We're loving Beyonce's throwback pic of Tina Knowles for her birthday

Beyonce's throwback pic: Beyonce attends the Shawn Carter Foundation Gala at the Seminole Ballroom in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on November 16, 2019 in Hollywood, Florida.

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published 5 January 2021

Beyoncé's throwback pic of mom Tina Knowles for her birthday is giving us all the feel good vibes right now.

Despite being in the middle of a world health pandemic, we all need to show those we care about a little love and Beyonce has hit the top spot with her tribute to her beloved mom Tina Knowles.

The singer-songwriter took to Instagram to pay homage to her to mark her 67th birthday. But in order to send her heartfelt wishes, the star uploaded a throwback snap of her mother from her younger days and it's giving us all the feel-good feels.

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Beyonce uploaded the snap and captioned it: "Happy birthday to my beloved matriarch! You are my Queen, my heart, my strength, the bone in my spine. You are my inspiration. I hope you have everything in your life that your soul desires. Mama, I love you deep deep!"

And fans have gone wild for the dedication. One fan wrote: "Yes mama Tina you are everything!!! Beyoncé giving captions y’all.... but it’s mama Tina so of course lol." Another fan put: "QUEEN THAT BIRTHED A QUEEN! Wow" and a third fan added, "She’s BEAUTIFUL."

Tina Knowles is mom to Beyonce, 39, and her sister Solange, 34, and up until 2011 she was married to their father Matthew Knowles.

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And the throwback snap highlights where gets her beautiful genes from, as fans are in awe of her stunning mom as she is pictured laying on the couch in a show-stopping leopard print outfit wearing bright red lipstick.

And Beyonce took the opportunity to marvel at her gorgeous mother, and grandmother to her three children with Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, eight, and twins Rumi and Sir, three.

But Tina is a busy working mom and grandmother - she boasts a few fashion brands including House of Deréon. And she took to Instagram to update fans on her day with a sweet Instagram live to declare she had "one of the best birthday's I have even had."

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She started her birthday a few days early and gave thanks to fans for their messages which she said "made me feel so loved" and added, "It just helped to make my birthday even better."

Tina explained how she'd enjoyed dinner on the beach at Santa Monica before watching the sunset.

Solange also wished her mom a joyous day as she wrote: "Happy birthday mama you're a legend," with some older photos on her Instagram story.

Selina is a Senior Entertainment Writer with more than 14 years of experience in newspapers and magazines. She currently looks after all things Entertainment for GoodtoKnow, Woman&Home and My Imperfect Life.

Before joining Future Publishing, Selina graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a degree in Journalism. She is fully NCTJ and NCE qualified and has 100wpm shorthand. Having spent the start of her career working on local newspapers and online, Selina spent six years as Acting News Editor and Entertainment Reporter at the Scunthorpe Telegraph where she dug into hard news stories, conducted interviews, covered court reporting, features, and entertainment, whilst going to gigs in her spare time.

Whilst at the paper she was awarded an O2 Media Judges' Special Award for helping a terminally ill cancer sufferer realise his dying wish and marry his childhood sweetheart through a successful newspaper campaign. Things like this are close to her heart when it comes to using journalism to make a positive difference in people's lives.

Selina later branched further into all things celebrity to became a Showbiz Writer at Heat magazine, covering red carpet events, showbiz parties, and various launches before going freelance for two years. One of her biggest celebrity achievements - aside from generating celebrity exclusives - was interviewing Take That (including Robbie Williams) and bumping into Simon Cowell so much at events she told him 'I'm calling you my showbiz dad!'

In 2017 she joined TI Media as a senior reporter on Woman, Woman's Own, Woman&Home, Woman's Weekly celebrity desk before branching online in 2020 when Future gave her the opportunity to focus on digital-first.

When she's not interviewing celebrities you can find her exploring new countryside walking routes, catching up with friends over good food, or making memories.

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