-December. At the time, she had no idea she was pregnant again.
‘How crazy both of my babies were in these photos and mommy had no clue,’ the star wrote on Instagram on Wednesday while proudly sharing images from the shoot.
Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, admitted he learned about her new surprise pregnancy while watching her big reveal during the Super Bowl halftime show.
There he is: The youngster looked slightly bemused as he waited for the car to set off
Close bond: Rihanna recently praised Rocky’s relationship with their son, saying their baby boy needs validation from his father as she described their close bond
Happy family: The trio finally set off, with Rocky in the front seat while Rihanna entertained their son in the back
Fenty told TMZ on Sunday that he is ‘over the moon about his daughter and A$AP Rocky’s new kiddo’ and is hopeful she has a girl.
Ronald commented that he already has four grandsons and is ‘hoping RiRi can shake things up with a girl.’
He added that ‘he’s excited about the prospect of having a granddaughter.’
Ronald told the outlet that Rihanna got him tickets to the big game without mentioning that she was pregnant.
Woah baby! Rihanna confirmed she was pregnant with her second child after surprising fans with a baby bump during her highly anticipated comeback at Super Bowl 57 last week
Surprised grandfather: Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, found out about her new pregnancy while he was watching the Super Bowl halftime show. Fenty told TMZ that he hoped for a girl
Rihanna pays tribute to the late Andre Leon Talley at Super Bowl
