Beyonce a 'modern-day feminist'

Beyonce doesn't like to label herself, but admits she is a "modern-day feminist" and seen as a champion of women's rights around the world.

She told British Vogue magazine: "That word can be very extreme. But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are?

"Why do you have to label yourself anything? I'm just a woman and I love being a woman."

Beyonce - who is married to rapper Jay-Z - may not be so comfortable with being called a feminist, but feels it is important to fight for equal rights.

She added: "I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it's something that's pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept. But I'm happily married. I love my husband."

The star is about to embark on her Mrs. Carter Show world tour, but feels her outlook has changed since becoming a mother to her 14-month old girl, Blue Ivy.

She said: "I feel like Mrs. Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I've ever been.

"It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, 'OK, this is what you were born to do.' The purpose of my body became completely different."