3 She’s part Irish and French.
Beyoncé’s father, Mathew Knowles, is of African-American heritage and was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Tina Knowles, was born in Galveston, Texas, and boasts a creole heritage, including African, Native American, Irish, and French ancestry in her family. She is the 21st-century descendant of Joseph Broussard, a leader of the Acadian people in the mid-1700s who is considered a hero of the British resistance and French and Indian War.
4 She’s battled depression.
Beyoncé revealed she suffered from depression for two years after Destiny’s Child broke up in 2006. “I didn’t eat. I stayed in my room. I was in a really bad place in life, going through that lonely period: ‘Who am I? Who are my friends?’ My life changed.”
In 2011, she told The Sun she took a year off to focus on herself and thanks her mother with getting her back on track. “My mother was very persistent and she kept saying that I had to take care of my mental health.” And if you’re worried about someone in your life potentially suffering from depression, here are Ways Your Loved Ones May Be Hiding It.
