Pop singer Beyoncé celebrated her 45th birthday on Friday, September 4. Beyoncé’s age has been in dispute over the decades. There are rumors that she is at least 5 years older than her stated age, which would make her 50 years old now.
Actress Gabrielle Union, 53, once slipped and said she and Beyoncé are the same age. Gabby has been begging for Bey’s forgiveness ever since.
Beyoncé marked the 20th anniversary of her B’Day album by releasing a deluxe B’Day edition album on Friday. But the album failed to chart on Spotify.
Beyoncé shares three children with rap mogul Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), 56. Beyoncé and Jay-Z first met when the Destiny’s Child singer was barely 17 and he was 28. They started dating in 2000, when she was of legal age.
Beyoncé (far right) posed with bandmates Michelle Williams, Farrah Franklin and Kelly Rowland at the 2000 Soul Train Awards. The group originally consisted of Beyoncé, Kelly, Farrah, and LaToya Luckett. But LaToya was booted from the group because she was too pretty and the others were jealous (allegedly). Farrah was also dismissed from the group for the same reason.
Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams attended their star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 28, 2006.
Beyoncé starred alongside Anika Noni Rose (L) and Jennifer Hudson (R) in the 2006 film adaptation of the Broadway hit play Dreamgirls.
Beyoncé is pictured promoting her fragrance, Pulse, at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City on September 22, 2011. She was allegedly pregnant with her first child, Blue Ivy, at the time. There are unconfirmed rumors that Beyonce was never pregnant with Blue Ivy.
Beyoncé was allegedly pregnant with her first child while attending a special screening of her “Live at Roseland” concert film in New York City in November 2011.
Beyoncé opened up about marriage and motherhood in her HBO documentary, titled Life Is But a Dream, on February 16, 2013.
Beyoncé welcomed fraternal twins, daughter Rumi and son Sir, on June 13, 2017. They are now 9 years old. Beyoncé channeled “Cosby” star Lisa Bonet in this photo.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended a Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center on June 05, 2021. Jay-Z reportedly told Bey she missed a spot while shaving her legs.
Beyoncé brought her second daughter, Rumi Carter, onstage during her Cowboy Carter Tour in Los Angeles in April 2025. The tour was in support of her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter (2024).