Beyoncé Sends Twitter Into Chaos After Announcing She's Expecting Twins

By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020

On February 1, 2017, the first day of Black History Month,  icon and legend Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter announced that she and husband Jay Z were expecting twins, dropping an iconic Instagram image and post for the occasion. 

”We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over,” she wrote, “We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes.”

We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters

A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 1, 2017 at 10:39am PST

With such news arriving on the first day of Black History Month in a year that’s already proving to be quite difficult, the announcment is welcome news. Twitter, of course, completely melted down.

Name a more iconic duo than the babies in Beyoncé's uterus… I'll wait. pic.twitter.com/qHOMOzg6FB

— give a fuck (@xingona_) February 1, 2017

Beyoncé's twins aren't even born yet and they are more iconic than my entire existence

— fatass kelly price (@beyoncescurls) February 1, 2017

congratulations to the Carters.
Black history month has been extended until Beyoncé's due date.

— Nah. (@race_jones) February 1, 2017

Bey: We gon tell em on the first of February.
Staff: But Bey it's Black History Month.
Bey: These babies are black history. #Beyonce

— DL.M (@SpeakDLM) February 1, 2017

Bey: We gon tell em on the first of February.
Staff: But Bey it's Black History Month.
Bey: These babies are black history. #Beyonce

— DL.M (@SpeakDLM) February 1, 2017

When you realize Beyoncé is having twins vs. when you realize you cant be one of the twins pic.twitter.com/aVCIjkOcTg

— Relatable Quotes (@RelatableQuote) February 1, 2017

OKAY BUT BEYONCÉ IS GOING TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN NOW. IF WE DON'T GET A MINI DESTINYS CHILD OUT OF THIS THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT

— Ashley Ippolito (@ashleyippolito) February 1, 2017

Beyoncé pregnant we all pregnant.

— neobaepi (@NeoNoHetero) February 1, 2017

BEYONCÉ REALLY BOUT TO FORM HER OWN DESTINYS CHILD. DESTINYS OFFSPRING IS COMIIIIIIIIINGGGGGG pic.twitter.com/WYYAuhLzWh

— ♑️ (@dannyyonce) February 1, 2017

WAIT DID BEYONCÉ ANNOUNCE HER PREGNANCY ON THE FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH?!!!

LEGENDS ONLY.

— ASH LEÓN (@theAshLeon) February 1, 2017

Congrats, Bey and Jay! And, bless you, Bey, for kicking off Black History Month with a bang.