LeToya Luckett Says Beyoncé ‘Created a Wonderful Space’ for the Destiny’s Child Reunion (Exclusive)

LeToya Luckett is feeling grateful to be reunited with her Destiny’s Child bandmates.

While speaking with PEOPLE before hosting the Urban One Honors in Atlanta on Saturday, the R&B star opened up about how the iconic girl group reunited backstage when Beyoncé brought her renaissance A trip to their hometown of Houston in September.

The singer/actress explains that fateful calls and texts helped set up the get-together — which put her and fellow founders Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland, as well as Michelle Williams, in the same room for the first time in years — and that she still feels ” blessed” by the whole experience.

“I’m so glad [Beyoncé] created a wonderful space for us all to come together,” says Luckett.

LeToya Luckett at the 6th Annual Urban One Honors in Atlanta on January 20, 2024.

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“[The] the love in the room was everything I wanted it to be, thought it could be,” she shares. “It was what I wanted and what I had always dreamed of. And I’m blessed that I even had that opportunity because there are people who will never get that.”

The “Torn” artist says the “loving space” has allowed the “Say My Name” group to catch up, pray together, hug each other and “talk to mommy,” now that most of the singers have said hello to children of their own.

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Luckett explains that it was heartwarming to see how far each member of the iconic Y2K group has come and how much they’ve grown since singing together as girls in Houston. “Everyone is just doing amazing things,” she says. “We grew up to see everyone as mothers and women. We grew up here, a lot of growing up happens.”

The star also spoke about how special it was to not only be in the same room with the founding members of the Grammy-winning group, but also Williams, 44, who joined the line-up in 2000 after Luckett and Roberson, both 42, left.

LeToya Luckett, Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child.

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Luckett says she feels like “God” has led to a sisterhood shared by the entire band, including Williams, whom she calls her “sister.” “Honestly, me and Chelle are probably the closest to everyone,” she says. “We talk the most.”

“I love her, I love my sisters,” adds the performer. “I’m proud of everything.”

The former members of Destiny’s Child — with the exception of Farrah Franklin, who joined the group briefly in 2000 — spent time with each other before Queen Bey’s hometown concert at NRG Stadium on September 23, 2023.

A few months after the reunion, Luckett reflected on the experience by sharing a sweet photo from the evening of all five women posing together on Instagram.

In the description, the singer-songwriter shared how much that moment meant to her. “✨ALL LOVE✨”, she wrote. “This was my favorite moment of 2023 ❤️.”

After mentioning that the love, joy, prayer and healing she embraced during their reunion was what made it so special, she added, “May we all experience beautiful moments like this in 2024,” and thoughtfully named the team “All the Children .”

Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson.

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The “Survivor” band’s backstage reunion wasn’t the only time they stepped out together at the same event in 2023. Luckett, Roberson, Rowland and Williams showed their support for Beyoncé, 42, at the premiere of her concert film in Los Angeles. Renaissance: The Beyoncé Movie at the end of November.

Although they weren’t photographed together, the Destiny’s Child performers walked the red carpet and took to social media after the event to continue celebrating the film’s release.

The legendary musical group has reunited several times since they broke up in 2006.

Recently, the trio of Beyoncé, Rowland and Williams performed at a private event in honor of Tina Knowles’ 70th birthday. Over the years, the three stars have also performed at special events, including a Super Bowl halftime performance in 2013 and Bey’s headlining Coachella set in 2018.

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