Tina Knowles told Meghan Markle she realized she was 'enough' without a partner once she was in her 70s
Tina Knowles appeared on Meghan Markle's podcast "Confessions of a Female Founder."
Knowles said she is happy being single for the first time in her 70s.
Beyoncé and Solange's mom has been married twice.
Tina Knowles is loving her single life.
On Tuesday, Beyoncé and Solange's mother appeared in a bonus episode of Meghan Markle's podcast, "Confessions of a Female Founder." The podcast premiered in April and features the Duchess of Sussex, 43, interviewing female founders about their lives and careers.
Knowles, 71, joined Meghan to discuss her New York Times bestselling memoir "Matriarch," published on April 22, and her various business ventures, including Beyoncé's hair care brand Cécred.
As they chatted about balancing their careers and personal lives, Knowles told Meghan that she has come to love her independent life over the last year.
As of 2024, Knowles is single, and she told Meghan she finally feels like she is "enough" on her own.
"It took me till 71 to decide that I am truly enough by myself without a partner," Knowles said, reflecting on her marriages.
Knowles was married to Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé and Solange's father, from 1980 to 2011. She remarried Richard Lawson in 2015 and filed for divorce in 2023, citing "irreconcilable differences." Their divorce was finalized in 2024.
Knowles said the beginning of her relationship with Lawson "was wonderful," but that changed, leading to their separation. However, the cause of their split made her realize she had changed, as their breakup wasn't the result of something "drastic."
"The old me before I came to this revelation, because there was no big, drastic thing that happened, I would have stayed, but not been totally fulfilled," Knowles said.
"So I finally know that whether I have a partner or not, I am whole," Knowles added. "I just hate that I had to get to 70 before I realized that. I wish I would have done it way sooner in my life, but I didn't."
"Seventy years young," Meghan replied.
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