Tina Knowles, the matriarch behind world superstars Beyoncé and Solange, has shared a harrowing near-drowning expertise from August 1975 that unexpectedly set the course for her assembly and finally marrying Mathew Knowles.
Knowles recounted the terrifying incident, which occurred off the coast of Galveston, Texas. Whereas wading within the water with a good friend named Rusty, she was instantly caught and swept out by a robust rip present. She vividly recalled the chilling warnings from her mom concerning the risks of such currents and the reminiscence of a boy from her elementary college who had drowned. After a determined wrestle the place she practically surrendered, lifeguards arrived and efficiently rescued each her and Rusty.
This traumatic, shared expertise cast a big bond between Tina and Rusty. Shortly thereafter, Rusty invited Tina to a home social gathering in Houston. That social gathering, hosted by none aside from Mathew Knowles, turned the setting for Tina and Mathew’s first encounter.
Tina and Mathew Knowles had been married in 1980, embarking on a 31-year journey collectively that noticed them construct a household and a formidable music empire. Nonetheless, their marriage concluded in divorce in 2011. As detailed in Tina’s memoir, “Matriarch,” the cut up was in the end prompted by Mathew’s infidelity, particularly after she found he had fathered a toddler outdoors of their marriage. The near-death expertise, subsequently, serves as a poignant, albeit dramatic, prelude to a pivotal chapter in her life.