Everything We Learned From Destiny’s Child’s Episode Of ‘Cribs’

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by Katie Rosseinsky |
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Stop whatever you're doing, because kind-hearted Vimeo user Beyonceliciouss has dug up and dusted off a vintage episode of MTV's classic show Cribs, starring none other than Destiny's Child.

As you'd expect, the eight minute clip (which first aired in 2000) is a treasure trove of retro fashion and unexpected insights into the world of a pre-Lemonade Beyoncé and pals. These are the best bits...

It's 2000, so Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland are living together in a ‘lake front property’ in Houston, Texas...

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Along with Bey’s mum, Tina, and father, Matthew.

Little sis Solange has her own room, but actual Destiny’s Child band member Michelle doesn’t...

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This bit gets awkwardly glossed over. No room at the inn for Michelle.

The interiors are very, very beige...

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We’d hazard a guess at Magnolia.

The swimming pool has been built to appear as if it merges into a lake...

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‘How fabulous!’ as Queen B puts it herself.

The girls are still in their matchy-matchy phase...

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And they're killing it.

Solange wears that paisley print headscarf that every Noughties girl owned...

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Although hers probably didn't come from Claire's Accessories.

Her bedroom used to be a garage...

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She’d like a fridge and a microwave, so she never has to leave. Same.

Beyoncé is obsessed with the intercom...

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'We just moved here and I was like "AAAH! We got intercom!"'

The D.C. closet is the stuff that dreams are made of...

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Look out for outfits from the videos for Jumpin’ Jumpin’ and Independent Women.

Michelle’s face at 2.34 is what we look like when we're pretending to have fun...

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'I'm really, really happy to still be in the club with my drunk friends at 3am, just look at my dancing...'

The girls have a room full of gold discs...

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It makes them feel #blessed.

The girls hang out with NSYNC, Britney and Lenny Kravitz...

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'Britney was so very sweet as usual'

Kelly Rowland has impeccable taste in teen movies...

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Ten Things I Hate About You is a favourite.

Even Beyoncé's sink is straight out of a fairytale...

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It tells the story of Sleeping Beauty.

Bey's bedroom is ‘very colourful and dramatized'...

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Did Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen design this?

It’s also home to this brilliant chest of drawers...

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Which was carved to look like a genie bottle.

The girls keep bursting into song around the house...

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But they actually sound great, unlike when you try to do a one-woman Les Miserables. Sigh...

Watch the clip in full below...

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