With his artworks among the personal collections of fashion designers such as Stella McCartney and Donatella Versace, the young Ritchie is a rising star in the art world.
Both of Rocco’s parents have been supportive of his art. Madonna, who visited the exhibition, proudly showed off her son’s accomplishments on an Instagram post.
“So happy to have the night off to enjoy my son Rocco’s latest collection of paintings called ‘Pack a Punch’, inspired by Muay Thai fighters,” she wrote.
But what appears to be a happy family today has had its fair share of troubles and drama over the years. From Rocco’s cannabis possession in 2016 to his parents’ tumultuous divorce that made young Rocco crave a life away from the glitz and the glam of celebrity life, here the five things to know about Rocco Ritchie.
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Rocco Ritchie is a concert pro
In 2004, little Rocco, now 23, made an appearance in Madonna’s I’m Going to Tell You a Secret DVD documentary on her Re-Invention tour that stole everyone’s heart. Years later, he appeared as a backup dancer in his mum’s MDNA world tour in 2012 and worked behind the stage at her Rebel Heart tour in 2015.
He doesn’t enjoy the limelight
Beside the occasional paparazzi shots of him on a skateboard or hanging out with his pals, the eldest son of Madonna has stayed under the radar until he debuted as an artist. In 2016, he deleted his then 140,000-follower Instagram after he took a dig at his mum, but has since re-emerged.
That same year, he was arrested for possessing weed near his Primrose Hill home in North London, after the neighbours called the cops on him.
He now posts under his account @maisonrhed, where he has 34,500 followers, as well as his personal account @roccoritchie, with 86,300 followers, at the time of writing.
He had a rocky relationship with his mum
In 2015, after a brief appearance at Madonna’s Rebel Heart concert in the UK, Rocco left and decided to stay with his father. Despite a following court order, Rocco insisted on staying in England which started an intense custody battle between his parents.
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Rumours swirled about how Madonna’s strict parenting and her career supposedly caused a rift between the two. Things escalated in 2016 after young Rocco blocked Madonna on Instagram, and later deleted his account.
However, the mother and son seemed to reconcile after the custody drama, as Rocco was spotted with his mum in a charity trip to Malawi the following year. He was also by his mother’s side when she had her health scare in 2023.
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He used to show his art under a pseudonym
Rocco picked up the paintbrush at a young age, according to his interview with Artnet this month. His later honed his artistic skills at the Royal Drawing School in London.
When Rocco was in the early stages of showcasing his work, he did so under the pseudonym “Rhed” to avoid being linked to his parents.
“I’m proud of who I am and where I’ve come from, but I know people would have judged me aggressively in my early stages if I came out with my name. I wanted to develop technically before showing under my name,” he told Artnet.
Who is he dating?
Although Rocco likes to keep a fairly low profile, he made a couple red carpet debut last month with his girlfriend Olivia Monjardin for the London premiere of his dad’s new project, The Gentlemen.
The fashionable duo were first reportedly linked in October of last year, and have since been snapped attending events like the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain together.
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Additional reporting by Sumnima Kandangwa