The beyhive is well and truly buzzing.
On top of surprising the world with an entire live album, pop superstar Beyoncé has offered fans a rare glimpse into her private life, opening up about the struggles and complications she endured during her pregnancy with twins Sir and Rumi.
During her new Netflix documentary film Homecoming, the 37-year-old revealed that she developed preeclampsia, a characterised by high blood pressure and signs of damage to other organs, making it “an extremely difficult pregnancy.”
“I had high blood pressure," she continued.
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"I developed toxaemia, preeclampsia and in the womb, one of my babies heartbeat paused a few times so I had to get an emergency C-section.”
The documentary then followed Beyoncé's hard-slog 10-month journey from post-birth to the Coachella stage - highlighting the tremendous sacrifices made by the star.
"I was 218 pounds the day I gave birth," she revealed, explaining the challenges of getting in shape after a C-seciton.
"I had to rebuild my body from cut muscles" she said, adding that her "mind wanted to be with the babies."
"What people don't see is the sacrifice."
While the performance was historic, it's not something Beyoncé will be rushing to repeat any time soon.
“It’s not like before when I could rehearse 15 hours straight," the mother of three said. "I have children, I have a husband, I have to take care of my body."
“I definitely pushed myself as far as I could and I’ve learned a valuable lesson.
“I will never push myself that far again. I feel like I’m just a new woman in a new chapter of my life and I’m not even trying to be who I was. It’s so beautiful children do that to you.”
