Beyonce Knowles arrives at the premiere of Cadillac Records in Los Angeles on Monday, November 24, 2008. Photo by AP.
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.