Beyonce's dad, Mathew Knowles, marries former model, Gena Avery

Singer, Beyonce has a new stepmom – this is because her father Mathew Knowles had married former model Gena Charmaine Avery last weekend.

A rep for Mr. Knowles confirms to the Associated Press that the couple tied the knot on Sunday following a year and a half engagement.

According to the report, Knowles, 61 wed Gena Charmaine Avery, 48 in Houston, Texas last Sunday (June 30) after a year and a half of engagement.

The wedding revelation marks a return to the headlines for Knowles, who has maintained a low profile since first wife (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.