Pregnant pop star Rihanna has joined Forbes billionaires list for the first time.
The 34-year-old singer is valued by the US business magazine at $1.7 billion (£1.28 billion), and she reached billionaire status last year thanks to the success of her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty.
The incredibly successful beauty company generated more than $550 million in revenue in 2020.
Riri also owns a 30% stake her Savage x Fenty lingerie line, which raised a whopping $1 billion valuation in February 2021.
The Stay singer, who is currently expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky, has now been named as Barbados’ first billionaire.
The record-breaking pop singer spoke about her incredible career milestone in September last year.
Rihanna told the New York Times that her billionaire status is difficult to comprehend due to where she she originated from.
“It’s tricky because it’s hard to even accept that’s where you’re at because I know where I’ve come from," the singer told.
“At the same time, it feels good to be able to inspire young women and boys, who like me, come from humble beginnings, who come from parents who are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves, to be able to do this.”
It comes as Rihanna is planning to give birth at her £17million mansion in Barbados followed by a lavish afterparty for family and friends, it has been revealed.
The Umbrella singer is set to install a no expenses spared birthing suite with all the equipment, including a state of the art birthing pool.
Riri's best friend, Dr Sonita Alexander, will deliver the baby, which fans believe is due in spring – although Rihanna hasn’t confirmed her due date.
All the most important women in her life are going to be there, according to a pal.
While they wait for the baby to arrive, Rihanna's guests will be treated to spa treatments such as manicures and pedicures.
Rihanna will also be getting regular pregnancy massages and vitamin IV’s to make sure her baby gets all the nutrients it needs in the run up to the birth.
Once the baby arrives, a source claims the 34-year-old and partner A$AP Rocky plan to throw a five-star knees-up to celebrate.
The insider told Heat magazine: “As far as she is concerned, the day she becomes a mother is the most important in her life. She wants it to be as magical as possible.
“She’ll have the people she cares most about with her, including her mother Monica, and her best friend from childhood Sonita Alexander, who is a doctor and who she wants to deliver the baby.”
This is the first baby for Rihanna and her US rapper beau A$AP, whose real name is Rakim Mayers.
The smitten couple announced the happy news during a photoshoot in Harlem in which Rihanna proudly showed off her bump.
