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Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, is that you? Meet lookalike mothers Tina Knowles and Cynthia Germanotta, plus Ariana Grande’s ‘badass’ mum Joan and Miley Cyrus’ momager and marijuana advocate Tish

STORYAndre Neveling
We can definitely see the resemblance between Lady Gaga and her mum Cynthia Germanotta, and Beyoncé and her mum Tina Knowles. Photos: Getty Images, handout
We can definitely see the resemblance between Lady Gaga and her mum Cynthia Germanotta, and Beyoncé and her mum Tina Knowles. Photos: Getty Images, handout
Fame and celebrity

  • Not only is Tina Knowles mum to Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, she raised Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland from age 11 too
  • Ex-wife of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and ultimate showbiz mum to the former Hannah Montana, Tish Cyrus almost quit to run a cannabis business

It goes without saying that pop music icons like Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Ariana Grande are strong, fierce women, so it’s almost no surprise that they were raised by equally strong, fierce mums. Not only did these ladies raise our favourite singers, they also became their best friends and worked with them behind the scenes to help get them where they are today. And in plenty of cases, they even reach doppelgänger status – just slightly older, wiser and more glamorous (we’re looking at you, Gaga and Cynthia).

Meet the fabulous queen mothers behind some of our most loved queens of pop.

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Queen Bey’s queen bee: Tina Knowles, 67

Beyoncé and mum Tina Knowles. Photo: Getty Images
Beyoncé and mum Tina Knowles. Photo: Getty Images

We always wondered if Solange Knowles should have been a part of Destiny’s Child, but in retrospect, the fourth member should’ve actually been the iconic (reference: us) Tina Knowles. Not only is Tina the mother of two singing superstars, Beyoncé and Solange, she was also a massive part of Destiny’s Child’s success, styling and designing outfits for the group. But her relationship with the girl band goes even deeper than that: Tina often refers to bandmate Kelly Rowland as her daughter, after raising her when Kelly began living with the Knowles family at age 11. And they all certainly got it from their mama!

 

Tina was married to Beyoncé and Solange’s dad Mathew Knowles, but divorced him in 2011 and married long-time friend Richard Lawson in 2013. Over the years she’s been heavily involved in fashion, famously launching the brands House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles.

 

As you can imagine, the mother of Beyoncé and Solange must be a fierce queen, and Mama Tina has certainly never disappoints. Fortunately for us, Tina isn’t afraid to share her bold attitude, opinions, glamorous life and even her sense of humour on her Instagram. We bow down.