The Run the World (Girls) hitmaker Beyonce Knowles has revealed she struggled to make friends when she was a teenager because her burgeoning music career meant she was taken out of high school when she was 14.
The 29-year-old singer, who grew up in Houston, Texas, said, “Socially I did miss out. I left school at 14 and had a tutor. I was never exposed to people long enough to make friends, so my family became my friends.”
From a young age Beyonce, who first found pop success as a member of girl group Destiny’s Child, knew she wanted to be a singer and although she often felt shy around her peers as a child she always “comfortable” on stage.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper, she added, “Very early on, my mom was telling me to be who I wanted to be. So I wanted to be a hair stylist for a while, then a dance teacher. When I was seven, I performed on stage for the first time and fell in love with the feeling. I was awkward around other kids but felt comfortable on the stage. I said to my mom, that I am going to be a singer.”
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Penelope teams up with Woody
Woody Allen has officially confirmed the cast of his upcoming movie to be called The Bop Decameron and which will feature Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin and Roberto Benigni, the filmmaker’s publicist said recently.
Besides directing, Allen will play a character in the movie whose storyline has not yet been revealed.
The Bop Decameron will be financed by Italy’s Medusa Film. Both Cruz and Baldwin have worked previously with Allen, she in the 2008 film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a role that won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
—IANS