A new era begins – and for Rihanna nothing will be the same.
As she emerges from her most seismic reinvention yet – becoming a mother – she talks to Giles Hattersley about her new confidence, her new music and her new life as a parent alongside A$AP Rocky. Photographs by Inez & Vinoodh. Styling by Edward Enninful
One of the many surprising elements of interviewing Rihanna is that when she is finally ready to meet she sends her driver across Los Angeles to pick me up.
Divine, I think. So classy! Though I should perhaps mention that when the tank-sized Cadillac arrives, its luxurious blacked-out interior thrillingly haunted by the vestiges of her sweet, earthy perfume, it is… Now, let me check my texts to make sure I’m getting this right. Yes. That’s it: 3:26am.