How Beyoncé's 'Unexpected' Pregnancy With Twins Sir and Rumi Transformed Her Coachella Performance
Beyoncé's new Netflix documentary Homecoming-and surprise album of the same name-dropped early this morning. The singer, who very rarely gives interviews, opened up in the feature about how becoming pregnant with her twins Sir and Rumi Carter changed not only her plans to play Coachella in 2017 but her body and view on work.
Bey headlined Coachella in 2018. "I was supposed to do Coachella the year prior but I got pregnant unexpectedly," Beyoncé said, via Entertainment Tonight. "And it ended up being twins, which was even more of a surprise." That pregnancy wasn't easy, she added. "My body went through more than I knew it could. I was 218 pounds the day I gave birth. I had an extremely difficult pregnancy. I had high blood pressure. I developed toxemia, preeclampsia." When she was in labor, she ultimately had to have a C-section. "In the womb, one of my babies' hearts paused a few times so I had to get an emergency C-section."
When she was rehearsing for her 2018 Coachella show, she said that her body and mind were not fully there. "In the beginning there were so many muscle spasms and just internally, my body was not connected. My mind was not there. My mind wanted to be with my children [the twins and 6-year-old Blue Ivy Carter]. What people don't see is the sacrifice. I would dance and go off to the trailer and breastfeed the babies, the days I could I would bring the children."
Bey said she is still learning how to balance being a mother to three children who need her and "giving myself creativity. Physically, it was a lot to juggle," she said of Coachella. "It's like, before I could rehearse 15 hours straight. I have children, I have a husband, I have to take care of my body."
You can watch Homecoming on Netflix now.
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