Besides the unequivocal vibrancy of the Kingdom, Cardi B also felt a deep spiritual connection with the country. Although she shares that she is Catholic, she understood Saudi Arabia\u2019s importance in the Muslim world. \u201cThis is the country where this ancient religion comes from, followed by billions of people who visit Makkah,\u201d she reflects. \u201cBefore I left Saudi Arabia, I took home some sand with me as it just felt so holy. My entire experience was beautiful at every level.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you forget the wigs, the risqu\u00e9 outfits and the sassy lyrics, it seems Cardi B also has a quieter side, especially in the privacy of her home when surrounded by her four children, whose ages range from eight months to nine years old. She says that she is a very cool and chill mum, but extremely strict regarding anything related to schooling and education, maybe because she was forced to drop out of college. \u201cI don\u2019t want my kids to grow up and be like, \u2018Damn, I\u2019m not good at this, my mom should have made me do it.\u2019 When you are younger, you don\u2019t want to do things, and then when you\u2019re older, you appreciate that you did them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before we wrap up our call, I wonder how Cardi B balances the life of a music superstar with that of motherhood. She explains that her children understand that she is an international recording artist and any absence from their daily lives is simply a natural consequence that professionals in other fields also face. \u201cI try my best to have my kids around me as much as possible, but sometimes I can\u2019t be with them. Mothers have to make sacrifices,\u201d she reflects. \u201cLawyers also have to go out of state for some cases and that might take three weeks or a month. And they don\u2019t make excuses. It\u2019s sad, but we need to look at the bigger picture. I hope that my kids look at what I do and understand, \u2018Mom was working her a** off.\u2019 She wasn\u2019t clubbing, she wasn\u2019t dating, she wasn\u2019t partying\u2026 Instead, she was making sacrifices for a better living, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d Yes, Cardi B, we truly do.<\/p>\n
Photography and creative direction: Szilveszter Mak\u00f3
Styling: Lisa Jarvis
Hair: Tokyo Stylez
Make-up: Erika La’ Pearl
Nails: Coca Michelle
Photography assistants: Gianluca Malavolta, K\u00e9vin Ramos, Louis Paquin and Charlotte Pina Bagr\u00e9aux
Styling assistants: Annina Luomahaara, Naiara G\u00f3mez Lest\u00f3n and Lucas Guldseth
Executive producer: Micha\u00ebl Lacomblez
Producers: Siyan Chen and Louis Fonck
Line producer: Isabella Gao
Production manager: Lorianne Galliot
Production assistants: Ambre Sieurac and Nizar Dhiab
Set designer: Edith Di Monda
Set design assistants: Anne Cruden, Mathilde Maton, Polina Klovskaia and Lucia Nelli
Tailor: Valeriane Venance
Propmaster: Teo Bernardi<\/p>\n
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