Tina Knowles is lastly addressing that hilarious, viral “grandmama” second she had together with her youngest granddaughter Rumi onstage throughout a latest “Cowboy Carter” tour cease. And belief us after we say, her response is hella actual!
As we beforehand reported, the second in query came about throughout night time two of Bey’s efficiency in Los Angeles. Pausing from singing the music “Protector,” Bey took the time to congratulate Knowles on the success of her new New York Instances bestseller, “Matriarch: A Memoir,” and introduced her out on stage alongside Rumi and her massive sis Blue Ivy.
Whereas the second was a lovely sight to see, issues went barely off-script when Mama Tina tried to get Rumi to regulate her pleasure. Because the little one jumped, waved and smiled on the crowd, Knowles shot her a fast glare and tried to drag at her to get her to chill out.
In consequence, footage of that second shortly went viral with some folks labeling it as a traditional Black grandma transfer whereas others have been a bit irritated at how the elder matriarch dealt with the state of affairs.
Now, in a brand new interview with Gayle King, Knowles addressed the second throughout one her final stops of her “Matriarch” e book tour, explaining that it wasn’t as critical as followers have been pondering.
“It was actual. It’s actual life, you recognize. Grandmas don’t play,” she defined with amusing.
She later added:
“Folks have written every kind of narratives about it. It actually wasn’t that. It was simply that she was reaching for the mic as a result of she needed to say one thing, and I spotted that, and she or he was pulling, and I used to be like, ‘Oh God, that’s all that should occur, is the mic hits her within the face.”
Fortunately, Rumi prevented a possible mishap with the mic however we’ve got little doubt her pleasure will nonetheless be a trending subject as Bey’s tour continues!