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Rihanna has spilled the reason she chose A$AP Rocky to settle down with.
Turns out all that time during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic made their romance speed up.
The 36-year-old singer and the 35-year-old rap star began dating shortly before the global health crisis started and now Rihanna feels the pandemic was a turning point in their relationship.
The We Found Love hitmaker - who has sons RZA and Riot with Rocky - told Interview magazine: 'COVID sped up our relationship, which I felt like God knew we needed to because we were going to start a family.
'And had it not been for COVID, we would've taken a lot more time to get comfortable with each other, to even know that we were ready.'
Rihanna believes her current romance is different to anything she's previously experienced, and she was always convinced that Rocky would become a 'great dad.'
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky 's romance 'sped up' during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 36-year-old singer and the 35-year-old rap star began dating shortly before the global health crisis started - but Rihanna now feels the pandemic was a turning point in their relationship. Seen in 2023
The We Found Love hitmaker - who has sons RZA and Riot with Rocky - told Interview magazine : 'COVID sped up our relationship, which I felt like God knew we needed to because we were going to start a family
The award-winning star - who has previously dated Chris Brown and businessman Hassan Jameel - explained: 'I let God lead and just let go. Because in previous relationships, I tried and tried and tried my best, and you still feel like it's not enough.
'So when someone sees you completely, and believes in you, and thinks you're worthy of being the mother of their kids, it's a great feeling. I felt the same about him.
'I knew he would be a great dad.'
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