Victoria Beckham has laid bare her struggles with an eating disorder and the near-collapse of her fashion business in a new Netflix docuseries. The three-part show, directed by Nadia Hallgren, follows the former Spice Girl as she prepares for her most ambitious fashion show yet, while reflecting on the highs and lows of her career.
In the series, Beckham reveals that she was bullied at school and felt like a loner. 'I just didn't fit in at all,' she says. 'When you're on stage for that moment, you're someone else. And I didn't really want to be me.' She also admits to becoming 'so self-conscious' amid press criticism after the Spice Girls split in 2000, which left her feeling lonely and unsure of her future.
Beckham discusses her transition from pop star to football WAG, moving to Spain with husband David Beckham in 2003. She says she dressed provocatively to 'stay in the conversation,' describing it as 'attention-seeking' driven by a lack of creative fulfilment. 'I felt incomplete, sad, frozen in time,' she says. 'I remember saying to myself, if I ever get an opportunity again, I'm not going to lose it.'
That opportunity came in fashion, but not before a Spice Girls reunion tour in 2008. Beckham recalls Mel B telling her, 'Don't forget where you've come from,' which she says 'upset' her. 'I have never forgotten where I've come from,' she insists. The docuseries also features interviews with David Beckham, Anna Wintour and Tom Ford, and is streaming now on Netflix.
