Rihanna is reportedly secretly dating Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel – but who is he?
The Barbadian singer and fashion designer, 31, was first spotted kissing the Saudi billionaire in 2017, but the couple have rarely been pictured together
Rihanna's love life has been a media obsession for years – which may account for why she has kept her current relationship so private.
The Barbadian singer, businesswoman and fashion designer, 31, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, has been dating Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel for over two years, according to lifestyle magazine ELLE.
I got into a new relationship and it matters to me. It was like, 'I need to make time for this’. Just like I nurture my businesses, I need to nurture this as well
Despite Rihanna's high celebrity status, the two are rarely, if ever, pictured in public together.
However, recently, they have been spotted out together on two separate outings. That – paired with the news that the singer has, at long last, finally registered a new song called Private Loving after a long wait between albums – seems to suggest that things may be getting more serious between the two.
When Jameel's family-owned company, Abdul Latif Jameel, and a representative for Rihanna's company, Fenty, were asked to confirm the status of their relationship, neither party made a comment.
Here's everything we know about Rihanna's billionaire boyfriend.
Rihanna, who has her cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, and fashion house, Fenty, under LVMH, was first linked to the Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel in 2017. They were seen kissing and having coffee together during a trip to Spain.
The identity of the “mystery man” with Rihanna was not clear at first. But less than a day later, he was identified as Jameel, and the two were officially declared an item.
Despite the media's immediate interest in their romance, neither the singer nor the businessman discussed the relationship in the press at first – although Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, did tell reporters that while he was aware his daughter had a new boyfriend, he had no clue that boyfriend was a billionaire.