Meet Madonna’s eldest artist son, Rocco Ritchie: the painter, who just exhibited in Miami, has the pop diva and filmmaker Guy Ritchie for parents – but what’s his relationship with them like?
- The 23-year-old, who first adopted the alias ‘Rhed’ to avoid associations with his parents, showed his art in his two day pop-up exhibition ‘Pack a Punch’ in Miami Design District earlier in April
- He attended Royal Drawing School in London, and his works are in Stella McCartney and Donatella Versace’s collections; he was also once good friends with Brooklyn Beckham, Victoria and David Beckham’s son
Rocco, a talented painter, showcased his two day pop-up exhibition “Pack a Punch” in Miami Design District over April 10 and 11.
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.