Tina Knowles Says Beyoncé Was 'Shy and Got Bullied' Growing Up: 'Couldn't Have Been More Proud of Her'

Tina Knowles takes a trip down memory lane.

Sharing a video of her interview with Vogue on her Instagram page on May 26. Knowles, 70, opened up about her favorite memories of her children when they were young and called Beyoncé, Solange and Kelly Rowland her “three girlfriends.”

“Beyoncé, she was very shy and she was bullied a little bit, but the day she stood up for somebody — she didn’t stand up for herself, she stood up for them,” Tina recalled. “I get emotional talking about it … I just couldn’t be more proud of her.”

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Tina Knowles; Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles.

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Knowles, who shares Beyoncé, 42, and Solange, 37, with her ex-husband Matthew Knowles, then shared her favorite childhood memory of her second daughter.

“Solange, was she signing petitions at school, she was only in about fifth grade and she was out there signing petitions,” Knowles said. “So she’s always been an activist.”

Knowles often refers to Rowland, 43, as her third daughter, and she recalled it earlier this month Today with Hoda and Jenna how Rowland came to live with his family at the age of 11. “That’s my child,” she added.

Rowland’s mother, Doris Rowland Garrison, died in December 2014 at the age of 66.

Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles.

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“Kelly was always the kid who was just trying to protect everybody,” Knowles continued. “I remember her with my best friend Barbara and her as a mediator and just as a little peacemaker.”

“Every child is different! But everything so special. I believe that children are born with their own personality. My three girls handled everything very differently,” the fashion designer wrote in the caption of the video. “Learn their personalities and respect their individuality. Never compare negative things, always praise the positive differences and pay attention to the things you can brag about them. They love it and it encourages positive behavior. Interview with Vogue.com at the Vogue offices ❤️.”

Knowles’ comments come after she revealed what Beyoncé and Solange’s children call her during an appearance on Today with Hoda and Jenna earlier this month.

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“They call me grandma,” Knowles said.

“It’s the best. With grandchildren, you don’t have the pressure of taking responsibility for how they turn out, so you can just indulge them and let them have the noisy toys that drive their parents crazy,” she joked. “It’s just the best. They’re the best. All my grandkids are super creative and I just love them to death.”

While Beyoncé has a daughter Blue Ivy (12) and twins Rumi and Sir (6) with her husband Jay-Z, Solange is mom to 19-year-old son Daniel ‘Juelz’ Smith Jr. with her ex-husband Daniel Smith.

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