Rihanna is the picture of style in sleek black dress and hoodie as she is pictured for the first time since skipping Met Gala ‘due to flu’

Rihanna was photographed for the first time since skipping the Met Gala after reportedly coming down with the flu.

The Diamonds singer, 36, was spotted hugging her partner A$AP Rocky, 35, as she left a building in New York City on Thursday before getting into her waiting car.

As usual, she looked stylish.

Rihanna wowed in a sleek black dress, hoodie and textured jacket with a quilted white bag slung over her shoulder.

Her blonde locks were styled to perfection and she was the epitome of cool in metal-rimmed sunglasses.

To add even more glamour, she rocked a silver choker necklace.

Although Rihanna was one of the most anticipated stars at Monday’s Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she didn’t make it to the procedure.

The singer and style icon was ‘sick with the flu’‘, says an insider People on Monday, and was unable to attend after teasing what her ensemble would be like for fans.

The Saint Michael, Barbados native was spotted in Miami on Saturday night with her boyfriend, rapper A$AP Rocky, 35, at his Puma pop-up store.

The Umbrella singer, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, sported pink hair at the event, prompting speculation that it would complement her Met Gala ensemble.

Rihanna traveled to the Big Apple after the trip to Miami, an insider said Page six on Monday, adding that a stylist of the singer “was seen at the Carlyle Hotel greeting the security team who wore her jewelry” for the meeting.

The Grammy-winning music artist was planning to attend this year’s festivities as she spoke Additional on April 27 about her fashion plans for the annual event.

“I’m actually keeping it really simple this year,” Rihanna told the outlet while at a promotional event for her Fenty Beauty line in Los Angeles.

Rihanna wowed in a tight black dress, hoodie and textured jacket with a quilted white bag slung over her shoulder

Rihanna, 36, “is sick with the flu” and was unable to attend Monday’s Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art due to the illness, a source told People. She was pictured in Miami on Saturday night with her husband A$AP Rocky, 35, at his Puma pop-up store

The Umbrella artist was a key part of the annual fashion event; This year’s theme is Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion

She added, “Very simple… I think it’s about what my makeup is going to do and what my hair is going to do. We want to play with that, but I have no idea what I’m going to do with it.’

The Don’t Stop the Music singer said her ensemble would be “really simple”… compared to everything else [she’s] ever did.’

She added, “I’m showing up for dinner! Shout out to Anna Wintour.”

In fake images that circulated Monday night, Rihanna was pictured with Katy Perry attending the gala.

Rihanna wasn’t the only superstar missing from the red carpet on Monday, as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift also skipped the procedure; neither has competed there since 2016, said The New York Times.

Among the big names who made their presence felt at the Met Gala were Zendaya and Jennifer Lopez.

Rihanna planned to attend as she spoke to Extra about her outfit plans at a promotional event for her Fenty Beauty line in LA at 7th Street Studios in April.

Rihanna said she planned to ‘keep it really simple’ this year

Rihanna was pictured at her very first Met Gala in 2007, the year she released her hit Umbrella

One notable outfit she donned was a daffodil yellow dress that weighed 55 pounds, for the 2015 gala theme, China: Through the Looking Glass.

The S&M artist had a regal presence at the 2018 event, themed Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination

The singer was photographed at last year’s Met Gala in a flowing ensemble themed around The Garden of Time

Rihanna has gained fame for her memorable outfits she has worn to the event over the past fourteen years.

She attended her very first Met Gala in 2007, the year she released her hit Umbrella.

The singer was present at the Met Gala last year in a flowing ensemble with The Garden of Time as its theme.

The S&M artist had a regal presence at the 2018 event, themed Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, wearing a mini skirt ensemble.

Another standout outfit she donned was a daffodil yellow dress that weighed 25 pounds, for the 2015 gala theme, China: Through the Looking Glass.