NEW YORK, NY – MAY 04: Recording artist Rihanna attends the ‘China: Through The Looking Glass’ Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

After redefining what pregnancy style is all about with her bump-baring looks the past few months, Rihanna sat out the 2022 Met Gala red carpet this year. She previously said her due date was in the spring, so really, one can’t blame her for skipping a crowded event with hours-long glam.

But since she’s always one for making a show-stopping entrance and shutting down the carpet with her over-the-top on-theme looks (remember her Guo Pei creation that extended the length of the Metropolitan Museum of Art staircase? Or her papal-inspired Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano look in 2018?), missing a Met moment to dress up her baby bump was a little bit disappointing. But as always, Rihanna knows how to give her fans what they want.

Rihanna may not have been there in person, but she did make it inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, just in statue form. Yes, Vogue created Rihanna’s likeness in a digital rendering of a marble statue featuring the same pose and Alaïa bodysuit the singer wore on her Vogue 2022 May issue cover. See the clip here.

The outlet shared a video of the statue on Instagram explaining, “The statue of Eirene (The Personification of Peace) is usually the highest-profile marble goddess @themetmuseum Greco-Roman galleries. But now we’ve got @badgalriri, straight off this month’s Vogue cover.”

The superstar wholeheartedly approved of the art sharing the video on social media writing, “shut down the met in marble! what’s more gilded than that? Lol!” She thanked the magazine and museum for the “historic tribute” adding, “y’all bad for this one!”

As Rihanna prepares to welcome her little one into the world (she just celebrated her baby shower alongside rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky at her favorite Italian restaurant, Giorgio Baldi), we’re sure her next appearance at the Met Gala will make up for lost time.