Beyonce says her parents' marriage prepared her

AP, Nov 25, 2008 11:00 am PST
Beyonce says her parents prepared her for the hard work of marriage.

In an interview in the latest issue of Giant, the 27-year-old singer talks about getting hitched to Jay-Z. She says she doesn't have a fantasy view of marriage. That's because she's seen her parents, Matthew and Tina Knowles, struggle but stick through it.

Says Beyonce: "My parents are tighter now than ever, but they've been through it all. There were times when they were together, times when they were apart. I learned that it's a lot of hard work, that it's more than a dress."

Beyonce and Jay-Z married in a private ceremony earlier this year.

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