Victoria Beckham has revealed that she became 'very good at lying' as she struggled with an eating disorder following the Spice Girls split. The 51-year-old fashion designer, married to David Beckham, shared in her new Netflix documentary that she hid her health troubles from her family while trying to remain 'relevant'.
In the eponymous documentary, released on Thursday, Victoria says: 'When you have an eating disorder you become very good at lying and I was never honest about it with my parents. I never talked about it publicly. It really affects you when you’re being told constantly that you’re not good enough and I suppose that’s been with me my whole life.'
Her weight issues date back to theatre school, where she was accused of being 'fat'. Her father Tony recalled: 'Obviously, it would upset her.' A friend told The Sun that Victoria hopes to help other women 'experiencing similar problems', adding: 'She was so badly hurt by all the nasty things being said about her, and like so many women, tried to reclaim control by what went in and out of her body.'
The three-part series also shows Victoria preparing for a Paris fashion show and the events leading to her fashion label in 2008. It follows the 2023 Netflix series 'Beckham', where she addressed speculation about her husband's alleged affair while playing for Real Madrid in 2003.
