So who is Beyincé? It’s a long story.
In a 2020 interview, Beyoncé’s mother, Tina, explained that “Beyoncé” is actually her maiden name.
“My name was Celestine Beyoncé, which at that time was not a cool thing to have that weird name. I wanted my name to be Linda Smith because those were the cool names,” she said. However, on Tina’s brother’s birth certificate, the family’s surname is spelled “Beyincé.” In fact, out of seven spellings, only Tina and another of her brothers had the correct spelling on their birth certificates.
When Tina asked her mother why she hadn’t had their certificates corrected, her mother told her she had tried, but was told no. According to Tina, her mother was told that they were “lucky” to even have birth certificates at all.
“So we all have different spellings,” she continued. “People don’t even put the two together and know that’s the same name.” The family’s atypical and European-sounding last name was a source of awkwardness when Tina was growing up, but now Bey reclaims and wears both spellings with pride!
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS HORSE!
Okay, stop yelling! Parkwood Entertainment exec Justina Omokhua revealed that the animal is named Chardonneigh.
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This is of a piece with the first mirror ball-covered horse’s name, which was Reneigh.
When does Cowboy Carter drop?
March 29!
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This article originally appeared on GLAMOUR (US).