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Rihanna Went Grocery Shopping at Bristol Farms in a Lace Slip Dress and Denim Jacket, Picking Out Avocados for the July 4th Weekend

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She’s got a Grammy shelf, a billion-dollar empire, and a hand full of avocados. The woman who owns the red carpet spent Thursday afternoon in the refrigerated aisle like everyone else.

In the parking lot she pulled off her sunglasses to greet a fan and pose for a photo before heading in.

Rihanna shopping for produce at Bristol Farms grocery store in Los Angeles
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles on July 2, 2026, picking up avocados and sweet potatoes. Photo by Backgrid.

Rihanna, 38, was photographed on Thursday, July 2, browsing the produce section during a low-key Los Angeles grocery run, layering a denim jacket over a lace slip da day before the holiday weekend. A companion trailed behind her holding what looked like a camera.

Rihanna shopping in the produce section of Bristol Farms grocery store, holding avocados
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles, avocados in hand, on July 2, 2026. Photo by Backgrid.

It’s the kind of ordinary errand she’s been leaning into lately. She hasn’t put out a full album since ANTI in 2016, though she’s slipped tracks onto film soundtracks including Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Smurfs, and recently teased new studio work in a video alongside her three kids.

Rihanna shopping for produce at Bristol Farms grocery store in Los Angeles
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles on July 2, 2026, picking up avocados and sweet potatoes. Photo by Backgrid.

Coverage notes she’s unlikely to make Taylor Swift’s New York wedding that weekend. The two collaborated years ago on “This Is What You Came For,” which Swift co-wrote under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg.

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Woman with long black hair wearing a denim jacket standing in a grocery store produce section with broccoli and vegetables in the background.
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Rihanna shopping for produce at Bristol Farms grocery store in Los Angeles
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles on July 2, 2026, picking up avocados and sweet potatoes. Photo by Backgrid.
Rihanna shopping in the produce section of Bristol Farms grocery store, holding avocados
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles, avocados in hand, on July 2, 2026. Photo by Backgrid.
Rihanna shopping for produce at Bristol Farms grocery store in Los Angeles
Rihanna browses the produce section at Bristol Farms in Los Angeles on July 2, 2026, picking up avocados and sweet potatoes. Photo by Backgrid.

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