Rihanna Reveals Unseen Bikini Snaps from Pregnancy for Barbados’ 59th Independence

Rihanna has shared previously unseen bikini snaps from her pregnancies as she marked 59 years of independence for Barbados in an Instagram post on Monday.

The singer, 37, has sons RZA Athelston Mayers, three, Riot Rose Mayers, two, and a daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, who was born in September 2025, with her husband A$AP Rocky, 37.

The Rude Boy hitmaker took to social media to give her fans a glimpse of her family life while enjoying a trip to the eastern Caribbean island where she grew up. 

In one snap, pregnant Rihanna was floating around in the sea before she enjoyed a drink from a coconut.

She also shared a sweet snap of Riot looking enthused as he tucked into some fresh fruit.

Alongside the post, she wrote: ‘Congratulations to Barbados, MY HOME, on our 59th year of Independence and our 4th year as a Republic!

‘Today also marks the installation of our 2nd President, His Excellency Lieutenant Colonel The Most Honorable Jeffrey Bostic, who alongside our Honorable Prime Minister Mia Mottley will continue to lead Barbados with excellence!!

‘Barbados I LOVE YOU!!!!’ 

Rihanna’s relationship with Barbados reflects a deep connection to her roots as she was born and raised in St. Michael. 

Whil in high school she was discovered by an American producer and has always remained closely tied to the island. 

Over the years, she has returned not only as a global superstar but also as an official ambassador. 

Through her philanthropy and the way she weaves her Barbadian identity into her career, she consistently demonstrated patriotism, and love for her homeland. 

Barbados became an English colony in the early seventeenth century. 

In 1955, Errol Walton Barrow helped establish the Democratic Labour Party and became its leader in 1961.

He would go on to guide Barbados to independence on 30 November 1966 and serve as the nation’s first Prime Minister for the following decade.

After 361 years of British rule, Barbados formally gained independence on 30 November 1966. The moment was marked by the historic first raising of the national flag and the performance of the national anthem.

Rihanna’s post celebrating this political change, comes three months after she gave birth to her daughter, Rocki.

To announce the joyful news, the star looked incredibly glamorous in a post shared to Instagram as she gave an insight into the moments after giving birth.

The middle name, Irish, also appeared to be a sweet tribute to her late father Ronald Fenty’s heritage – he was of African, Irish, English, and Scottish descent.

The star and A$AP, real name Rakim Mayers, were friends for more than a decade before they started dating in 2020, following Rihanna’s split from her ex-boyfriend Hassan Jameel.

Two years after getting together, the couple welcomed their first son, RZA, in May 2022.

Rihanna famously announced her second pregnancy during her Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2023, where she debuted her baby bump.

She gave birth to their second son, Riot Rose, in August of that year.

The star publicly confirmed she was expecting her third child as she showed off her bump at the Met Gala in May 2025.

In an interview earlier this year, A$AP spoke about the couple’s new baby and revealed he was  ‘praying’ for a girl after previously welcoming two boys.

He said: ‘I hope it’s a girl. I really do. We’re praying for a girl. Our first time, we wanted to know the sex of the baby. The second time, we didn’t want to know.

‘Third time, we don’t want to know until, you know. I feel like it’s going to be a girl. This pregnancy is so different from the other two.

‘You can tell from the experience. I hope it’s a baby girl, man. I need that.’