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Victoria Beckham reveals her journey from uncool kid to fashion designer in Netflix series

The former Spice Girl’s three-part Netflix series traces her early life, pop career and reinvention as a fashion designer

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British fashion designer and singer Victoria Beckham attends the world premiere of her Netflix documentary in London in October 2025. Photo: EPA

Designer and ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham describes herself as someone who “desperately wanted to be liked” in a new three-part documentary about her life.

In the Netflix series, which debuted on October 9, the 51-year-old once known as Posh Spice recounts her battle to reinvent herself as a fashion designer after the British girl band split.

“People thought I was that miserable cow that never smiled,” she says, referring to her straight-faced public persona.

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Performing had been her “dream”, she says, but when the band came to an end, she found fashion to be a “creative outlet”.

Beckham, who frequently becomes emotional in the series by director Nadia Hallgren, says she struggled to establish herself as she came up against a world that said, “She’s a pop star, she’s married to a footballer, who does she think she is?”

Victoria Beckham attends the world premiere of the Netflix series in London in October 2025. Photo: EPA
Victoria Beckham attends the world premiere of the Netflix series in London in October 2025. Photo: EPA
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