From the fake cover, to the real cover, to the actual spread — with everything unrevealing, Beyonce looked extremely beautiful. Today, GQ releases the exclusive outtakes that we didn’t see make it in the mag. It makes one wonder though, they left this part out, but it might be the juicest part of the interview, because Bey is actually opening up! The Carters, both Jay and Bey are extremely private so it was really dope to see her open up and really speak about the rumors of the fake pregnancy, her relationship with Hov and what their baby means to her. I have no idea why GQ would want to leave this out. She was picked out as the official “Miss Millennium,” so I can only assume they left it out because they don’t want to remind you of her husband (aka only the biggest rapper out right now) and her baby while you’re flipping through the pages of her sexy shoot! Again, these outtakes should’ve been the main story, it’s what we really want to know! Well it doesn’t matter because — GQ released it anyway! See exactly what she says about Blue Ivy not really being her baby below!
Beyonce tells GQ about giving birth:
“When I gave birth, that was the first time I truly let go and surrendered. And it taught me how amazing that feels… Giving birth made me realize the power of being a woman. I have so much more substance in my life. And expressing that excitement and that sensuality and the connection I have with my husband—I’m a lot more comfortable with that now. I actually feel like my child introduced me to myself.”
Speaks on her fake pregnancy:
“I felt like I kind of had to protect my mother, because when people made up the silliest rumor about me not really being pregnant She was there when I went through all of those things. And my sister. They were very, very defensive. It’s not personal to me, and it comes along with the job, but the lack of respect—people will just go too far sometimes.”
Speaks about Destiny’s child:
The members of Destiny’s Child “were my family, and still are my family. Unlike solo artists that started out, my foundation is being in a group and being with other women that needed—we needed each other so much. I mean, it’s harmony. And we were super tight. We could walk into a room and not give each other the key and sing in perfect harmony. It gives me chills. So that union, that unity, that sisterhood, it is how I grew up.
Speaks on her relationship with Hov:
“I was independent before I met my husband, and we have such a natural chemistry and a genuine relationship, and it’s based on the things that relationships are supposed to be based on. I’ve seen, growing up, when a woman or a man in a relationship—it doesn’t matter which one—doesn’t feel confident, they feel a bit trapped. Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.”
Lol of course no pix of her being pregnant