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Are wedding bells in Beyonce and Jay Z's future?


Pop beauty Beyonce Knowles would reportedly have to marry rapper Jay Z to keep a promise to her mother.

The religious Destiny's Child diva was brought up strictly and promised her mother Tina she would not show affection to a man in public unless she was prepared to marry him.

The chart-topping pair very publicly displayed their love for each other during a recent holiday in the south of France and Knowles' family in Houston are busy making plans for the impending nuptials.

A family source says, "Beyonce has been very strictly brought up in a very religious family.

"She didn't want to show any disrespect to her mother by being seen constantly draped over a succession of men.

"Both her parents encouraged her into show business but they knew that a girl singer could get a bad reputation from being seen around with too many men.

"She made a vow early on in her career that she would only ever go public on a romance with someone she was totally serious about. She vowed that she would be a one-man woman.

"She has always been careful not to be seen in public with a man, but now that her family are assured that she and Jay Z are in love for good, she doesn't need to be so careful."

Beyonce's matchmaking attempts rejected

Beyonce is eager to help friend Kelly Rowland find Mr. Right, but Rowland is said to have rejected bandmate Beyonce's attempts, even though she's pining for romance.

While curvaceous Beyonce is enjoying her romance with rapper Jay Z, the 22-year-old "Dilemna" singer has yet to find herself a serious boyfriend.

Kelly says of Beyonce, "She told me about this one guy, and I was like, 'B, I'm gonna sit this one out. You know? I'm just gonna chill.'

"I felt like if it's supposed to happen, then it'll happen. God will send me somebody special whenever the timing is right. So I'm just patient."

Beyonce's diet slammed

Beyonce has been accused of encouraging children to lose weight, after confessing to an unhealthy diet.

She told a recent magazine interview she eats just six slices of tomato and four slices of cucumber for lunch - and now experts fear young fans will try to copy her.

British Diabetic Associaton expert Dr. Wendy Doyle says, "People in the public eye need to be more responsible. They don't always appreciate the impact they have on young girls.

"Children need their calories and nutrition for growth and development."

The singer recently confessed she's so conscious of her weight, she takes a food expert everywhere she tours; "I have to. Photos make you fatter and television adds pounds.

"I go through agonies to keep my stomach flat."