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Met Gala 2022: Rihanna blown away over pregnancy tribute with marble statue of her baby bump
Rihanna may not have attended this year’s Met Gala but they sure made sure her presence was felt with a sweet tribute to her pregnancy. The Work singer skipped this year’s fashion extravaganza as she is currently heavily pregnant and expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. However, she was there in spirit – and marble – as The Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled a special statue created in her honour. In a video clip soundtracked to Max Richter and Daniel Hope’s Spring 1 instrumental, which famously featured in Bridgerton, the camera pans around the museum to unveil various busts before showcasing a marble figure of Rihanna posing with her baby bump. Reacting to the news, Rihanna shared the clip on social media and said: ‘Shut down the met in marble! what’s more gilded than that? Lol! Thank you @metmuseum and @voguemagazine for this historic tribute! y’all bad for this one!’ The 33-year-old is a regular Met Gala guest and attended the event last year with A$AP for the first time. It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the couple, whose relationship has been rocked by cheating rumours and the rapper’s arrest over a shooting. A$AP, real name Rakim Mayers, was accused of cheating with shoe designer Amina Muaddi who later denied the allegations. Johnny Depp 'lost $22mil deal to film Pirates of the Caribbean 6 after Amber Heard op-ed'Guiding Light and One Life To Live star Jerry verDorn dies aged 72Met Gala 2022: Nicki Minaj reveals wardrobe malfunction that caused ‘boobs to pop out’A British mother-of-the-three then came forward to claim she had received messages on Instagram from the rapper, months before Rihanna announced her pregnancy. Last month, A$AP was arrested at LAX airport in connection with an alleged
