Beyonce gains stepmother as father gets married

Mathew Knowles, father and former manager of singer Beyonce Knowles

Her father and former manager, Mathew Knowles, got married last Sunday. His representative told The Associated Press on Friday that he has wed former model Gena Charmaine Avery in Houston, Texas. The pair had been engaged for a year and a half.

Gena Charmaine Avery

The 48-year-old Avery is a realtor. The 61-year-old Knowles guided his daughter to superstardom with the group Destiny's Child and later in her solo career; she released her father as her manager in 2011.

Knowles, head of Music World Entertainment, still manages several gospel acts including Grammy-winner Le'Andria Johnson.

Knowles and Beyonce's mother, Tina, divorced in 2011 after 31 years of marriage and two children Beyonce and her sister, fellow singer Solange.

Solange, Tina, Beyonce and Mathew Knowles

The wedding revelation marks a return to the headlines for Knowles, who has maintained a low profile since first wife (and Beyonce’s mother)

Tina Knowles filed for divorce after he fathered a child with his secretary Alexsandra Wright in 2009. Beyonce parted ways with him as a manager two years later