Destiny’s Child
You can save those #PoorMichelle mentions for another day. Michelle Williams is speaking out about why she was missing from Kamala Harris‘ Houston rally with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland, and it’s all because the singer was booked and busy.
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Appearing on the Sherri show Tuesday, Williams explained that was stuck in New York, where she’s been starring in the Broadway musical, Death Becomes Her (the singer plays the role made famous by Isabella Rossellini in the 1992 cult classic film).
“I was so happy [for Beyonce and Kelly],” Williams said, confirming that she had originally wanted to join the two to reunite on the Houston stage. “It was the first time that I have not been able to be in person for something that I wanted to be at,” she said, adding that “it’s a sacrifice that we make [being] on Broadway.”
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Still, Williams said she watched the rally afterwards and loved that Rowland and Knowles, “represented and held me down in their own way.”
It’s been exactly 20 years since Destiny’s Child released their last studio album, Destiny Fulfilled, which debuted at number two on the Billboard charts in November 2004. While fans have been clamoring for a reunion ever since, Williams says the three artists aren’t even in the same place geographically right now.
“They live in L.A. and I’m in Atlanta,” she explained, “and folks will see them out or paparazzi will get them at dinner and they like, ‘Where’s Michelle?’ I’m like ‘Y’all, we ain’t together all time time!’ she said.
Williams did reveal that the trio “are together more than people think.”
Death Becomes Her is currently in previews, with Williams’ run on Broadway officially opening November 21. The film-to-stage adaptation also stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard. Find tickets here.
In the meantime, you can watch the full clip of Williams on Sherri below.
Lizzo is an OG Destiny’s Child fan. So much so, the star saw the trio perform at Walmart back when she was just in the fifth grade.
The “Good as Hell” four-time Grammy winner sat down with SiriusXM’s The Morning Mash Up crew this week, where she discussed her mission to tell Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland about her attendance at the throwback retail gig. “It has been a goal of mine to tell every single member of Destiny’s Child that I saw them perform at Walmart in the fifth grade,” Lizzo revealed. “I told Michelle Williams years ago at Bonnaroo and I was like, ‘OK, one member down, two to go.’”
Lizzo went on to share that she told Bey the news at the 2023 Grammys, and then saw Rowland at dinner later that night. “Beyoncé was like [to Rowland], ‘Do you know she was at the show at the Walmart? I tell people we performed at Walmart all the time and they do not believe me,’” Lizzo recalled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, y’all performed at a Walmart on Dunvale and Westheimer in Houston, Texas.’ […] Kelly was like, [gasps] ‘You were there?’”
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Both Lizzo and Beyoncé had big nights at the 2023 Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, with “About Damn Time” winning record of the year.
Bey, meanwhile, made history at the ceremony, becoming the artist with the most awards in Grammy history. This year, the superstar won four awards, including two in the dance/electronic category.
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