Rihanna Attempts to "Hide the Baby Bump" in Cheeky Lingerie
Rihanna appears in the latest Savage x Fenty campaign.
In an Instagram post, she said she hid her baby bump in the photoshoot.
The singer revealed her third pregnancy earlier this month.Rihanna is celebrating the start of summer with a steamy photoshoot. On Friday, the singer rang in the launch of her lingerie brand Savage x Fenty's summer collection by posing in a sexy campaign.
In new imagery, Rihanna poses against a pool tile backdrop wearing a floral lace bra and matching cheeky underwear. As indicated by her own Instagram caption, the photos were likely taken months before she revealed her latest pregnancy.
"It's me playing 'hide the baby bump' whole shoot! boutta be a cheeky summer ☀️🍑," she wrote.
Rihanna and her partner of five years, A$AP Rocky, have two sons named RZA and Riot. Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala earlier this month, the Anti artist stepped out in New York City to reveal her third pregnancy to the public.
Hours later, she walked up the Metropolitan Museum of Art's famous steps in a corseted maternity gown by Marc Jacobs—complete with an oversized hat.
On the red carpet, Rocky said "it feels amazing" to know he'll soon be a father of three. "It's time that we show the people what we was cooking up. And I'm glad everybody's happy for us 'cause we definitely happy, you know," the "LSD" rapper told the Associated Press.
Rihanna teased that she and Rocky were open to having more children during an April 2024 chat with Interview magazine. 'I don't know what God wants, but I would go for more than two. I would try for my girl. But of course if it's another boy, it's another boy.'
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