Rihanna celebrated International Women’s Day by sharing two rare photos taken after she gave birth to her sons, RZA, 2, and Riot Rose, 19 months.
The pop diva shares her two kids along with her partner, A$AP Rocky, and has previously expressed her love for being a mom.
Rihanna’s post comes over two weeks after the jury found Rocky not guilty in his criminal case after he was accused of shooting his former friend, A$AP Relli.
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Rihanna Shares Rare Pictures Of RZA And Riot
The “Umbrella” singer joined the remaining of the world to have a good time International Women’s Day on Saturday.
Taking to Instagram, Rihanna shared two candid photos taken from the delivery room after she gave birth to her sons.
The primary snap showed the Fenty founder cradling the then-newborn RZA. She wore a gold necklace and pearls within the snap.
Meanwhile, the second snap showed Rihanna rocking pink sunglasses while cradling the newborn Riot, who slept peacefully in her arms.
Within the post’s caption, Rihanna wrote, “By far probably the most powerful thing I’ve ever done as a girl…my little miracles!”
She added, “And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses… don’t ask, rather a lot was happening.”
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Fans Think Rihanna Had A Third Baby
Expectedly, Rihanna’s candid post generated multiple reactions from her friends and fans, including Katy Perry, who commented, “The BEST,” and journalist Elaine Welteroth, who wrote, “Baddie even during birth! Why we love you a lot @badgalriri.”
Nonetheless, among the fans who commented on the post thought Rihanna had welcomed a 3rd child.
One fan wrote, “Rihanna, please. I believed you had one other baby. I’m going through enough.”
A second fan added, “Why did I believe it was a third baby at first.”
A 3rd person noted, “ngl I believed this was one other successful hidden pregnancy.”
One other fan playfully warned Rihanna, “girl don’t ever scare us like that again.”
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Rihanna’s Love For Motherhood
The “Love on the Brain” singer has never hidden her love for motherhood and has spoken about how she enjoys being a mom several times.
After giving birth to RZA in May 2022, Rihanna posed for the March 2023 cover of British Vogue together with Rocky and her newborn son.
In the duvet interview, she described her first months as a mother, saying, “Oh, my God, it’s legendary. It’s every little thing. You actually don’t remember life before, that is the craziest thing ever.”
She added, “You literally try to recollect it – and there are photos of my life before – but the sensation, the desires, the things that you just enjoy, every little thing, you simply don’t discover with it since you don’t even allow yourself mentally go that far, because… Since it doesn’t matter.”
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While the world was still getting used to Rihanna being a mom, she shocked everyone during her 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance when she revealed she was pregnant along with her second baby.
In August 2023, she welcomed Riot, completing her family. An insider told PEOPLE Magazine on the time, “Rihanna feels her family is now complete,” adding, “It’s something she’s all the time wanted.” The source added, “She loves being a mom, so that is where her mind is in the intervening time.”
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Rihanna Praises A$AP Rocky’s Fatherhood Qualities
A$AP Rocky has been a key component in Rihanna’s love for motherhood, and he or she has never shied away from praising him for that.
In February, she told Harper’s Bazaar that the “best thing” about her partner is “seeing him be a dad.”
The wonder and cosmetics mogul also joked about her kids sometimes being more into their dad than her, which “annoyed” her.
She said, “I’m annoyed because my sons sometimes just live for him greater than they live for me.”
Rihanna added, “And I’m like, ‘Did you already know who cooked you? Do you already know who pushed you out?’ They usually love him, but once I see it, oh, it’s the most effective.”
Rihanna And A$AP Rocky Survive Prison Scare
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have wowed many with their love story and family dynamics. Nonetheless, all that was in danger in the previous couple of months because the rapper battled his legal case.
Rocky’s former friend, A$AP Relli, accused him of shooting him during an altercation in November 2021.
The rapper declined a plea deal before the trial began in January 2025 and faced a 24-year sentence if found guilty.
Eventually, after tense trial proceedings, which Rihanna attended occasionally, including once along with her and Rocky’s sons, the jury found Rocky innocent and acquitted him of all charges.
After the jury’s verdict, a relieved Rihanna thanked God, writing, “THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD AND GOD ALONE! THANKFUL, HUMBLED BU HIS MERCY!”
