Beyonces dad claims Bey is at least two years older than her reported age
Here are some photos of Beyonce last night at an event for Tidal, the music-streaming service that no one really likes or uses. I’ve been saying this for a while, but here we go again: Beyonce is messing with her face, right? She looks so strange to me in these photos. And I kind of think she had a small boob job too. Anyway, Beyonce is currently “34.” As in, if anyone asks about her age, Beyonce’s people will insist that she is only 34. For years now, there’s been speculation that she’s shaved off a few (or a lot) of years from her official age. Even when Beyonce first hit the international charts with Destiny’s Child, I can remember hearing that she was a few years older. And if I’m being honest, it felt like she was “30” for about three years and everyone just went along with it. Now Beyonce’s dad is sort of admitting that she’s shaved a few years off!
Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles has fuelled conspiracy theories surrounding his daughter’s age after he declared she was the ‘exact same age’ as someone two years older. Mathew, who used to manage Beyonce and her former band Destiny’s Child, described his daughter – whose birth date is listed as September 1981 – as being the same age as fellow pop star Pink, who was born in September 1979. The 63-year-old also referred to his 34-year-old daughter as being the same age as R&B singer Usher, who was born in October 1978.
In an interview with The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 in New York, Mathew said: ‘(Destiny’s Child) had a competitiveness, L.A Reid had a rival girl group at the time, and I’ll bet you don’t know who the lead singer was… It was Pink! And she was the exact same age as Beyonce. Then you had Usher, who was the same age, they were all 14 or 15 years old, living in Atlanta.’
Mathew’s comments will no doubt fuel an old conspiracy on internet message boards that Beyonce is older than she says she is. Back in 2008, actress Gabrielle Union, who turns 43 next week, said she knew Beyonce when they ‘were teenagers’ – despite a nine year gap between the women. The two women co-starred alongside each other in the 2008 film Cadillac Records.
She said at the time: ‘Beyonce and I have been friends since we were teenagers. We go to the same hairstylist now and you know how those bonds are! B is such a polite, nurturing person and a joy to work with. It’s easy to work with her because she is a good friend of mine.’
Former Good Morning America host Bianna Golodryga, 37, also confirmed several years ago she went to high school with Beyonce in their native Texas, which some critics took as supposed ‘evidence’ Beyonce was older.
If you want to dive down deep into the conspiracy theories, there are some who say Jay-Z has lied about his age as well. As for Beyonce… yes. I believe she’s shaved a few years off. I believe she was born in 1978 or 1979. Do I believe she’s the same age as Gabby Union? Probably not. But I will always believe that Bey took off two or three years from her birthdate. Just like I’ll always believe Bey’s pregnancy was super-pillowy.
Photos courtesy of Getty.
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