NY: Beyonce has a stepmother. Her father and former manager, Mathew Knowles, got married last Sunday. His representative told The Associated Press on Friday that he has wed former model Gena Charmaine Avery in Houston, Texas. The pair had been engaged for a year and a half.
The 48-year-old Avery is a realtor. The 61-year-old Knowles guided his daughter to superstardom with the group Destiny's Child and later in her solo career; she released her father as her manager in 2011.
Knowles, head of Music World Entertainment, still manages several gospel acts including Grammy-winner Le'Andria Johnson.
Knowles and Beyonce's mother, Tina, divorced in 2011 after 31 years of marriage and two children — Beyonce and her sister, fellow singer Solange.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé showed her dedication to Anglo-American relations by posing with a symbol of English pride on the Fourth of July.
The singer flaunted both her American pride and her amazing legs in stars and stripes shorts, while she rested her hand on a stunning pale blue Rolls Royce convertible.
The sexy picture was one of a number of images that Beyoncé posted on her Tumblr page on Friday following a fun Independence Day celebration with her family.
Looking bold and beautiful, the Crazy In Love singer stared stonily at the camera through red sunglasses with her red-painted toes pointed out daintily and one hand resting on the classic auto.
In another more raunchy picture, Beyoncé flung her head back and rested both arms on the driver's door as if in a sexy calendar photo shoot.
Ms. Knowles was clearly enamoured by the expensive Rolls as she posted more images of the wooden dashboard inside and close-ups of the famous Flying Lady ornament on the bonnet.
The interior view of the car revealed her husband Jay-Z was driving, as he can subtly be seen reflected in the old-fashioned rear view mirror placed on the dashboard.
Beyoncé displayed another high-class mode of transport in a photo of her walking away from a helicopter, proving that music's first family doesn't have to deal with busy airports on a holiday weekend.
Not forgetting the most important member of the group, Blue Ivy can be seen in the Tumblr collection as she holds onto her mother's hand while they walked through a busy playground with water features blasting out cooling sprays.
The 4th of July holiday is famed for being a festival of food, with millions of Americans firing up the barbecue for calorific treats such as burgers and hot dogs.
Beyoncé proved she was no different to the masses who post photos on Facebook of their favourite meals as she bombarded Tumblr with images of juicy corn on the cob and sweet watermelon.
Rather than a simple burger, she proved she was a VIP with succulent lobster tails grilled and seasoned to perfection.
