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25 interesting facts about Victoria Beckham

Jack Slater

25 August 2024 at 0:18 pm

Some people know Victoria Beckham as Posh Spice. Others know her as a fashion icon. But there's plenty more to know about the star...

She's the eldest of three siblings

She didn’t choose her Spice Girl nickname

She was in a band before the Spice Girls

A fateful cinema trip changed the course of her life

She's a big fan of this iconic budget moisturiser

She was always posh, even before she was Posh

She had other ideas if she never became a Spice Girl

She graduated from a prestigious theatre school

She penned a heartbreaking letter to her younger self

Her talent for fashion started young

She held other jobs before pursuing fame

She crossed paths with her bandmates before they were the Spice Girls

She spent her first big Spice Girls pay cheque on fashion, naturally

She was engaged to someone before David Beckham

She had another famous boyfriend in the 1990s

It was basically love at first sight with David Beckham

She revealed the Spice Girls had to change their original name

She received an OBE... and caused a minor controversy

Victoria and David Beckham’s wedding was comparable to a royal wedding

No, she wasn’t ‘too posh to push'

She has opened up about fertility struggles

She auditioned for a surprising film role

She’s got some very famous friends - who became very famous godparents

She considers herself ‘a gay man in a woman’s body’

Despite solo and group success, she's not the biggest fan of her own singing

Some people know Victoria Beckham as Posh Spice. Others know her as a fashion icon. But there's plenty more to know about the star...

Victoria Beckham isn't officially royalty, but it's hard to deny that she is part of an alternative royal family for the Brits.

As she's transformed herself from world-dominating Spice Girl to globally-renowned fashion designer, her family has grown and Brand Beckham feels more powerful and relevant than ever.

Victoria Beckham's looks over the years have cemented her as a fashion queen, and her relationship with David Beckham is the stuff of fairy tales.

But did you know these surprising facts about the fashion icon formerly known as Posh?

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Some people know Victoria Beckham as Posh Spice. Others know her as a fashion icon. But there's plenty more to know about the star...

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