Rihanna showed off her incredible postpartum figure in a figure-hugging sequined gown while attending the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky on Wednesday evening.
Just days after announcing the long-awaited music comeback for the first time in five years, a single for the Black Panther sequel called Lift Me Up, the nine-time Grammy winner and her baby daddy, both 34, coordinated outfits on their latest date night.
As she flaunted her enviable curves on the purple carpet, the F**kin’ Problems rapper cut a stylish figure in an oversized light grey jacket and coordinating pants.
The duo, who welcomed a baby boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, posed for photos with their arms lovingly wrapped around each other. During a rare public outing since welcoming her bundle of joy, whose name has yet to be revealed, five months ago, the Umbrella crooner radiated beauty with her dark hair styled in beachy waves and a plum lipstick.
The Fenty Beauty’s glamorous makeup look consisted of a metallic grey eyeshadow, bronzer, blush and layers of mascara for volume and length. Her single for the upcoming film, which is expected to make a whopping $175M during its box office debut next month, will be released on Friday.
Rihanna hasn’t released an album since Anti came out in 2016. She last released a single in 2020 when she came out with Believe It with PartyNextDoor.
Previously, the Diamonds singer turned down the opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl in 2019 because of the way Colin Kaepernick had been treated.
The former San Francisco 49er refused to stand for the US national anthem at the beginning of games to protest police brutality and racial inequality. After he became a free agent, no teams signed him.
The quarterback sued the NFL in November 2017, accusing team owners of collusion in not hiring him.
The suit was withdrawn two years later after Kaepernick and the NFL reached a confidential settlement. He remains unsigned.
In explaining her decision at the time, the Grammy winner told Vogue, ‘ I couldn’t dare do that. For what? Who gains from that? Not my people.’
‘I just couldn’t be a sellout,’ she said, ‘I couldn’t be an enabler. There’s things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way.’
News that Rihanna was dating longtime friend A$AP broke in January 2020 following her split from Hassan Jameel, whom she dated for almost three years.
Rihanna and A$AP were also romantically linked in 2013 for a brief period when she appeared in his music video for Fashion Killa.
In January of this year she revealed she was pregnant when she stepped out with Rocky in Harlem, NYC, where he grew up.
She looked proud while presenting her baby bump as she had her long hot pink jacket pulled back to expose her tummy.
As far as being pregnant, she told Vogue’s May 2022 issue it did not slow her down.
None of the dials are turned down,’ she told the fashion bible. ‘I think I even say yes to more now because I know it will be different on the other side of this. At first I expected some magical change, but really I remain who I am.’
The star will have a lot to juggle now that she is a mom. She has her singing career, her makeup line and her lingerie brand.
Still, I have businesses that aren’t going to run themselves. My mom handled the three of us with not even close to the amount of resources that I have, so I can absolutely do it.’