Victoria Beckham is looking back on a time when the media was not kind to her. In a new interview with Grazia magazine , the former Spice Girl reflects on the scrutiny she faced about her body and public image that ultimately made her put a particular guard up in the public eye. "I've had so much said about me and I'm sure that has robbed me of some experiences.
I never want to look like I'm complaining, but there were times in the past that I haven't felt confident enough to sit on a beach and watch my children play," Victoria tells the magazine. Looking back, the designer points out a time in 1999 after the birth of her and David Beckham 's first child, Brooklyn, when a newspaper body shamed her. "I remember after I had Brooklyn, my first outing was on the front page of the newspaper, with arrows pointing to where I needed to lose weight," she recalls.
"Those things can affect how you feel and conduct yourself in public. Now, if paparazzi want to take a picture and say something -- too bad, it doesn't bother me in the same way." Victoria, 50, and her husband, David, 49, went on to welcome three more children.
Romeo, 21, Cruz, 19, and Harper, 12. Victoria credits her age and time in the industry for her outlook on people's perception about her. Simply, the Spice World star does not care.
"You just become more accepting, don't you?" Victoria says. "This is how I look. I'm going to make the best of it, work hard at it.
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