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.’

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.’

Rihanna has relished the challenge of motherhood.

Asked if she’s amazed by what she’s achieved in her life, Rihanna shared: ‘The only thing that I knew I wanted, or that I could imagine, was motherhood. I didn’t know how it would come, but it is the best part of my journey so far. Everything else was a surprise.’

She also said she would love to have a baby girl.

The chart-topping star already has two boys – RZA and Riot – with A$AP Rocky, and Rihanna remains keen to have another child.

Asked how many kids she wants to have, Rihanna told Interview magazine: ‘As many as God wants me to have.’

Asked if she wants more than two children, the singer replied: ‘I don’t know what God wants, but I would go for more than two. I would try for my girl. But of course if it’s another boy, it’s another boy.’

Rihanna said she and Rocky think alike.

She shared: ‘We saw fashion the same. We saw creative the same. We ended up in the same circles a lot.

‘And past that, when we grew up, we ended up supporting each other’s brands and products and creative all the time.’

The loved-up duo have known each other for many years, and they largely knew what to expect of each other when they entered into a relationship.

The ‘Rude Boy’ hitmaker explained: ‘We’ve known each other for a long time.

‘I’ve seen him in relationships. He’s seen me in relationships. We’ve seen each other outside of relationships. We knew what we’re capable of, and the trouble that we could bring to each other’s lives.

‘We can make or break each other’s hearts. And so, we started dating with a lot of caution.’

Rihanna wasn’t sure whether their romance would succeed or fail – but she was determined to give it a go.

She said: ‘I just let whatever was supposed to happen, happen. It was just, “This is a flower. It’s either going to die or blossom. But I’m going to let it decide itself.”‘

Rihanna is seen at Giorgio Baldi restaurant on April 6 in Los Angeles