Tina Knowles Emotionally Reflects On Beyoncé Standing Up To Bullies As A Kid

Beyoncé may be one of the most worshipped humans on the planet, but it wasn’t always that way growing up.

In an interview with Vogue, the singer’s mother Tina Knowles reflected on her superstar daughter’s brush with bullies as a child and became emotional when she recalled a time Bey stood up for a classmate.

“Beyoncé, she was very shy and she got bullied a bit,” she said. “But the day that she stood up for someone — she didn’t stand up for herself but she stood up for them — I’m getting emotional talking about it. I couldn’t have been more proud of her.”

Knowles also shared a fond memory of her other famous daughter Solange: “Solange was her signing a petition in school, she was only in like fifth grade and she was out getting petitions signed so she’s always been an activist.”

The 70-year-old went on to discuss fellow Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland, who lived with the Knowles family from the age of 11.

“Kelly was always a kid that tried to protect everybody,” she said. “I have a memory of her with her best friend Barbara and her being a mediator and just being this little peacemaker.”