‘Real mothers dress lazily,’ says Rihanna

Exhausted mother, passionate woman, successful businesswoman and fulfilled adult: Rihanna’s new “skin” came to light in a long interview given to the American magazine “Interview”.

At 36 years old, the singer says that it recently dawned on her that her fans are growing up with her. “It’s crazy to see that my fans are adults, they’re getting married and having kids with me. I’m like, ‘Hey, wait, you were 16,'” the pop star laughs.

Mother of RZA, almost 2 years old, and Riot, six months old, with rapper A$AP Rocky, she says she had to adapt her fashion icon routine to the new reality.

While Rocky maintains his position as a men’s fashion idol, being the first black man to represent Dior, Rihanna has made it a priority to dress the children first — and then wear something that doesn’t get in the way of picking them up and that doesn’t hurt their faces. “Real mothers dress lazily,” she concludes.

“I feel like a mess around this man. We’re going to catch a plane and he wants to go in a full Bottega Veneta look. And I want to wear sweatpants. I’m like: ‘Oh my God, I look like his assistant'”, she said.

Regarding the family routine, Rihanna says that both she and her husband change diapers. “He never ran away from diapers, no. He puts his t-shirt over his nose when it’s really stinky, it’s funny”, laughs the pop star.

Butt tightness

A hip hop fairytale, Rihanna and Rocky’s story began in 2012, at the VMA rehearsals. “He grabbed my butt and everyone on the team was very worried, thinking I was going to want his head. And I said: ‘Ah, leave it alone’. And everyone was like: ‘Wow, she likes him!”, he recalled.

But the two only went out together in 2019, after a while of meeting each other at fashion events, shows and launches. “We knew each other for a long time. I saw him dating, he saw me dating, we saw each other single, we knew we were capable [de ficar um com o outro] but we were also aware of the problems we could bring into each other’s lives. It could be a love story or a heartbreak story. And then, we started to go out very carefully,” he says.

“I just let what had to happen happen. I put God in control. In previous relationships, I tried, tried and tried, I did my best, and I still felt like it wasn’t enough”, he said.

“When someone sees the whole of you, believes in you, and thinks you deserve to be the mother of their children, it’s a wonderful feeling. I feel the same way about him. I just knew he would be a good father,” says the passionate pop star, who doesn’t rule out having more children. “As many as God wants to send me.”