Drake presented Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at last night's MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
In an emotional speech following her performance, the rapper confessed that he has been in love with his rumoured girlfriend since he was in his early twenties.
"She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22-years-old," Drake revealed. He then went on to say that Rihanna is one of his "best friends in the world", adding that he has always looked up to her.
"All my adult life, I've looked up to her, even though she's younger than me."
Drake then leaned in to kiss Rihanna's neck as she went to give him a peck on the cheek. Rihanna seemed to utter the line 'That wasn't funny'.
2016 MTV VMAs -- Rihanna No. 4 by videostowatch
Rihanna began her speech by describing the award as an "amazing moment" in her career.
'When I think about the Vanguard Award and receiving this tonight, all I could think of was my country. They're gonna be so proud, this is the first Vanguard to land anywhere close to my country.
'And so, you know my success, it started as my dream. But now my success is not my own. It's my family's, it's my fan's, it's my country's, it's the Caribbean as a whole, it's women, it's black women, so many people feel like their little piece is such a major part of this puzzle, and I have to thank you guys for supporting me over and over.
'Thank you to every director whose taken a chance on me, and a chance with my crazy ideas, there's just so much growth that has happened over the last eleven years, and I can't believe I'm receiving a Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 28 years old.
'It's crazy. And I have so many people to thank, I mean, from the very beginning. Evan and Carl, from SRP, you guys believed in me, you brought me straight to Jay-Z's office, where I met Jay, Tata, L.A. Reid, Jay Brown, my whole publicity team, my grandpeeps, so many people, man, they write with me from day to day.
'And my best friends, they never left me. They actually followed my a** all the way to America, gettin' on my d*amn nerves. They here right now, just witnessing this.
'This is a big moment. Thank you to Drake, for that amazing speech. Thank you to MTV, I had so much fun! Good night!'
The pair then left the stage hand in hand. Check out the full list of VMA winners here.
Rihanna also performed a dancehall medley last night.
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