Victoria Beckham: ‘I miss my old life’

If you think life has been easy for celebrities in recent months, take a moment to pity poor Victoria Beckham. The busy fashion designer has been dealing with a house full of home-schooled kids while she desperately works to keep her international business empire afloat from her kitchen table.

Last week, VB spoke about her isolation struggles in a rare interview, where she also opened up about fears for the future of her work and revealed body insecurities dating back to her Spice Girls days.

“Harper’s taken over my office,” said the 46-year-old mum to Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and eight-year-old Harper. “She’s trying to do all her schoolwork and, well, she’s kind of decided that’s her space now. So, I’m downstairs… we’re all dotted around the house – me , David and the boys – trying to work, trying to get schoolwork done. There’s often someone holding a laptop up to a window, trying to get reception.”

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But, hectic as it sounds, Victoria – who’s been married to former footballer David Beckham for 21 years – says the last few months have also given the family a chance to spend quality time together at their Cotswolds home. “We’ve been going out on country walks every day,” she revealed. “It’s so nice just to do things with the family and not think too much about getting dressed.” It doesn’t mean the WAG doesn’t feel a pang for her old life in London, though, admitting, “I do miss getting dressed. A nice pub lunch with family and friends, a few glasses of wine. I’m really grateful for the family time, but I’m ready to be a little bit sociable now.”

The pandemic has also brought up questions about the future of Victoria’s eponymous fashion label. “[It’s] all the practical issues, like how do we shoot anything?” she confessed in the chat with The Guardian. “A lot is going to change. I’ve been focusing not just on the collection coming up, but on what is the calendar going to look like? The concept of the fashion show needs to be rethought, but what does that mean? Will it be smaller presentations? Will it be digital? It’s impossible to know what the future will bring… Sometimes I can get a little bit overwhelmed. There’s just so much to do.”

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The former Spice Girl – who controversially missed last year’s reunion tour – also spoke about her past life as a singer. “I had a lot of fun with the Spice Girls, but I don’t miss those days and I don’t miss being on stage,” she confirmed. “That was then and this is now. Fashion is where I feel comfortable, and where I feel excited.”

In fact, the ’90s were difficult for her, as Victoria explained, “When I was in the Spice Girls, there were stylists who dressed the group… I used to wear lots of structured dresses with corsetry, and I do still have some of those dresses, but my personal style has become more relaxed. Looking back, I guess it was a sign of insecurity that I would always wear clothes that were very tight, very fitted.”

These days, VB says she feels far more confident in her looks and in her fashion choices, saying, “I’m juggling a lot: being a mum, being a wife, being in the studio every day… [But] my confidence has definitely grown as I’ve got older. I know what works on me, what looks good... I don’t feel I have anything to prove now in the way I dress.”

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