'She's a beautiful baby': Solange Knowles gushes over niece Blue Ivy but says she won't be giving Beyonce mothering advice

She is the mother of a seven-year-old boy who she has described as the love of her life.
But Solange Knowles is now feeling a different kind of love after becoming an aunt for the first time after her sister Beyonce gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy last month.
And Solange said although being an aunt is very different to being a mother, she still feels a very strong bond with her niece.

Gushing aunt: Solange Knowles says her sister Beyonce's little girl Blue is 'so beautiful'
She said: 'It's very different to being a mother, but there's still that sort of magnetic bond and love that you can't even put words on to describe.'
The 25-year-old singer posed for a photo shoot for Rollacoaster magazine and gave an interview in which she talked about Blue, who was born early last month.
And gushing about her gorgeous niece, she said: 'I think babies in general are so lovable - and my sister's baby, Blue, is so beautiful. She is really a beautiful little baby. It's really special to have a niece because I have a son, so I get to have a little girl too.'

Funky lady: With her big hair and huge sunglasses, Solange shows off some 70s chic for the magazine shoot
But Solange, who lives in Brooklyn, New York with her son Daniel Julez, who she had with her ex-husband and childhood sweetheart Daniel Smith, said she hasn't, and won't be giving Beyonce, 30, any parenting advice.
She explained: 'I think it's really important for every mother to find their own way. I think it's actually the most annoying thing when you're a new mum and you're getting so much advice from other mothers!

Special bond: Solange said there are no words to describe her love for her niece
'You really just have to feel it out for yourself. But she's my best friend and we talk at least every other day.'
Solange has been pretty busy recently as she is now modelling, DJing and about to make a new record.
And she said she counts Beyonce as one of her role models and said it helped her with her career.

Finding her own way: Solange said although she and sister Beyonce are close, she won't be offering any parenting tips
She said: 'She was and is such a role model, but I think more so it was an insane learning process for me to have a big sister like that - to be able to see the good, the bad and everything in between that comes with fame and success, and to know what I was getting myself into.'
But Solange said she wouldn't want to be as famous as her sister because she couldn't do normal things.
She explained: 'I really enjoy my privacy and being able to walk my son to school every morning and pick him up every afternoon.

Role model: Solange said she very proud of her sister but wouldn't want her fame
'I know that I couldn't do that if I was at the next level - privacy, as you know, it just doesn't belong to you anymore.
'I definitely made a conscious effort to stay as low key as I can and still do what I want to do.'
The interview with Solange will appear in Issue 4 of Rollacoaster magazine, which is available during London Fashion Week which starts today.

Me and my boy: Solange with her son Daniel at a gallery in New York last summer, who she once described as the love of her life




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