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Fashionably late? Pregnant <\/span>Rihanna <\/b><\/a>and her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky<\/strong><\/a>, appeared to leave their hotel two hours late for the\u00a02023 Met Gala<\/a> after the couple missed out on the red carpet festivities completely. They finally walked the red carpet at around 10:30 p.m. EST, roughly two and a half hours after their celebrity counterparts entered the Met.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rihanna, 35, wore a bold white gown adorned with floral appliques. She later removed the intricate cape to reveal her growing baby bump. Rocky, 34, paid tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld with his own take on the designer\u2019s classic style. The rapper wore a classic Lagerfeld-inspired tuxedo jacket, but paired the elegant look with denim pants and flannel detailing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The duo seemingly exited their hotel about two hours late, with the Fenty Beauty businesswoman wearing a fur coat and the rapper in a black and white tuxedo. The couple held hands as they exited their hotel and were greeted by screaming fans, according to a video recorded by paparazzi.<\/span><\/p>\n The \u201cWe Ride\u201d singer skipped the opportunity to show off her outfit on the bulk of the red carpet for this year\u2019s theme \u201cKarl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,\u201d which honored the late German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite skipping the \u201cGilded Glamour\u201d themed event in 2021, as one of the best-dressed attendees, Rihanna was honored at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a breathtaking marble statue that proudly showed off her pregnant silhouette.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShut down the met in marble! What\u2019s more gilded than that?\u201d the Fenty Beauty founder shared via Instagram<\/a> at the time. \u201cThank you @metmuseum and @voguemagazine for this historic tribute. Y\u2019all bad for this one!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While Rihanna is no stranger to walking the steps of the prestigious fundraising event, this year she carried baby No. 2<\/a> as her special guest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The \u201cLove on the Brain\u201d artist made the major announcement<\/a> she was expecting her second child<\/a> with boyfriend<\/span> A$AP Rocky<\/b><\/a> while performing for the first time after a seven-year hiatus for the Super Bowl LVII halftime show<\/a> in February 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A day after the performance, a source close to the couple exclusively told <\/span>Life & Style <\/span><\/i><\/a>they were \u201con top of the world\u201d after announcing the news of baby No. 2<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe kept the baby news under wraps and only told family members, her stylist and a couple of close friends, until she couldn\u2019t keep quiet about it any longer,\u201d the insider revealed at the time. The source also noted that the expectant mama decided to \u201cideally\u201d announce her pregnancy during the Super Bowl because it is the \u201cbiggest sports event of the year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While Rihanna and the \u201cFashion Killa\u201d artist have yet to confirm the gender of their second child, fans began to speculate the couple\u2019s second child will be a girl<\/a> after they were spotted shopping for baby items in Los Angeles in early April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rihanna was seen purchasing a pastel pink knitted romper, according to photos obtained by <\/span>Daily Mail<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n Rihanna and A$AP Rocky began dating in 2020 and became first-time parents<\/a> in May 2022 after welcoming their son. While they\u2019ve shared photos of the adorable firstborn, they have yet to reveal his name. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n