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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Lauren Cochrane

‘A symbol of strength’: how Rihanna’s bump has changed pregnancy style

Rihanna on 1 March 2022 in Paris, France.
Rihanna on 1 March 2022 in Paris, France. Photograph: Marc Piasecki/WireImage

Walking through the streets of Harlem in January, accompanied by partner A$AP Rocky and wearing an open coat to reveal her baby bump covered in jewels, Rihanna didn’t just tell the world she was pregnant.

“She democratised the celebrity pregnancy reveal,” says Karen Hearn, curator of Portraying Pregnancy, a 2020 exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London.

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