Beyonce: “I always said I would have a baby at 30”

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Beyonce did a new interview with Piers Morgan, and I have no idea when it aired (or whether it has aired yet). But I did find a cute clip where Beyonce is talking about turning “30” this year (ha!!) and how she “always said I’d have a baby at 30… I’m 29. But I also said I was going to retire at 30. So I don’t know. Who knows? I’m not retiring.” When Piers presses her on the baby question, Beyonce hedges and says “Only God knows.” For goodness sake, Bey! It’s like the Jennifer Aniston thing all over – if you don’t want to talk about babies, don’t talk about babies. If you don’t want to have a baby, don’t. But Beyonce has spent YEARS playing this “Maybe it will happen next year” baby game. I feel like she just doesn’t want to admit to her fans that she’s not ready to take time out from her career to become a mom, because all of the baby-obsessed women will freak out.

Yeah, the part about how happy she is to turn 30 is interesting: “I feel like 30 is the ideal age, because you’re mature enough to know who you are and have your boundaries and your standards and not be afraid or too polite, but young enough to be a young woman. I’m so looking forward to it.” It’s funny, considering it really seems like she was in her 20s for 14 years. I remember when it felt like she was 27 years old for three years straight. Maybe that was just my imagination. Or maybe she’s already 30-something?

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  1. OtherChris says:

    Oh, up yours, Beyonce.

    And your stupid name too.

  2. Kira says:

    She looks great in that orange suit!

  3. Quest says:

    Wasn’t it rumored that a Texas Department of Health produce official records of Beyonce’s birth which allegedly stated that she was born to Tina and Matthew Knowles in 1974 which would make her “37” years old not “29”.

    Bitch, please

  4. Rio says:

    Yikes, loosen the wig tape, girl, you’re getting crazy eyes.
    Yeaaah…she’s 29. I believe her! But I also believe in leprechauns, unicorns, and that Matthew McConaughey is 44.

  5. SEF says:

    The hair, the skin, the dress . . . orange overload.

  6. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    Uhhhh Beyonce hasn’t played any baby game. People seem to want Beyonce to be pregnant and Beyonce is just trying do her own thing but people keep saying over and over she is pregnant. Truthfully its no ones business but if Beyonce would have said no comment or something people would have bitched and moaned about that. So seriously cut the woman some slack.

    There is a huge difference between Beyonce and Jen. Jen is getting past child bearing age while Bey still has some years to have child. Bey is married, Jen isn’t and hasn’t been in a serious relationship until now it seems. So their situations are totally different.

  7. Cherry says:

    It´s apparently expected of women to be crazy about babies and want nothing more than to have one. I think that´s the reason she keeps bringing it up, to emphasize how ´normal´ she is and how she and Jay are just any old couple. But obviously, they´re not, and Bey is not stupid. She knowns she´s gonna have to take time off when she gets pregnant and will never be able to devote the same amount of time to her career. And I think that in the end, her career is really all that matters to her. Not that that´s a bad thing, though. It´s really none of anybody´s business what she does with her life, babies or no babies.

    A sidenote: OMG look at those old photos of her in the linked article about the last time she spoke about having babies. I never noticed before how obvious her nose job is!

  8. MarenGermany says:

    For some reason (I dont know why) I googled it, and there are two different birth dates floating around. One says she was born 1981 the other on says she was born in 1974. I dont know what´s more likely, but I also have the feeling she is in her 20s for the last two decades.

  9. Kaiser says:

    LMAO @ all of the age conspiracies. I’m buying that shit too! Bitch is in her 30s.

  10. garvels says:

    Kaiser-I laughed out loud when you stated,”It’s funny, considering it really seems like she was in her 20s for 14 years. I remember when it felt like she was 27 years old for three years straight. Maybe that was just my imagination. Or maybe she’s already 30-something?” -Because the exact same thoughts crossed my mind when I heard she was turning 30 this year. I was never into Beyonce’s style of music but how can one help but not notice that the girl has seemed to be 20 something for at least the past 14 years:0)

  11. notpretentious says:

    Kaiser! Leave my Beyonce ALONE! I have tolerated you beating up on Aniston, but this is enough!! That vicious rumor about her being old is ludicrous (sp). It has been running rampant for years. It seems like she should be older because she was like 19 when she started in Destiny’s Child–eleven years ago, so she’s been famous for a looong time!

    End of rant.

  12. Mari says:

    Im seriously getting off on all these “I’m 29” year olds in Hwood. Gives me a bigger ego boost than tacking up a LiLo pic next to my mirror.

  13. Dhavy says:

    Lol Love the stupid look on her face in the first picture

    1-give it up woman we know you’re in your 30s

    2-we know you dont want to get fat because you love yourself too much to have a baby. We haven’t forgotten how she gave the role of Jen Hudson so she wouldn’t gain the weight.Awwww that’s why karma is a bitch

  14. Riana says:

    Beyonce is in her 20’s like that’s Beyonce’s real nose, like that’s Beyonce’s real hair, like she doesn’t copy and outright steal from other artists…need I say more?

    Bouncy BEEN 30 and she should at least lie about being an age we all won’t snort at. Beyonce doesn’t look anything like she’s in her 20’s, lying about it just makes her look stupid.

  15. Blue says:

    She doesn’t look 30 at all. It’s sad that she can’t admit she doesn’t want kids. If the age rumors are true then she’s gettin up to the point that it will be difficult to get preggo. Being a mom isn’t for every woman. Some women want kids and love being moms and others aren’t interested I think she’s worried about what people will say if she admits being a mom isn’t her cup of tea.

  16. nnn says:

    I don’t think that people want her to be pregnant just because she is expected too.

    I think people who want her to have a baby already, think that since she has been with the same man for the past 12 years, since Jay Z is 13 years older, since he has talked at times that he would love to have a baby with her, because of all of these, it’s legitimate for people to have those baby talks related to her.

  17. Beth says:

    I remember reading an article about her in People magazine years ago and I was SHOCKED to learn that she was 19. Totally buying the ’74 birth date!

  18. Ezzi says:

    My best gay went to high school with her in Houston and he always talks about how in school she was very sweet but also shy….anyway he turns 30 in November so… I believe her

  19. Luci says:

    she’s superthin now

    I love her hair! (or wig)

  20. Alexa says:

    Why are people so hateful toward Beyonce? You must be filled with envy. As far as celebs go, she seems to be a lovely young woman. And she looks YOUNG to me. And she’s one of the few celebs that seems to always keep her cool and act like a professional.

  21. junk573r says:

    Either she’s been playing the age game a long time or it’s not true. I remember when Destiny’s Child came out and it was said she was the same age as me. I just turned 30 in March so I sort of buy she’s just turning 30.

  22. spinner says:

    I have to face the fact that she is not very intelligent. I remember the first time I heard her speak. I felt embarrassed for her. And she does look a lot older than 30. So…off with her head!!

  23. jover says:

    Adding to dhavy and rianna no one’s hating on her – many are tired of her lame music, her manufactured image/personality, her and JZ rubbing their obscenely rich lifestyle in everyone’s face like their music is modern Mozart (remember when she had to be embarrassed into donating money for haiti aid), and now she has another cd to sell (the music and lyrics she didn’t compose of course) and we hear baby talk. To raise a child you have to acknowledge the existence of someone other than yourself and a mediocre narcissist like bouncy can’t do that. AS a poster on another bouncy thread stated, she sings like a shrieking peacock and has the personality of a toilet bowl.Please go away.

  24. ladybert62 says:

    That hair – that hair – that hair – I am at a loss for words about how awful that hair is. It is so overpowering.

  25. velourazure says:

    i think she seems older because she has been around for so long and done so much. kind of like dog years. in reverse.

  26. Belle Epoch says:

    #23 – totally agree – and the greed & emphasis on the most expensive toys is out of hand!

    “yesterday MediaTakeOut.com received a tip that proved to be explosive. The tipster, who claimed to work for the Texas Department of Health, faxed over what appears to be Beyonce’s official birth records. The document shows that a Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born to a Mathew Knowles and Celestine Ann Beyonce on September 4th, 1974. If this document is accurate, that would mean that Beyonce is actually 32 years old.”

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061206041924AARI9pw

    Not sure how “explosive” this is, except she’s possibly lying about her age. When you click the link to go to the MediaTakeOut site, it is gone LOL

    Sometimes it takes longer than you expect to get a baby, especially when you’re older. If you really, really, really want kids, don’t wait too long.

  27. hazel says:

    @ Quest lmao, im with you on that.

  28. rose80 says:

    Belle Epoch…ummm please don’t use mediatakeout for any celeb info. They are wrong about 99.99% of things that they report. And they make stories up. This is also the same site that has reported Beyonce was pregnant several times.

    I don’t particularly care for her music style or her, BUT she’s harmless. The stuff about her age is nonsense. She can’t help it if she looks older than she is, kinda like Angelina Jolie who is 35 but looks 40ish sometimes. I think it’s how she’s styled and how she wears how makeup that ages her sometimes.

  29. Dhavy says:

    We don’t hate, but her music is crap. IMO talent is someone like Adele not someone who comes out shaking her spanxed ass and horrible extensions in my face long enough so that I won’t pay attention at how crappy her music really is.

    She’s just as full of herself as someone like JLo except JLo acts like a diva and she acts like ms innocent

  30. original kate says:

    the only thing i can fault beyonce for is being BFFs with goopy.

  31. TQB says:

    I think her observations about turning 30 are rather apt and wise. Which is to be expected, considering she clearly passed that mark a few years back…

  32. Bopa says:

    I think Bey won’t admit that she doesn’t want kids because she doesn’t have an original thought in her body. Maybe if Kelly, Michelle, or Latavia (former Destiny Child members) have a kid then Bey will have to trump them and have twins. That’s the only vibe I get from Beyonce’s character. That she only thinks of doing something once her competition does it and then she has to do it bigger.

  33. Anne de Vries says:

    So insensitive when people bug women about having a baby. Who knows, maybe she’s been trying to get pregnant and it’s not happening for her.

  34. endoplasmic_ridiculum says:

    Ya. I’m with @Original Kate. She’s pretty harmless minus the association with Goops.

    Ech. Goop has the anti-midas touch. I find I lose respect for whoever accepts her BFF title…

    The Seinfelds, Mario Batali, Jay-Z and Beyonce, etc etc… It’s like their perceived intelligence just dims slightly following each reported encounter with the Goop.

  35. kris31 says:

    I love that first pic.. it’s hilarious!

  36. honeybunxo says:

    this chick is beyond redundant…listening to her talk is embarrassing…its a shame that after 15 yrs she hasnt eveolve…matured…or taking speech lessons!! shes all hype

  37. honeybunxo says:

    evolved

  38. gabs says:

    LMAO at the age conspiracy. Didnt she go to school with kelly rowland who around the same age? I think if bey was really older than she says we would know by now. She has been famous for a long time so it only seems that she should be older. I know plenty of people who dont look their age. It happens.

    I do agree with the Jennifer Aniston comparison with the baby thing. It seems like she doesnt want one and like Aniston is too scared to lose fans so she pretends it will happen someday.

  39. sandy#1 says:

    she reminds me of past entertainers, cher, beth M. patti Labelle, tina Turner. diane ross, in the outlandish outfits, notice, i said entertainers, there is a difference, ballads are her strength, she has talent, maybe no material, i also enjoy adelle,amy winehouse in their elements, she looks older than she claims.

  40. BigHair&Pearls says:

    When Destiny’s Child first came on the scene, her reps (her skeezy dad!) bumped up her age to make her seem older – thus more mature – in order to set them apart from the younger poptarts. She was 26 from around 1999 till she got married to JayZ a few years ago!

  41. C-DUB says:

    “WASH OFF THE HATE PEOPLE!”

  42. Amanda G says:

    A friend of mine has a theory that Jay Z can’t have children. It is pretty odd considering his age and status that he doesn’t have one or two baby mamas out there. In any case, I hate the “baby” questions. Unfortunately it’ll follow her the rest of her career (like with Oprah.) I’m 30 and have no interest in having a child. There’s nothing wrong with that.

  43. Micki says:

    I don’t get it why would I expect from any celebrity to want kids in order to appear “normal”. It’s clear already that they eat, drink and go to the loo like the rest of us.

  44. Ralphimus Maximus says:

    SERIOUSLY??? I was her FRESHMAN HS ENGLISH TEACHER in 1987… if she was born in another year than 1974 she was EXTREMELY precocious! in fact 1st day of class she told me to remember her name because she was gonna be FAMOUS! I was the one who sent her to HSPVA as well… no thanks needed folks!

  45. Coffy says:

    Beyonce did not go to high school. She stated in old interview that she left school at 13 and had to be home schooled.

  46. Nia says:

    #42, Jay-Z does have an illegitimate child that he has acknowledged but the child does not get papped and has spent time with him and Beyonce. Beyonce has a dead behind the eyes look and barely graduated high school. Now she is someone with a great PR team and such. I’m not as cynical about celebs as others but I don’t believe that she is that articulate or independent.

    She is were she is because of her Dad and her mom’s support and her relationship with Jay-Z. Destiny’s Child was almost a one hit wonder in the R&B world.

    She works hard but is very narrow in scope.

  47. jocular says:

    Destiny’s Child a one hit wonder?! Come on now, be fair.

  48. Meanchick says:

    Baby at 30? She’s a few years too late is she not? She seems too self-absorbed to be pregnant. Anyway, who wants a baby that will look like a llama?

  49. Andie B says:

    OtherChris: Got out of bed on the grumpy side today did we? If she’s 37 then she is looking pretty damn good for 37. I believe she is just turning 30. Whether she wants babies or not is her business. For all we know she may have already been trying for one and had no luck. Or, she may not even want them. I know they are big stars, but it’s a private thing.

  50. Marianne says:

    Maybe it feels like shes been 20s forever, because when she started in this business, she was a teenager. And I dont find that she’s the one bringing up the baby talk. I think the magazines are always coming up with the pregnant “stories”.

  51. Ruby says:

    She will not have kids for years. She is too career focused for that. Nothing wrong with that. It pisses me off hearing other women judge others for their career and family choices. The guilt kills me.
    My own mother told me she is a better mother than I am. My grandmother guilts me because I have to put my youngest two with a baby sitter. I gave up a career as a lawyer and became a teacher because the hours and holidays are better. If Bey wants to wait, or hire a team of nannies, or if she wants to quit let her. Don’t judge her because it’s one thing as women we don’t need.

  52. Jaana says:

    Some of u guys are drinking some very strong haterade.

  53. L says:

    Regardless of how old she really is (she’s always been two years younger than me, so I believe the birth date) the fact of the matter is the woman did some serious work to her face and LOOKS older than she really is. And the hair…my god the hair.

  54. kazoo says:

    she’s totally lying about her age. i put her as 32-34, IIRC her early DC days.

  55. sluggo says:

    Well … unfortunately for Beyonce, there is (or rather, was) the little matter of something called the Texas Birth Index, an official record which until recently was open to the public and online — and it clearly showed her as having been born in 1974, to parents of the same name as her parents. I saw it myself. So she’ll be 37 this year: not too old to have a baby, but definitely seven years later than she’d planned.

  56. Lily says:

    She’s not 29 at all. She’s been lying about her age for years and years. In her first Destiny’s Child album she already looked like a 20 something girl, no 18 o 19 like she was supposed to be. I think she’s around 35.

  57. decemberist15 says:

    Just to play devils advocate, Lindsay Lohan look 45, but she’s actually 24 (5?). Maybe she just partied a little too hardy?

  58. Anele says:

    You just hate Beyonce . She is turning 30, us people who have been fans for ever know how old she is so sod off

  59. MissVJJ says:

    STFU. And dont breed please. Your music is trash put together by producers to brainwash sheep fans who can’t define what music really is. Do us a favor, take off your tacky unreal weave, the 20 pounds of makeup, and go hide somewhere.

  60. really says:

    she is ANNOYING, fake 247 and a waste of print!

    and……. I second the very first comment! hear hear.

  61. Nah, nah & nah... says:

    Thur-dee. Hot Soccer Mom age. 30+ today or on Septemberwhatever (4th?, 9th?, 32nd?) is stil 30 in 2011 and too old to be singing songs about GIRLS running the whole world or half the Dairy Queen. J-Lo, BeyBey, JanetDamitaJo. Love ya’ll, now SIT DOWN! You can still be sexy without all of the public machinations and gyrations. Save it for the bedroom.

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