With a heavy heart, I have to say NO. I feel like a traitor to one of THE prettiest and most amazing performers in the world. But, Beyonce has me giving her the side eye with this pregnancy fiasco. When she “announced” her pregnancy at the VMAs in August I was sooo happy for her. Not as excited as Kanye West for sure, but still, when she rubbed that bump on stage I felt like, “Yeah! She did that!”
And then, I saw this picture and a little alarm went off.
Her stomach just didn’t look like there was a baby inside of it. She just looked very full...of Popeyes. I know a pushed out stomach when I see one.
Her stomach didn’t have that roundness that it had in this picture, taken on the red carpet of the VMAs just a few days before the bikini picture:
My mother initially thought that Beyonce probably was pregnant, but wore padding to make her stomach appear bigger or maybe she even had some kind of protective device over her stomach. Ok….
Since then, I started observing her bump like a hawk. I saw all of the pictures of her out and about (never going to or coming from a doctor’s office, mind you) and sometimes her bump wasn't visible at all. I know that clothes can sometimes make a pregnant stomach appear smaller than it is and I tried to give Jay-Z’s wife the benefit of the doubt. Then BOOM. She had the “Sunday Night” interview in Australia and her stomach literally sunk, deflated, collapsed. Oh baby!
But, I'm getting ahead of myself.
Timeline of Beyonce’s Pregnancy
Recently, Beyonce presented a behind the scenes video of “Countdown” (see further down) and in it she said that it was September 23rd and she was 6 months pregnant. This date is what my timeline is based on.
April 2011 = 1 month pregnant
Ok, no one shows at 1 month, but are they able to do all that Beyonce was able to do in her first trimester?
She hit up Disney Land…and rode the roller coaster.
She did a grueling photo shoot in Paris.
May 2011 = 2 months pregnant
She performed “Girls (Rule the World) for Oprah’s farewell show.
She went to the Met Ball with Jay-Z
She performed on “American Idol”.
June 2011 = 3 months pregnant
She performed in France on June 20th.
Here she is on June 27th on “Piers Morgan”. She hadn't told the public about her pregnancy yet, but she hinted.
She did a photoshoot for “W” magazine.
She gave a concert in Gastenbury!
She performed on the “X Factor”.
July 2011 = 4 months pregnant
She performed on "Good Morning America". She wore clothes to hide her bump, but why? There’s nothing to see here folks!
She performed at the Oxegen Festival in Ireland. Covering up again…for no reason.
Here she is performing at T in the Park in Scotland.
(Keep in mind Mama Tina did say Beyonce had morning sickness in her 1st trimester and I’m not showing ALL that she did in her first trimester. Your girl was busy promoting "4".)
She performed on “Jimmy Fallon” (it was taped and showed a few months later).
She also performed on “The View”.
August = 5 months pregnant.
Remember those 4 nights at Roseland? August 14, 16, 18 and 19
Yes, I know she wore a dress with a flap on it and she didn't dance as much as she normally dances in concert, but that flap meant nothing, zero, nada and she DID dance her butt off on a few songs.
FINALLY, she showed us that she’s pregnant at the VMAs.
A few days before, however, she filmed the “Party” video.
Washboard.
September 23 = 6 months
Then, she did this behind the scenes video in some closed room with Julius probably dutifully holding the camera (because Jay-Z has been keeping his distance). She said it was filmed on September 23rd at 6 months pregnant. “You can’t tell I’m pregnant from the front, but oh when I turn to the side!”
Well, here she is from the side in the "Countdown" video, shot in September. Where is that stomach, girlfriend? I know you aren't wearing a girdle and possibly giving your baby brain damage? Can a girdle even MUCH squash a baby to that degree?
Beyonce's "Countdown" video – The Original, not the Altered, version
Here she is at the House of Dereon Fashion Show. That flash of skin looks an awful lot like whatever she wore under her clothing during the screening of the Roseland DVD with the Associated Press (more on that further down).
Now, here she is at the Torey Burch store opening in September. How does a 6 month pregnant woman wear this? And check her out in the mirror “from the side”. Huh? No hell.
October = 7 months
Now, here’s the big OOPS! Her stomach literally collapses on the set of “Sunday Night”. There’s no getting around this.
You can find the link to the interview anywhere on the web. It's EVERYWHERE.
Never one to shy away from controversy, she stepped out in a tight blue dress the very next day. Bump in full effect. What is that band around the top of the stomach though?
A few days later, that round stomach is barely there.
November= 8 months
So now her stomach is huge.
She danced at a Jay-Z concert.
She displayed a very awkward looking bump with Nicki Minaj at a Victoria Secret show in early November. For some reason, her face is super swollen in this picture and she's looking like Jay-Z. Her face is never seen like this again. (Too many fat injections?)
Here’s another instance of her deflating baby bump, during the “Live at Roseland” screening. She's talking to the Associated Press and some “super fans”. There are a few things that don’t look quite right during this screening. #1, she’s wearing a black bra, right? Well, what is that beige looking contraption that slips up just as she gets comfortable? Not only does the beige thing show, but her bump deflates at the same time.
Notice that the video below stops at 2:41…right before the beige thing becomes visible and her bump deflates. The good folks at the Associated Press clipped this video short so that Beyonce could save face. Boy, wouldn’t you like to see the rest of that video…! But thankfully, we do have the photographs that show what happened after the 2:41 mark.
Also, why is she wearing that long, long dress and why is all of that gold junk covering the stomach? WHAT IS UNDER THAT DRESS, BEYONCE GISELLE KNOWLES-CARTER? LOL She just HAD to come out of the house to promote that DVD.
Now, she’s shown in full bloom, poolside with Jay-Z and the fam. Why is she wearing so many clothes at the pool? And what is that thing that’s supposed to be a stomach? What is that darkness on the BUMP?
December = 9 months
It’s December now and the charade is almost up. I know she can’t wait until the surrogate delivers that baby so she can finally stop wearing that dreadful bump.
Here’s the "20/20" interview with Katie Couric. In this video I noticed #1, Beyonce races down the stairs to greet Katie, #2, she moves Katie’s hand to a safe spot on her stomach TWICE. It was so noticeable that Katie actually asks Beyonce is it OK for her to touch her stomach. She replies “of course”, but she STILL moves Katie’s hand to a safe spot. #3, Beyonce plops down in the swivel chair in her office AND leans forward when she talks about “the baby”. That girl better stop forgetting that she's wearing a stomach! I'm thinking she must never wear it at home.
And doggone it, her stomach isn’t nearly as full in this interview as it was in the blue pool ensemble. Her face isn’t nearly as swollen as it was in the picture with Nicki Minaj, either.
Girl, come on. Let’s keep it real.
























A reader of mine submit a link to your blog. I must say I am really impressed. I just wanted to catch you up on the latest belly bump scandel. There are two blind items about Beyonce pregnancy feel free to post on your blog.
ReplyDelete"BlindGossip" is dropping some hintful gossip that maybe directly related to the singer, her husband and their surrogate:
She was brought in from outside the United States. She only speaks Spanish (or Portuguese?), and has a child who is approximately Kindergarten age. She is fairly attractive, looks like she is in her late twenties, and has thick, dark brown hair and medium-colored skin. You probably wouldn’t notice her if she was walking down the street. However, it doesn’t really matter what she looks like, as she is simply the Surrogate for a baby that is a genetic combination of the soon-to-be Mom and Dad. The Surrogate is currently living on the Lower West Side of Manhattan with her first child in a very nice apartment. She is not married, and does not really know anyone in New York, but she does want to stay here once the birth is over. The apartment is being paid for by the Couple. The Surrogate is well-cared for by a full-time staff person and there is always a doctor or nurse on call. She looks like she is approximately eight months pregnant, and is clearly much bigger than the Mom, who is simply playing pregnant.
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BlindGossip] Well, this certainly has been the most incredible pregnancy ever! Bellies growing and shrinking! Breasts swelling and flattening! Prosthetics flopping and popping!
Frankly, all this trickery is exhausting, and hasn’t been nearly as convincing as she hoped it would be. Therefore, Floppy will be keeping a low profile for the next month.
So, she’s not really pregnant, but there will be a baby soon. And Floppy has been very busy behind the scenes shaking that baby money tree! Some money is going out (payments to medical professionals who will swear that they were there for the birth), but much, much more money will be coming in.
She will be making money off of the fake story of the baby’s
http://blindgossip.com/?p=36212
Seriously, she is not pregnant. what an embarassment. but how about the blue sheer dress, and shes around her nephew. Surely he would ask what shes wearing on her tummy. why would she take such a risk around a kid, and kids cant hold secrets for sh^t!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mona. I don't update very often, but maybe I'll update more in 2012. :-)
ReplyDeleteEnlightened, I'd say there is a 15% chance that Beyonce is really pregnant. Doesn't look like she's going to show that stomach though, does it?
FINALLY! you must have heard me.
ReplyDeleteThe white beach wear: check the shadows, from the top, they fall from left to right,(downward), (prego or not,no woman has ribs that big), and the shadow from those ribs fall from the bottom (upwards). Totally different direction from those casted by the sun. Who the heck has ribs so big, that they cast a shadow? these cavewoman ribs aren't from her 6-pack because in photos taken over the years - swimwear, she does not have a sixpack)
PLUS: shadows are one solid color, they do not get deeper/darker when overlapping, (because there is no overlap when it comes to shadows). CHECKout how the air brushed ribs are overlapped by the real shadows, causing the rib shadows to appear darker as they meet the natural shadows.
HA! when women are pregnant, after a few months, it can be seen from any angle (almost), so her saying "you can't tell from the front" (at 6-months)is crack logic. As big as her stomatch was in that video, it would be noticable. Oh Baby!
ReplyDeleteShe needs to get a fake bump that grows in all directions - expanding to the point that her waist increased. Yeah, all women are different, but this is way pass sad. I'm still not clear with the Oh Baby video, was she quoting what was written in that particular article - or was she actually stating that she is (was) 6-months. I'm finished w/ her, not that it matters
Babies - a good marriage - do not make.
Teal, I love it!
ReplyDeleteShe not pregnant I'm pregnant. And trust this not my first child I never had a stomach like dat its fake
ReplyDeleteHey Smokie, many people are saying Beyonce has a surrogate.
ReplyDeleteCheck this out
NEW YORK) — In a strange yet suspected twist to the story of Beyonce’s birth we received an email this morning with a rather unexpected tip. Our anonymous tipper stated this:
‘Nobodies seen Beyonce because she’s hiding out while the surrogate mother is giving birth to her baby. The big ‘Celebrity VIP’ is the surrogate disguised as Beyonce in case any of the paparazzi get too close to the hospital before and after the birth’
http://bazaardaily.com/tag/beyonce-surrogate-mother/
Wow, the way everything was laid out to me, it really does seem like she is not pregnant and after watching the last video; I was like oh wow. I hope she was pregnant though but if not what's with the lie. Is it shameful? I'll say this, if it's told that she really did fake her pregnancy, she is going to lose a lot of fans. Love her, and there is going to be a baby regardless; so God bless them all and their new baby girl.
ReplyDeleteI'll still remain a fan because I do love me some Beyonce :-), which is why I was so disappointed that she lied to her fans.
DeleteAwesome coverage Smokie! I've been pondering this for a few weeks, and when she 'had' the baby, I said to myself, "Bey wasn't pregnant...!" What did it for me was all the 'cloak and dagger' behavior, I mean, really?! Come on! It's good to be concerned, but covering security cameras and 'buying' the floor? People say she could have had the child at home, but in reality, no she couldn't, because see, she had to have PROOF that she really had a baby, and going to the hospital did that much...SMH...
ReplyDeleteI can't stand her I'm sorry. I've always thought she was fake....yes, the woman is a star performer but I still don't like her. It's ridiculous that they paid so much for the maternity floor...I read in an article that one of the new dads went to visit his wife and premie babies in thr NICU but was,denied access by Bey's security...cmon...
ReplyDeletehey when u fart, your stomach tends to deflate. mine sure did and i have three kids! when i was 6 months with y first, i sure as hell didn't look like it and i'm 5 ft 3in!everybody carries differently, from person to person, and baby to baby. unless her camp comes right out and says she had some one else carry the baby, i believe she carried her baby. yes i seen the pics and they are out of order. fix it and stop lieing.
ReplyDeleteThey aren't out of order. I can't listen to anyone who spells "lying" as "lieing". Stop surfing and pick up a dictionary.
DeleteI think beyounce should be a shame of herself if everyone else can give birth what makes her so special. Maybe she can't have children, but you know i always though this was a fake anyway, she is just a sad person and a little silly if you really want to know the truth.sad, sad, sad!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAshamed of herself? Seriously? And if she cant have children shes a fake? Are you kidding? That's just idiocy, i mean, if she doesn't want to give birth its HER choice. Shes going to take care and provide for that baby, and that's what maters. And not being able to have children doesn't make you fake either, again idiocy, and that was just stupid in itself. I wont have to say anything further.
DeleteThese are awful, barely supported arguments. If anything, she could have a pregnancy in which the baby sits lower within the womb, I've seen pregnancies in which the mother barely showed at all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your opinion, Robin, but I don't believe Beyonce was ever pregnant. She didn't even have a baby shower!
ReplyDeleteHow would we know if she had a baby shower, maybe it was private just as her wedding was. Btw not everyone has a baby shower either.
DeleteNot exactly sure how I got here, but I'm here. Why is it so important how or if she carried a baby? All women that have had children know all women carry differently and not only that the same woman can carry differently with each pregnancy. As far as the order of the pictures and videos I can't say, not sure that anyone can considering that magazines are often shot well in advance before being released to the public. Videos can also be edited which is probably why you don't see it in the countdown video when she turns.
ReplyDeleteWhy cant people just celebrate the birth of a baby regardless of how it got here and let the parents enjoy being parents.
Cant believe I just posted on this silliness...smh
it's not important how she carried the baby but it feels funny that she lied about being pregnant.
DeleteIt's sad that she feels she had to lie and fake for so long to the people who love her so much. I think she'll have a Ricky Martin epiphany in which she will feel compelled to tell us the truth.
ReplyDeleteNo shame in surrogacy. It's the lying she should be ashamed of.
So true. I think some people just don't want to believe that they can be lied to by the people they love/like. If our U.S. government can lie to us everyday...she can to.
DeleteWell now im starting to believe that she waant pregnant. Remember Brandy lied about being married just to protect her image. Who knows. Beyonce is at the height of her career and maybe she doesnt want to ruin that. But still wants to please her husband Jay- Z. Imma read more blogs. Keep it comin Smokie!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think she was pregnant. I do think she used a surrogate and I also think its smart she lied about it. Let's be real if people knew who the surrogate was that poor woman. Cameras new people always trying o get to her. Extreme stress can cause a miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy. And now that the birth is over she can go back to wherever she came from and doesn't have to get followed by the press and people who want her to write a book. And that little tummy I guess will explain why she was lucky enough to have no stretch marks. I find it very suspicious that she didn't have a maternity shoot. They posted their pictures for free because they wanted everyone to share in their joy? If she had real belly pictures we would have seen them. But hey it's their baby now so who cares.
ReplyDeleteGood points thatnovagirl...
DeleteI just don't understand why Beyonce had to lie to her fans. Maybe she did not want to ruin her body with the pregnancy. Her mom, husband and herself know that if in reality she is perfectly capable of carrying a baby in her womb but instead they paid someone else to do it to maintain her body or to be able to keep on working and not loose high pay contracts... who knows! Whatever the reason, I just don't like her as much as I used to....
ReplyDeleteI was a cow with my second pregnancy, but with my first i barely showed. I understand that some people can carry small, but how did it go up and down at different times...aint that much clothes. i didnt show with my first boy until 8mos. (when the baby starts to gain weight), and pregnancy widens you. it would have taken her at least six months to get her original shape back two months if she breast feeds. mariah still wide right now, jennifer hudson spread too. i dont really care if someone else had the baby for them with their dna, im just relieved she cute!
ReplyDeleteShe taped her UK ITV Special "A Night With Beyonce" in July/August. After hearing she was pregnant I remembered the show and thought she must of been then. She wears a leotard which shows everything and no way is there a bump anywere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLH0nBipbH0 I don't care either way, I love her work and think it is a private matter.
ReplyDeleteIm so glad I found this site because it feels good that Im not alone in my belief that Beyonce was NEVER pregnant. The whole thing had seemed so strange from the beginning. It just wasnt adding up. Beyonce never really had any pics of herself where that "baby bump" was just so pronounced that it was unmistakable. Most women that are pregnant toward the end when they are huge you'll clearly be able to tell. Never seen that with Bey..sadly though I was really routing for her now I just think she's fake
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