Rihanna's dad Ronald Fenty says he is "ecstatic" his daughter is pregnant for the first time.
The Barbadian beauty, 33, is expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, also 33, and she shared the incredible news on Monday by showing off her blossoming bump in just a longline Chanel coat and a pair of low-waisted jeans.
Reacting to the singer's incredible news from his home in Barbados, Ronald told Page Six: "I'm so happy that I jumped for joy. I'm still so excited."
He continued: " Rihanna always said that she wanted children, she loves kids. She always takes care of her cousins’ kids…she’s going to be a good mom."
Rihanna's boyfriend first met her father in December 2020, when she brought him to her dad's house on the Caribbean island he lives on.
He added to the outlet that A$AP is "a very cool guy" and "I like him".
Just days before Rihanna announced her pregnancy news, a source close to the pair told Heat magazine the duo had a "blissful" time celebrating Christmas in Barbados.
The pop star's friends and family are said to be taking bets on when they will announce their engagement.
"They’re both ready to do this and have been for some time," the pal shared. "It’s just a case of logistics and figuring out how to break the news."
While A$AP doesn't much care for formality or putting labels on their relationship, it's said RiRi is more traditional than people think.
The source revealed: "Ri is quite old fashioned at heart and she’s earmarked 2022 as the year for her to marry Rocky and make their dream a reality."
Although the couple don't seem to have been together that long, they have actually known each other for over a decade.
They first met in 2011 when they collaborated on the track Cockiness (Love It) which they performed at the MTV Video Music Awards a year later.
A$AP was also RiRi's opening act on the North American leg of her Diamonds world tour in 2013.
But the duo were not seen together in public again until 2018 when they attend a Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week.
The pair begin hanging out at several events but seem to just be friends – as Rihanna dated Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel from 2016 to 2020.
Single again in January 2020, Rihanna is said to have shared a New York hotel suite with A$AP, but a pal said at the time they were "hanging out, not dating".
In the summer of that year Rihanna and A$AP worked together again for a Fenty Skin campaign.
By December 2020 things turned romantic between them as the new couple are said to be "inseparable".
A pal told PEOPLE: "They loved to laugh and have a blast together before they even dated. All of that makes for a solid romance now."
