Watch: Victoria Beckham Reveals Secret to 26-Year David Beckham MarriageContent warning: This story discusses eating disorders. Victoria Beckham is getting honest about the pressure she's faced to be thin. The Spice Girls star-who shares kids Brooklyn Beckham, 26, Romeo Beckman, 23, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 14, with husband David Beckham-admitted that the constant comments on her body throughout the years have led to unhealthy habits and negatively affected her mental and physical health. "I was weighed on national television when Brooklyn was 6 months old," Victoria reflected in her new Netflix docuseries, which premiered Oct. 9. "We laugh about it, we joked about it...but I was really, really young, and that hurts." For Victoria, who was just 25 years old at the time, the expectation to uphold the '90s pop star body type took a toll as she got older. "I really started to doubt myself and not like myself, because I let it affect me," the now 51-year-old shared on Victoria Beckham. "I didn't know what I saw when I looked in the mirror-you lose all sense of reality. I was just very critical of myself. I didn't like what I saw."readVictoria Beckham Praises Her and David Beckham's "Incredible" Kids for 26th Wedding Anniversary Amid FeudAnd the public's name-calling was particularly harmful, as Victoria noted, "I've been everything from Porky Posh to Skinny Posh. It's been a lot and that's hard."Courtesy of NetflixThe scrutiny led her to develop an eating disorder, which she said she struggled with in silence. "I was controlling [my weight] in an incredibly unhealthy way," she said. "When you have an eating disorder, you become very good at lying. And I was never honest about it with my parents. I never talked about it publicly. It really affects you when you're being told constantly you're not good enough." And even today, Victoria shared that the feeling never seems to go away, adding, "I suppose that's been with me my whole life."For a look at Victoria's life in the spotlight, read on.
Tim Roney/Getty Images1996"I was called Posh because I liked the nice restaurants, and the nice clothes, and that was my character," Victoria Beckham explained in the documentary The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! of her adopted persona. "I didn't smile, even in those days. There was this very strong image."Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic1997"Posh Spice' came about because of how I looked," Beckham remembered in her book That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between. "The bob, the heels, the little black Gucci dress. Except that it wasn't Gucci. It was Miss Selfridge."BSD / Shutterstock1998More than a decade before rapper Wiz Khalifa popularized the hues, Beckham went with bold stripes at the Brit Awards. Justin Goff\UK Press via Getty Images1999"We really considered those outfits," Beckham said of the all-black-everything Gucci leather 'fits she and husband David Beckham selected for an outing to a (whoops!) Versace gala. AP Photo/Jens Meyer2000A white suit plus a very-of-the-moment statement necklace proved she was indeed posh.
John Rogers/Getty Images2001Beckham spiced up Elton John's White Tie and Tiara Ball by once again coordinating with her forever teammate. Amy Graves/WireImage2003She kept it casual in a pair of flare jeans and a white tank top for the Dior Dance for Life to Benefit the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.
Barry King/WireImage2003Two sides became one in a lace-up Dolce & Gabbana at the MTV Movie Awards. "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," Beckham told The Guardian. "Looking back, I guess it was a sign of insecurity that I would always wear clothes that were very tight, very fitted."Bruno Vincent/Getty Images2004Her nonnegotiable fashion rule: "Go with your gut instinct," she told The Guardian. "I always say I can handle mistakes that were made by me, but not mistakes that were made against my instinct."MJ Kim/The Prince's Trust via Getty Images2005Proving she was no fashion wannabe, Beckham lit up the Swarovski Fashion Rocks red carpet in a revealing green and blue Roberto Cavalli dress.
Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic2006Mi bella! Beckham stepped out in Paris wearing feminine ruffles and gilded heels. Jason Merritt/FilmMagic2007"Fashion is where I feel comfortable," Beckham has said, both of designing and selecting sleek threads like this Oscars look, "and where I feel excited."Brian Ach/WireImage2008She and the athlete were all business at the Beckham Signature fragrance launch in NYC. CLINT SPAULDING/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images2009Sleek, strapless and steely grey were on order for the Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 fashion show.SWAP / Splash News2012The pop star-turned-fashion designer made a serious case for traveling in style in this buttoned up mini dress with cape number. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images2014"I had a lot to learn when I started out," Beckham has said of launching her own lab