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- Beyoncé reunited with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in a Destiny's Child "group chat."
- "You are so inspirational for both of us," Beyoncé told Williams. "And we are just so proud of you."
- Beyoncé concluded that their 20-year friendship "ain't going nowhere."
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Beyoncé recently reunited with her former Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and they're sharing the moments with fans to promote Williams' new book.
On Wednesday, Williams, 40, took to Instagram and shared three never-before-heard "group chats" between the "Say My Name" singers, in which the group discussed her new memoir "Checking In," mental health, and friendship.
"Look who checked in yesterday with me!! The only time we'll let y'all eavesdrop on our group chats!! 😂 #checkingin #thereunionyallhavebeenwaitingfor," the "Chad Loves Michelle" star captioned the first audio clip.
"Oh, we love and miss you so much," Beyoncé, 39, said in the recording. "You are so inspirational for both of us and we just love watching you become exactly who you are and the world [to] see your impact, wisdom, and beautiful advice, and your discernment. And we are just so proud of you."
Williams posted another part of their conversation and shared a new photo of the trio, captioning it, "Checking In Group Chat. Everybody's in the 'kitchen!'" Rowland's 4-month-old son Noah Jon was also captured in the photo.
In the audio, while Rowland can be heard cooking her "chicken and rice soup" in the background, Williams quipped, "She's cutting celery and carrots. Are you making some musical soup right now?"
"I'm cooking some music - that's Chef Boyardee and Chef Boy-Kelly," Rowland, 40, jokingly replied. "You know I'm editing that s- out."
In the last audio clip shared, Rowland asked Williams, "What do you hope the world gains ... from your book?"
"It's OK to not be OK and it's OK to tell somebody you're not OK. I honestly should have done that with y'all. I've been open about a lot of things but I was never really truthful about how I really was," Williams replied.
"Even though y'all have proven to be safe friends, safe sisters, sometimes people have to know you're not going to be looked at differently if you say, 'Y'all, I've been really sad too long. Something's going on."
Rowland agreed and added what friendship means to her.
"People should know that along with friendships, there is humility and you have to allow yourself to hold a safe place and safe space for all friendships to be able to check in. It's a blessing to be able to have that," the "Coffee" singer said.
"When it's that person, your person, it's nothing that they'll judge you for. It's nothing that you can't tell them. I think that's the greatest thing that Destiny's Child has ever given me, is my gift of friendship for you ladies."
Beyoncé chimed in saying, "Kelly and I feel so honored we are now your safe space where you can express any and everything. We know you are that for us, and you've always been that for us, so we're just happy to be along this journey and happy to witness the birth in your new chapter."
"It's 20 years," the "Formation" singer spoke of their long-term friendship. "It ain't going nowhere."
The trio split up in 2006. Since then, Destiny's Child ,who produced five albums together (at times with different members), have reunited, including at Coachella in 2018 and during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013.