Beyoncé Raves Over Daughter Blue Ivy in HeartwarmingBehind-the-ScenesMufasaClip: ‘Nobody’s Prouder Than Mommy’

Mar. 15, 2025

Beyonce and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter.Photo:LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty

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Beyoncécouldn’t be more proud of her 12-year-old daughterBlue Ivyas she takes on the role of Kiara inMufasa: The Lion King, while the singer reprises her voiceover role as Nala.

“I can’t help it, you’re just too beautiful, girl,” the proud mom says. “Imma be right here closing my eyes.”

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While chatting with the news outlet, the 12-year-old says, “If I had told my younger self that I was in a movie, I would never believe myself.” In response, Beyoncé sweetly praises her daughter, saying, “Well, you are, girl. You are.”

Blue calls her experience working on the film “amazing,” adding that “everybody that’s a part of this is so helpful and supportive.”

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“I feel like this is just a great experience for me, and I’m really happy for girls that look like me all around the world [who] are able to watch this movie and hear and see themselves in it,” the pre-teen says.

Beyoncé also shares her pride for Blue and her “natural” voice acting abilities, sharing, “She did such a beautiful job, and I can’t believe how natural she is. I’m just proud of you. I’m so proud of you and I can’t believe how big and grown up you are.”

“And I’m proud that she’s gonna represent so many young brown girls around the world,” she adds. “Nobody’s prouder than Mommy.”

Tina Knowles, rapper Jay-Z, singer-songwriter Beyonce and their daughter Blue Ivy Carter.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP via Getty

Beyoncé’s 7-year-old son Rumi then sweetly pops into the screen holding a director’s clapboard. “And cut!” he exclaims as he claps the board together.

In one section of a denialstatementshared on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 8, the rapper said the “heinous” claims will affect his family, which includes Blue Ivy, as well as his and wife Beyoncé’s twins,Rumi and Sir, 7.

“My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people,” he wrote.

source: people.com