Rihanna shared personal photos from the births of her sons to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The singer, 37, posted two delivery room pictures on Saturday, March 8, in which she holds her newborn baby boys. “By far the most powerful thing I’ve ever done as a woman…my little miracles! #InternationalWomensDay,” she captioned the post via Instagram.
In the first picture, Rihanna — decked out in pearls and gold chain necklaces — poses with son RZA as he rests on her chest. In the second image, she looks at the camera through pink sunglasses as Riot Rose snuggles up beside her.
“And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses…don’t ask, a lot was happening,” she added to her Instagram caption.
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Comments flooded in, with Padma Lakshmi writing, “
always dazzling,” and Katy Perry adding, “The BEST.” Jessie J also posted a crown emoji while Aaron Paul commented with three black hearts.
Rihanna shares RZA, 2, and Riot, 19 months, with her partner A$AP Rocky. The pair have been together since 2020.
Rihanna recently supported Rocky, 36, during the Los Angeles trial for an alleged 2021 shooting incident. He was initially charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon for allegedly firing shots at his childhood friend Terell Ephron in 2021 and faced up to 24 years behind bars. He was ultimately found not guilty in February and was seen leaping into Rihanna’s arms upon hearing the verdict.
Rocky told Us Weekly exclusively in December about how he and Rihanna continue to support each other.
“I think that when you’re in love with somebody, you have to sacrifice time for people and stuff like that — make time,” he gushed to Us at the 38th Annual Footwear Achievement Awards in NYC. “Some people are fortunate enough to make more time, and some people are fortunate enough to work together and travel together.”
Rihanna has been open their experience with parenthood and how “great dad” Rocky doesn’t shy away from changing dirty diapers.
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“He does the shirt up over the nose with a stinky diaper. He gets through it. It’s kind of funny,” she told Interview magazine in April 2024.
Rihanna also opened up how she’s become more fearful in life now that she’s a mother.
“I’m actually afraid of s—. The well-being of your kids, you worry about that constantly,” she said. “Nobody warns you that having kids means you’re going to worry every second of your life.”
