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Rihanna has kept her relationship with billionaire Hassan Jameel extremely private since they were first spotted together in 2017.
There have been just a handful of reported public outings - including over the summer when they dined together at Santa Monica restaurant Mason. In a cover interview with American Vogue, Rihanna has touched on her 'exclusive' relationship with the billionaire.
“Yeah, I’m dating" she told Vogue, "I’m actually in an exclusive relationship for quite some time, and it’s going really well, so I’m happy.”
Rihanna has moved to London, reportedly to be closer to her Fenty team. But could her UK-based billionaire boyfriend Hassan Jameel be another reason for the move?
After a super fan spotted a Sainsbury’s bag in the back of one of her Instagram stories, speculation mounted that the make-up maven had taken her umbrella all the way to the Big Smoke. “Rihanna owns a Sainsbury’s bag for life, I won a Sainsbury’s bag for life… does that make me… Rihanna?” one fan joked on Twitter.
At first, it was presumed the Barbadian singer was simply vacationing in London, but in an interview with T Magazine in Shoreditch, Rihanna said she appreciated “walking around the block... incognito” in London. It makes sense for her to hop across the pond. LVMH is based in Europe and her Fenty Beauty line launched earlier this year at Boots.
She is yet to name Jameel as her boyfriend. When asked earlier this year "Who are you dating?" in an interview the Fenty founder simply responded, "Google it."
But who exactly is Hassan Jameel? Here’s everything to know about the billionaire businessman who she's been seeing since 2017.
When was Rihanna first spotted with Hassan Jameel?
The pair were first pictured in Spain in June of 2017, a year after Drake awkwardly declared his love for Rihanna on the MTV stage. Since then, the singer and Jameel have enjoyed jet-set date nights in New York, Los Angeles and London.
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In August of the same year, paparazzi spotted Rihanna trying to hide her new beau under her umbrella (ella, ella, hey, hey hey hey...) while leaving London celebrity hotspot Chiltern Firehouse.
In late 2018, there were rumors of a breakup until a source told Page Six they were “very much smitten.”
In June, they vacationed in Italy together, where they were snapped smiling in Naples. Their visit offered definitive proof that Italy is the ultimate vacation spot this summer. George and Amal Clooney spent time with Barack and Michelle Obama there and Sofia Vergara and husband Joe Manganiello took a romantic vacation, complete with selfies galore.
Over the summer, they were also seen dining together in Santa Monica.
Who is Hassan Jameel?
Hassan Jameel is heir to Saudi Arabia’s exclusive Toyota distributor, which bills itself as the world’s largest independent distributor of both Toyota and Lexus vehicles. He is the Deputy President and Vice Chairman of his family’s company, Abdul Latif Jameel Domestic.
Now, the family is making strides in renewable energy. In 2015, the family purchased Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, which has solar and wind energy projects.
Jameel's family is consistently ranked among the Arab world’s richest families by Forbes. As of 2017 (when he and RiRi first locked lips), they had an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion.
Who did Hassan Jameel date before Rihanna?
Before he was spotted with Rihanna in Spain, Jameel was seen out on the town with Naomi Campbell, though a romantic relationship was never confirmed.