Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles has opened up about the sweet way the pop superstar makes sure to prioritize their children.
While the hitmakers are known for being busy making music, touring the globe or launching their business products, Tina Knowles mom, of Beyonce noted that it brings her joy to see the way Beyoncé and Cardi B works to ensure puts their kids above all else.
Speaking to E! News at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards, the 71-year-old gushed: ‘They are always her first priority no matter what else is going on.’
The former clothing designer — who shares daughters Beyoncé, 43, and Solange Knowles, 38, with ex Mathew Knowles — was honored on the night with the inaugural Mother of the Year award for her own contributions to raising two influential music stars.
Opening up about the importance of shining a light on the lifelong role, she noted: ‘Mothers take on the role of being behind the scenes and doing what they can to support. It’s nice to be recognized for that.’
She continued: ‘It never ends, which is the best part. I’m still a mom. I’m 71 years old, and my kids are grown, but they still call me first and it’s the best feeling in the world.’
During a rare candid chat about motherhood in 2024, Beyoncé admitted to GQ Magazine that she manages her schedule around her children so she is always with them.
‘My kids come with me everywhere I go. They come to my office after school, and they are in the studio with me,’ she explained. ‘They are in dance rehearsals. It’s natural that they would learn my choreography.’
She also emphasizes her desire to keep their lives as normal as it could be considering their global fame.
The singer explained: ‘One thing I’ve worked extremely hard on is making sure my kids can have as much normalcy and privacy as possible, ensuring my personal life isn’t turned into a brand. It’s very easy for celebrities to turn our lives into performance art.
‘I have made an extreme effort to stay true to my boundaries and protect myself and my family. No amount of money is worth my peace.’
Cardi B on the other hand, prioritizes her and husband Offset‘s three children — daughter Kulture, 6, Wave, 3, and six-month-old Blossom, despite having such a lucrative career in hip-hop,
But the balancing act does not always come easy for the rapper. In an interview with Vogue Singapore published on Monday, Cardi discussed the difficulties that come with being a working parent, and shed light on why she never hired a nanny to care for Kulture, Wave and Blossom.
Cardi explained that before giving birth for the first time, people in her circle were worried about how she would be able to handle her career and motherhood. Initially, her solution was to use an nanny to help her out.
“Everybody was so nervous for my career and future, but I kept telling them, ‘It’s easy. Trust me, I’m going to have a nanny and she’s going to travel up and down with me. It’s not even going to be a hassle,’” she told the magazine.
After giving birth, her feelings changed. “When the baby got here, I couldn’t even think about getting a nanny because I was afraid of anybody being around her besides my family,” Cardi recalled. “I’ve never had a nanny for Kulture.”
The rapper added that she tries to makes sure she doesn’t overwhelm her parents with babysitting duties. “Your parents have already lived their life and raised their kids. They are older and don’t have the same energy as someone in their 20s,” she added. “I’m never far from my kids because that’s my responsibility as a mother.”
And as far as her hopes for her kids, Cardi B wants her kids to simply be the best version of themselves that they can be. “I want them to do amazing things when they grows up,” she said of her kids. “I want them to be smarter than me — just be the better version of me.”
