Despite the man-hating lyrics of Destiny’s Child, Beyonce Knowles claims to have never suffered from a broken heart, as she has only ever dated Jay-Z.

Beyonce

Beyonce

The singer - who is notoriously private about her love life - began dating the rapper in 2002 and they married in a secret ceremony in New York last year, and Knowles, 27, admits she has never had any other serious boyfriends - because her relationship with Jay-Z is her only romance.

She tells L.A. Confidential Magazine, "Fortunately I haven’t had any breakups! This is my first relationship. We were together for a really long time before we got married; we were in no rush."

And Knowles claims that, contrary to media reports, their marriage is strong, adding, "I’m very, very happy, that’s all I’ll say. It’s just natural for people to start rumours and try to break things up."

FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison