Rihanna was catching heat from fans after rumors swirled she is pregnant with her first child back in September 2021.

The House of Fenty CEO became the talk of Twitter after her covershoot for Dazed magazine. Rihanna, 33, was seen facing her body away from the camera, sparking social media commenters to assume that she’s hiding a baby bump.

In another shot, the "Umbrella" singer was wearing long, blond locs that were draped all across her body as she lay on the floor. The angle of her stomach along with the hair covering it received the most “she’s pregnant” comments.

Updated on February 1, 2022, by Marissa Romero: Rihanna's eagle-eyed fans were right the whole time about Rihanna's pregnancy. News of the "Umbrella" singer's pregnancy went viral after images of Rihanna and boyfriend, A$AP Rocky walking hand-in-hand were released. Rihanna's exposed belly spoke louder than any worded message could. “She’s due this spring,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “They’re both very excited.”

According to the source, Rihanna and A$AP shared their exciting news about a month ago, keeping their big secret for about as long as they possibly could. Although Rihanna had been spotted out in public several times in recent months, she went through great measures to conceal her belly. Wearing oversized jackets and loose-fitted tops proved to work in her favor.

“Rihanna’s going to be an amazing mother,” the source for Us Weekly shared. “She’s had some practice already with her nieces and nephews. She can’t wait to be a mom! … She’s embracing her pregnancy body and sees it as a beautiful thing. She’s been taking care of herself and her growing baby. ASAP is attending to her every need, definitely treating her like a princess.”

Rihanna's 2021 Met Gala Look

It was Rihanna's look at 2021's Met Gala that sent the rumor mill into overdrive, though. The billionaire showed up to the red carpet with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky by her side, where they both sported some seriously oversized looks for the “In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion” theme.

As the final celebrity to appear on the 2021 Met Gala red carpet, Rihanna closed out the night in a ruffled Balenciaga overcoat and matching hat. A$AP Rocky wore a colorful, specially made quilt-inspired look by ERL. But, while the rapper took off his quilt to show off his suit underneath, Rihanna kept rocking the body-shielding overcoat the entire night.

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Fans' Reactions To Early Rumors Of Rihanna's Pregnancy

Rihanna's Met Gala outfit and her Dazed photo shoot combined caused die hard Rihanna fans to begin praying she was not with child.

"Please stop putting this energy into the universe PLEASE," a second added.

"I tell myself that she’s not interested in having kids so I can sleep at night," a third commented.

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Rihanna's Relationship With A$AP Rocky

Rihanna - full name Robyn Rihanna Fenty - has recieved backlash from her die hard fans "The Navy" over her relationship with A$AP Rocky. The criticism comes from a 2013 interview where Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, spoke to Coveteur magazine.

When asked his opinion on girls wearing makeup, he claimed dark skinned black women should not wear red lipstick. "But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the pair of complexion. I’m just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that," he said. "Just like if you were to wear like—f***king for instance, what do dark skin girls have that you know fair skinned girls cant do… Purple lipstick? Naw, that looks stupid on all girls! Purple lipstick, guys! Like, what the f*ck…"

It caused many to accuse the "F**kin' Problems" rapper of being a colorist.

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A$AP Rocky also caught flack for his 2015 talk at Oxford University where he commented on the police brutality protests. "I have been recording an album in London for a year, so I really wasn't there [protesting] so I can't speak about it."

Again in 2015, in an interview with Time Out New York, the A$AP Mob member appeared to be unconcerned about police violence against African Americans. “I don’t wanna talk about no f****** Ferguson and sh** because I don’t live over there. I live in f***** SoHo and Beverly Hills. I can’t relate,” Rocky said.

Rihanna's First Baby's Rumored Gender

Now that news of Rihanna's pregnancy have been confirmed, fans are squirming to uncover the gender of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's baby. Many social media users already have some theories. Some believe that the couple's big pregnancy photoshoot didn't just reveal the pregnancy itself, but that perhaps it also spoke on the baby's gender.

Rihanna is wearing a bright pink vintage Chanel coat, giving fans big "baby girl" vibes. One Twitter user, according to Yahoo!, exclaimed, "“Rihanna is definitely having a girl, idk why no one is talking about the fact she wore a PINK Chanel jacket to reveal her pregnancy.”

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