{"id":355865,"date":"2025-08-19T04:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/355865\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T04:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T04:13:16","slug":"victoria-beckham-gets-candid-about-body-image-issues-in-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/355865\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Beckham gets candid about body image issues in new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 huxBsk\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/lifestyle\/victoria-beckham-david-haircut-bald-patch-instagram-video-b2792639.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria Beckham<\/a> is set to open up about her struggles with body image in a new Netflix docuseries about her life. <\/p>\n<p>The series, titled<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/victoria-beckham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria Beckham<\/a>, will feature new details about the former Spice Girl\u2019s experience with fame, including the constant attention on her body and weight. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look back in hindsight at the media environment in the \u201990s, it was super hard,\u201d a source told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/17\/entertainment\/victoria-beckham-reveals-source-of-body-image-issues-sources\/?_gl=1*1yunrtu*_ga*NDI3MTA0MzIzLjE3NTQzMTQxMDU.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NTU0Mzk3NTUkbzM1JGcxJHQxNzU1NDM5ODU4JGo0MSRsMCRoMA\">PageSix<\/a>, while mentioning that Beckham\u2019s struggles with body image will be discussed in the show, set to be released next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a huge scrutiny on Victoria\u2019s appearance and her weight,\u201d the source continued. \u201cI think the audience will have some understanding of what she went through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to PageSix\u2019s sources, the three-episode series will show the fashion designer, 51, looking back on old TV interviews, including when presenter Chris Evans wanted her to be weighed live two months after giving birth to son, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1976115220.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The series, titled Victoria Beckham, will feature new details about the former Spice Girl\u2019s experience with fame, including the constant attention on her body and weight.\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>The series, titled Victoria Beckham, will feature new details about the former Spice Girl\u2019s experience with fame, including the constant attention on her body and weight. (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u2019s husband, David Beckham, has previously commented on her diet. \u201cUnfortunately I\u2019m married to someone that has eaten the same thing for the last 25 years,\u201d he said on the River Cafe Table 4 podcast last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I met her, she only eats grilled fish, steamed vegetables. She will very rarely deviate from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Beckham previously discussed the upcoming docu-series when speaking with Bloomberg in May, telling the publication that \u201cthere are tears\u201d in the footage. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2198243893.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Victoria\u2019s husband, David Beckham, has previously commented on her diet\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u2019s husband, David Beckham, has previously commented on her diet (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it did occur to me the other day, what am I going to think when I see those tears on a huge screen? Or on an iPhone?\u201d she said at the time. <\/p>\n<p>The series will largely focus on Beckham\u2019s transition from being Posh Spice to becoming a fashion designer. Sources also told PageSix that her son, Brooklyn Beckham, and his wife, Nicola Peltz, will make an appearance, as it was filmed before their alleged estrangement. <\/p>\n<p>Recent reports have suggested a divide in the family after Brooklyn, 26, and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nicola-peltz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicola Peltz<\/a>, 30, missed a recent run of family events,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/david-beckham-knighthood-kings-birthday-honours-b2769740.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> including David\u2019s 50th birthday party<\/a>. The rest of their children \u2013 Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20 and Harper, 13 \u2013 were all in attendance. The family have denied the rumors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355866,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-355865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115053488212621845","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}