Beyonce Knowles Growing Larger

Friday, March 23, 2007

R&B star Beyonce Knowles will tour with Chris Brown soon in Australia.  The tour has raised enough of a hubbub that Beyonce has had to add a second show in Sydney for those who missed out on tickets to the first one.  (The first show sold out in mere minutes and fans flood web forums in protest.)

The annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue will sport her on the cover.  She’s proud of the final photos, calling them something she can later show to her future children and declare that “Momma” looked good.  Her manager, who’s also her father, declined to view the photo shootings after an initial intention to stay for them.

She and her rapper boyfriend of four years Jay-Z have spurned speculation of a troubled relationship with their recent visit to Mexico; others at the luxurious Punta de Mita resort reported that the twosome still acted very much in love.  The villa they rented cost $11,000 per night, and they attended concerts by Chris Martin and Coldplay in Mexico City.

The recent rumors of Beyonce’s pregnancy have been confirmed; she’s due in October.  She’s studiously avoided the public eye since she learned what she thought was a flu was actually a result of failed birth control, afraid of what the future brings and of people’s reactions to her as an unwed mother.  She’s used to doing what she wants and fears how the baby will cause her life will change; she realizes she’ll have to give her career a break if not up, and Beyonce is concerned that she won’t be able to raise the child.

Jay-Z reportedly feels excited about the baby, supporting Beyonce and determined to marry her before the baby comes.  The little one makes life more important, he allegedly says.