Beyonce covers the April 2011 issue of Cosmopolitan UK

Here’s an excerpt from the cover shoot and interview:

On how she keep hubby Jay-Z enticed?: “Put on good music and something that makes you feel great. I love a pair of high, sexy stilettos with a beautiful dress. You can be beautiful but if you’re not secure in yourself, you don’t come across as sexy. Never be predictable, mix it up. Surprise him. Change your hair. Be the woman he knows with a little bit of a twist.”

On her guilty pleasure and staying fit: ”I love my butter pecan ice cream,” she says, “but I also love to work out. We all have our issues. Mine is arms and legs, keeping them tight and toned. It takes work, believe me.”

On her future and life with Jay-Z: “Yes, I do want to embrace what happens next and family,” she says. “It’s funny how your outlook changes as you get older, how you look at life – at other women – in a different way. I have so much admiration for women who are mothers,” she says, “who balance family and work.”