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Am I the only person who thinks Victoria Beckham looked better in her early Spice Girl days...

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isittoolatetosay · 30/10/2023 23:39

...before all the weight loss, then she has since?

I don't get why she's so celebrated as a style icon for being skinny. She was lovely and had beautiful facial features in her early fame days

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happinessischocolate · 02/11/2023 13:26

Yes there are various photos of her smiling when she was much younger in her early Spice Girl days... try finding one from the last couple of decades.

What like these..

Am I the only person who thinks Victoria Beckham looked better in her early Spice Girl days...
jupitermonket · 02/11/2023 13:43

Startagainjanuary · 02/11/2023 01:12

VB carried four healthy babies herself I respect her for this alone as she didn’t go down the surrogacy route. She’s rich and famous and has made the most of her opportunities and had a lot of hate for it. I respect her more each year and her eyeliner is the best.

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The bar is very low indeed low if someone earns respect simply for carrying their own babies and not renting an another woman’s womb! Sheesh.

eastegg · 02/11/2023 14:39

AngeloMysterioso · 31/10/2023 00:26

Have you genuinely started a thread just to bash a woman for (in your opinion) not looking as good at nearly 50 as she did in her 20’s?? Really??

Yes, with the obligatory dash of skinny shaming thrown in. That’s about the size of it. As if it’s ok to bitch about appearance as long as you make it clear that you’re criticising for losing weight, not putting it on, because that would be unacceptable. Yawn.

Startagainjanuary · 03/11/2023 08:07

jupitermonket · 02/11/2023 13:43

The bar is very low indeed low if someone earns respect simply for carrying their own babies and not renting an another woman’s womb! Sheesh.

In the celebrity world surrogacy is the done thing and she could have easily used her millions but she chose not to. I personally only have one child because I found pregnancy really hard and I respect any woman who has carried and produced any babies.

Women should be praised more for growing and birthing babies.

jupitermonket · 03/11/2023 09:40

Startagainjanuary · 03/11/2023 08:07

In the celebrity world surrogacy is the done thing and she could have easily used her millions but she chose not to. I personally only have one child because I found pregnancy really hard and I respect any woman who has carried and produced any babies.

Women should be praised more for growing and birthing babies.

It’s really not “the done thing” - most rich Hollywood types still carry their own children rather than rent a womb. Regardless, it’s so weird to praise and respect someone for simply NOT choosing to rent someone’s womb. Really weird.

DreamTheMoors · 12/04/2024 23:31

I’m quite sure I looked better 30 years ago, but there isn’t enough money or real estate and there aren’t enough jewels in the universe to persuade me to go back and repeat it all over again - especially not just for my stupid body.
Once was quite enough, thank you very much.

Scorchio84 · 18/04/2024 11:57

I just like her

Pedallleur · 18/04/2024 12:16

Lives in fashion world where being size 0 is feted. if she is happy with that that's fine. remember what kate Moss said? 'Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels'

shearwater2 · 18/04/2024 12:22

Of course she did. I looked better in the early Spice Girl days as well, I was 21 when Wannabe came out!

But she looks pretty good. As do I, about three stone heavier no doubt.

Bbq1 · 20/04/2024 16:53

I think it's mentioned became people generally put weight on as they age, not drop stones as V has done. She was naturally pretty with a lovely figure in the early days. She has now deliberately lost so much weight, parades around in oversized clothing and sadly her face is now drawn and almost skeletal looking skeletal looking.

BurbleBumleBleep · 20/04/2024 18:38

I think it's not because she looks bad but she might "look better" if she had a bit more fat especially on her face.
I would look better without drinking, smoking and sun.

I don't think it makes people judgy tk point this out.

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