Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Hope Third Child Is a Girl Keeping Sex Private

AAP Rocky said he and Rihanna are hoping their third child, announced by the singer at the Met Gala in May, will be a girl, telling Elle in a cover interview published late September that the couple is keeping the baby's sex a surprise and "praying for a girl." Rocky, speaking about a pregnancy he said feels different from the first two, added, "I hope it's a girl. I really do. We're praying for a girl. I feel like it's going to be a girl."

Rihanna and Rocky are already parents to two sons, RZA Athelston, born in May 2022, and Riot Rose, born in August 2023. Rocky said the couple had mixed approaches to previous pregnancies, noting, "Our first time, we wanted to know the sex of the baby. The second time, we didn't want to know. Third time, we don't want to know until, you know." He described family as the central focus at home, saying the couple keeps work and business separate from their household life.

While Rocky expressed a clear hope for a daughter, details about the child's arrival and name remain unsettled in public accounts. In a separate interview with GQ published earlier in late September, Rocky thanked people for congratulations in a way that some outlets interpreted...