How I spend my weekends depends entirely on my workload during the week. If on the rare occasion I’ve had a pretty relaxed schedule, I’d spend all of Saturday socialising with friends and going out near my home in Miami. I get up early, usually around 8-9am, and make lemon pancakes with fruit and turkey bacon. If I can’t find the urge to cook, I’ll head out to my favourite restaurant, Big Pink, a stone’s throw from my house. They make the best Belgian waffles. Naughty me!

I’m very fortunate to live so close to the sea, so after breakfast I’ll head to the beach to soak up some rays and go for a dip. I can spend hours there, taking in the scenery and letting go of my thoughts. I live by myself, which can get lonely sometimes, so I’m on the search for a canine companion – preferably a poodle. I’m a sucker for small dogs.

I can still be a bit of a party girl when I want to be. I keep in touch with the others from Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé [Knowles] and Michelle [Williams]. Last week we went out for dinner and talked till the restaurant closed. I love being surrounded by close friends and relatives, catching up on the latest gossip and eating good food.

When me and the girls feel like a night out, we usually kick off with a round of cocktails at a bar near my house before migrating to one of the nearby clubs for a major dance-floor workout.

Miami is a very sexy environment and people from all over the world come to party here.

When I’m touring, my schedule is packed with lots of glitzy celebrity events, performances and press interviews. I work ridiculously long hours and don’t really get much sleep. I’d probably get up at around 5am on a Saturday, spend a couple of hours in hair and make-up and have appointments for the rest of the day. It can be a very stressful situation.

If I’ve had a busy day like this, I would need to spend the next day lying in bed and relaxing, which is why I love Sundays.

Sundays are an opportunity to unwind and enjoy some time to myself. I usually get up late and spend the entire day lying in bed and watching movies. I saw Avatar for the 10th time last week, which is quite funny seeing as I was only introduced to it three weeks ago.

I only get out of bed to make a quick trip to the loo or to grab something to eat which is usually a takeaway.

It is quite similar to how I spent my weekends as a young teen, when Destiny’s Child was in its early days. We were busy rehearsing new songs and learning dance routines, which helped me channel any excess energy.

But afterwards we’d have slumber parties where we’d watch movies and gorge on pizza till we fell asleep. Bliss.

I’m working this weekend and the next, so it might be a while before I can enjoy a day in bed, sadly.