Rihanna is reportedly planning to marry boyfriend A$AP Rocky in Barbados, following the birth of their baby.
The chart-topping singer and her rapper partner, both 33, announced that they were expecting their first child on Monday, revealing the news in a series of baby bump pictures on the streets of New York.
It’s now been said that the couple plan to tie the knot in Rihanna’s home country, and have even lined up Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, 56, as godmother for the baby.
A source told The Sunday Mirror: ‘Rihanna is totally smitten with A$AP. They have a very close bond and Rihanna has always been quite traditional.
‘They will be married, for sure. She has told pals she wants to be with him for ever, and he has said the same.’
Revealing that there are ‘no plans yet’ for when the wedding will be but ‘it won’t be before the baby is born’, the source added: ‘She has always wanted to get married and A$AP is her forever person.’
The insider added that the wedding will take place in Barbados because both have family here and the country ‘holds a very special place in their hearts’.
Ms Mottley has reportedly been mentioned in ‘talk’ of her becoming a godparent to the child, with the source saying that Rihanna ‘adores her’.
The star was made a National Hero in November after Barbados – where she also rang in the new year with A$AP – removed Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state and became the world’s newest Republic.
Rihanna was spotted making Prince Charles laugh as he attended the presidential inauguration ceremony at Heroes Square, Bridgetown, where the star was visibly touched to be honoured as the country’s 11th National Hero for her achievement in entertainment and shining a positive light on Barbados globally.
After announcing the pregnancy news via their professional photo shoot, the We Found Love singer finally uploaded a picture of her baby bump to Instagram on Wednesday, where she was seen pulling up a football jersey and looking down at her stomach to reveal her sizable bump.
‘How the gang pulled up to black history month,’ Rihanna captioned the image – the US celebrates Black History Month in February.
She also included the original pregnancy photo shoot that featured dad-to-be A$AP. In that shoot, the Umbrella singer is seen in a bubblegum pink vintage Chanel puffer jacket and jeans, with her stomach on show and adorned with necklaces.
A$AP and Rocky have known each for years and worked together on a remix of her track, Cockiness, before growing closer over and first being romantically linked at the start of 2020.
Since then, they’ve kept their relationship mainly behind closed doors.
Rihanna’s father Ronald Fenty also spoke out about the impending addition to his family, and told Page Six: ‘I’m so happy that I jumped for joy. I’m still so excited.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Rihanna and A$AP for comment.
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