VICTORIA Beckham has paid a sweet tribute to the Spice Girls and her family members, as she took to the stage at the launch of her new Netflix documentary.
The Beckham family looked incredible on the red carpet for the show launch.
Victoria Beckham has paid a sweet tribute to the Spice Girls and her family members, as she took to the stage at the launch of her new Netflix documentary[/caption]
The Beckham family looked incredible on the carpet for the show launch[/caption]
It comes as the star discussed her crippling eating disorder for the first time[/caption]
The much anticipated new documentary follows Victoria Beckham, 51, as she navigates her life, running her fashion and beauty empire in the global spotlight.
The global streamer promised exclusive access to her life, her family, and those closest to her.
Victoria dressed for the special occasion in a stunning white ensemble and she took to the stage to give a speech, thanking those closest to her.
The star told the audience: “I’d like to thank the Spice Girls – Geri, Emma, Melanie and Melanie. I love you so much and thank you so much.
“My children – Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, Harper – and David – oh my God he’s not a child! – I was doing so well without the (prompt) cards as well!
“It’s taken this process to really be proud of what I’ve achieved and to realise finally that I am enough.”
For the launch, she was joined by husband David, sons Romeo and Cruz, daughter Harper and Cruz’s girlfriend Jackie Apostel.
Viewers will have a chance to see the series when it lands on Netflix on October 9.
The first-look trailer, released by Netflix teased exclusive interviews with Victoria’s celebrity pals Tom Ford and Eva Longoria.
However, Victoria’s eldest son Brooklyn was absent from the red carpet.
Despite this, the former Spice Girls singer reportedly put the family feud to one side to make sure Brooklyn, 26, appears in the doc.
Sources close to the project revealed that Brooklyn will feature in a scene where he helps clear the catwalk after the heavens opened and it poured with rain.
He jetted to the French capital alongside the rest of the family in Paris Fashion Week back in September 2024 and will appear in the three-part series.
Posh and Becks’ plan to make Harper Beckham a star
David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly planning to help their daughter Harper become a star. The couple, who have already seen their sons Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz venture into the public eye, are said to be keen on guiding their youngest child into the limelight. Harper, who is 13 years old, has already shown a keen interest in fashion and beauty, much like her mother, Victoria.
Victoria, a former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, and David, an ex-footballer, believe that Harper has the potential to make a significant impact in the entertainment industry. They are allegedly exploring various opportunities for her, including social media ventures and brand collaborations. The Beckhams are known for their savvy business acumen and are reportedly ensuring that Harper’s foray into stardom is carefully managed.
The couple’s decision to support Harper’s ambitions comes as no surprise, considering their own successful careers and the prominence of their family in the media. With her parents’ guidance and the resources at their disposal, Harper could very well follow in their footsteps and carve out her own niche in the world of fashion and entertainment.
Crippling eating disorder
It comes as the star discussed her crippling eating disorder for the first time.
In her eponymous Netflix documentary, 51-year-old Victoria reveals she starved herself in an effort to stay thin after “losing control” of the narrative surrounding her after she left the Spice Girls.
She admits she hid the condition from her family as she struggled to “stay relevant” after the group split..
Victoria says: “It’s been a lot, and that’s hard. I had no control over what was being written about me, the pictures being taken, and I suppose I wanted to control that.
“I could control it with the clothing, I could control my weight and I was controlling it in an extremely unhealthy way.
“When you have an eating disorder you become very good at lying and I was never honest about it with my parents.
Loss of identity
“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.”
Speaking about her disordered eating in an episode entitled Kill The Wag, Victoria details her loss of identity while trying to reinvent herself as a fashion designer as husband David’s footballing career flourished.
She describes her Wag era — one that saw her getting a boob job, wearing hair extensions, lashings of fake tan and minimal outfits — as her “attention-seeking” years.
Archive footage of Victoria alongside the other Wags at the 2006 World Cup in Baden-Baden in Germany show her looking both painfully frail and also pneumatic.
Within two years, however, she had successfully turned things around with her fashion career. The boob job was also reversed.
She quips in the show: “I buried those boobs in Baden-Baden!’
In another emotional scene in the three-part series, the mum of five’s loyal parents, Jackie and Tony, are interviewed.
They say her issues with weight started at theatre school when she was called fat and shoved to the back of the stage.
Her mum recalls: “If you’re told you’re overweight, you’d be hurt. It’s a silly thing to say to a young person: ‘you’re fat’.” Dad Tony adds: “Obviously it would upset her.”
Victoria says she would call her parents in tears, begging them to let her return home.
Emma Bunton supported Victoria at the launch[/caption]
Mel C looked stylish in black as she attended the launch[/caption]
Geri Halliwell-Horner joined by Olivia Horner and Director of Red Bull Racing Christian Horner[/caption]
