Tina Knowles-Lawson Says Beyonc & Solange Helped Post-Divorce

• Tina Knowles-Lawson revealed during an installment of OWN's Girlfriends Check In series that her daughters, singers Beyoncé and Solange, were a major support system for her when she went through her 2011 divorce.
• "They let me feel sorry for myself for a short period of time," explained Knowles-Lawson.
• The matriarch went on to marry actor Richard Lawson in 2015.

Tina Knowles-Lawson expressed her eternal gratitude toward her daughters, Beyoncé and Solange—especially for how they supported her throughout her 2011 divorce from their father, Mathew Knowles.

During an installment of OWN's virtual Girlfriends Check In series, Knowles-Lawson shared with her friends, including actresses Lynn Whitfield and Vanessa Bell Calloway, and model Beverly Johnson, that her daughters were her biggest supporters throughout the major changes in her life.

"When I went through my divorce, I was devastated after 33 years of marriage—not because I wanted to stay in a marriage, but just because I was like, 'Oh, my God, I failed at this.' They were my balm," said Knowles-Lawson. "They let me feel sorry for myself for a short period of time, and then they were like, 'Mama, you're a bad girl.' I won't use the word that they gave me but … they were like, 'You've got so much going, you shouldn't be feeling like life is over for you,' that 'God has something for you.'"

Following her divorce, Knowles-Lawson went on to marry actor Richard Lawson in 2015 while her ex-husband went on to marry model Gena Avery in 2013. Since then, Knowles-Lawson has stated how her daughters have transformed into maternal figures themselves and often check in with her in a motherly manner.

"Having my girls...my three girls... has been the biggest blessing in my whole entire life. They are always there for me and the roles—isn't it interesting how the roles change? I've been the mama, but now sometimes they're my mom," continued Knowles-Lawson, who also is the stepmother to actress Bianca Lawson. "It's just funny how the roles change, and they became my mom and I became the child. That's the great thing about having women. I'm still their mother, and I still want to be able to check them when I need to, but they check me too. So it's a good thing."

Bianca Betancourt is the culture editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, where she covers all things film, TV, music, and more. When she's not writing, she loves impulsively baking a batch of cookies, re-listening to the same early-2000s pop playlist, and stalking Mariah Carey's Twitter feed. 

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