Feb 15, 2005 • 1 min read

Beyonce on her need for privacy

Beyonce has explained why she keeps her private life out of the press, saying celebrity scrutiny makes things hard for her to feel normal.

Now that we’re in the gossip bit, and Beyonce has been telling reporters about why she, erm, doesn’t tell reporters anything: "Even in school I was private. It kept my name out of people's mouths. Not because I was ashamed of anything or because I wasn't passionate about whatever it was, like who

I was dating, but because it seemed more pure when I treated it like it was sacred. I don't mind being vulnerable, but people scrutinise celebrities and make up stories. Then when everyone in the world is talking about you, it makes things really hard

- not normal. That doesn't work for me because I'm a regular woman."

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