Despite a few headline-grabbing naysayers, the general response to Beyonce and Kelly Rowland‘s impassioned speeches at Kamala Harris‘ rally in their hometown of Houston on Friday (October 25) have been overwhelmingly positive.
And while the music divas’ respective fan bases – affectionately called the #Beyhive and #RowlandStones – are still trying to catch their collective breaths over the energizing appearances, some still question why their fellow ‘Lose My Breath’ hitmaker Michelle Williams was absent from the festivities.
Hot on the promo trail in support of her critically acclaimed run on the Broadway adaptation of ‘Death Becomes Her,’ Williams visited ‘Sherri‘ to discuss why she missed the political party.
The top guest on Tuesday’s episode (October 29), Michelle talked everything from ‘Death Becomes Her’ to Black women’s representation on Broadway and more.
When quizzed about her absence from last Friday’s rally, Williams asserted her schedule wouldn’t allow her to join her Destiny’s Child bandmates.
“I was so happy [about their speeches], but at the same time it was the first time that I have not been able to be in person for something that I wanted to be at,” the singer relayed to Sherri as she prepares for eight grueling ‘Death’ shows a week. “And, that is a sacrifice we make [on Broadway]. I couldn’t be there, but they represented and held me down in their own way.”
Michelle quipped this isn’t the first time fans have questioned her absence when Bey and Kelly were photographed together.
“They [Bey and Kelly] live in LA, I’m in Atlanta. Paparazzi will get them at dinner or something and people will ask ‘Where’s Michelle’? We ain’t together all the time,” she joked. “We are together more than people think, but there are times I’m not able to be [there]. I got stuff that prevents me from being at places y’all think I should be at.”
Revisit Beyonce and Kelly’s stirring speeches here.
