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monicagellerbing · 2025-10-10T16:19:59+00:00

Anyone seen this? I’ve always liked VB and did enjoy this insight into her fashion business but I did find when she was talking about how she nearly lost the business I lost some sympathy. I have no doubt it was stressful but having a millionaire husband to bail you out isn’t the same as what other people deal with when they lose a business and I thought it was a bit tone deaf of her to be sat crying about it when there’s a COL crisis! Harper is turning out to be a lovely young lady and seemed to have a nice relationship with both V and D.

Unhinderedd · 12/10/2025 10:24

Middlemarch123 · 12/10/2025 05:28

I’ve only watched the first episode so far.

I found it sad, not boring, just sad. Being older than many of you
lovelies, with an ex husband who worshipped Man U, I remember when DB lit up Old Trafford as a young player. He was so talented. Then the Spice Girls came along and because of good management etc., hit the stage with a bang. So Posh and Becks fell in love, and it was so sweet and lovely. I think when they married, they genuinely loved each other. But they were young, and believed in all the media hype. They stopped being interesting individuals, or even a couple, they became a brand. Brand Beckham took over and they both exploited it. He became a poster boy, advertising any cool product, and Victoria, whose initial success was due to being part of a manufactured band, that had little talent, and was on the wane, lost herself.

She’s like a little girl in my eyes, seeking approval and attention. They didn’t grow as a couple, they didn’t mature together, they just became this daft brand. They should have both stepped away from the public eye and focused on what really matters in life, their young growing family. They had enough money decades ago to do that. They got their priorities all wrong.

So perhaps cracks in their long marriage were papered over, because I think Victoria especially, is so insecure that she needs other people’s attention and approval to validate herself. That is so sad. They are still fixated on the wrong things. DB’s Netflix series was better, of course it was, because he was a fantastic footballer who through his talent captured the hearts of the nation. He seems far more grounded than Victoria. Her series is a reflection of her emptiness. From a personal point of view, she hasn’t lost herself because she never had a sense of self in the first place.

I agree that she has lost herself but I think this is because she is from a very stable loving loyal family and she assumed she had continued that journey with DB - marriage, children, fidelity would have been an assumption of hers (as it is of many women). I believe they were desperately in love and his cheating just pulled the rug from under her and left her totally shattered and humiliated. She never saw this coming and she adored him - she would have been blindsided by ‘betrayal trauma’ from early on and this kept happening. I think the first public exposure was he “Kissed” (yeah right) a girl and she said “It wasn’t a sending off offence” - then he was cheating when she had young children - she had to chase him around the world to keep tabs on him. I believe she is always looking for external validation and has a poor sense of self to start with but something like this likely totally diminished her. I think post SGs she wanted to portray that despite not being the best singer, dancer or having a post SG career - she wants to flex that she was the most successful SG personally with all the DCs, the gorgeous husband and the perfect marriage. This would have been important to her internally and externally but he wrecked that for her.

Also think it’s cultural and almost normal to cheat in DB profession. Look at what poor Colleen has to stomach.

Bladderpool · 12/10/2025 10:32

I remember her mum saying she was very isolated and not popular at school and never had friends back to the house. Her first experience of a friendship group was the Spice Girls and that was totally manufactured.

She was seeing a guy at the time of the Spice Girls invention and had double barrelled her name with his, she seemed to be obsessed with getting married.

A telling quote at her wedding to DB was “you could fit our real friends into a phone box”.

There’s a tragic quality to her, despite all the money and fame.

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 12/10/2025 10:40

Bladderpool · 12/10/2025 10:32

I remember her mum saying she was very isolated and not popular at school and never had friends back to the house. Her first experience of a friendship group was the Spice Girls and that was totally manufactured.

She was seeing a guy at the time of the Spice Girls invention and had double barrelled her name with his, she seemed to be obsessed with getting married.

A telling quote at her wedding to DB was “you could fit our real friends into a phone box”.

There’s a tragic quality to her, despite all the money and fame.

Yes she had doubled barrelled her surname to Adams-Wood, I remember her introducing herself like that in one of the audition videos from a previous programme and they cut it from the documentary when it was showed again.

I too thought it was on the boring side and actually quite sad. The insecurity and ill ease, from her affected voice to her stance, it oozes out of every pore. She’s always ‘on’. Even her interactions around David it’s stilted and not very natural. She’s always draped over him and it’s never reciprocated.

It’s clear she doesn’t do the designing from the ground up, she tweaks and changes and signs off the overall look. It turned into one big promo for her brand which they clearly have a lot of money to recuperate/appease the investors.

jumpingthehighjump · 12/10/2025 10:45

It's strange because over the years there has been endless comments that she's a real laugh, wonderful sense of humour, great fun etc etc

Admittedly I have only watched one episode, but - to me - she comes across as uptight, boring, and no fun at all. I think 'Brand Beckham' has ruined her. She, I think, is absolutely neurotic about how she portrays herself in footage, and pics. She appears unable to just be herself and show a fun side, warts 'n all. At one point (and even probably now) they were awash with money, they could've just taken a step back and stopped courting the publicity.

Deeprug · 12/10/2025 10:47

Do you always assume women are liars? He's never denied it has he

On the back of this thread I looked at the language db used about RL and the other women and there is never any outright denial. I see that he also 'cheated' on RL too according to her. Vb was trying to track him down, and then again tracking him down at Glastonbury in 2017. Its quite interesting!!

No matter how thin she is she will never feel able to compete the the models he's apparently chasing- they are another league. And anyone would feel insecure pitting themselves against experts in a field, so why do it?? You're just going to feel shit about yourself and publicly picked apart too. Db was famous and rich from skill and talent, albeit only football, and she was just a low key member of a girl group.

beaniebabby · 12/10/2025 11:08

She appears unable to just be herself and show a fun side, warts 'n all.

Shes is obsessed with her media image, remember that video of her getting in position to do her pap walk.
The thing is that industry would make anyone insecure. She's an attractive woman but she's not a great beauty & in that world you are surrounded by beauty.
I don't really understand why you would put yourself through it when there isn't any need.

Sarover · 12/10/2025 13:57

ComfortFoodCafe · 12/10/2025 08:56

Im only on episode two, but its really sad how desperate she was for validation. The media really did a number on her mental health. I love Victoria, she’s done really well to change her whole mindset.

Totally agree that the media ‘did a number on her’ but there’s no evidence at all that she’s ’changed her mindset’. In fact it looks like she is doubling down in her efforts to control every single aspect of how she appears to strangers. She seems just as rigid with the effort to be perfect as she always has done. ie. really desperate for validation.

Empress13 · 12/10/2025 15:07

TheFateofOphelia · 12/10/2025 09:19

Rebecca Loos could have issued a statement denying an affair with DB and put an end to the speculation. It might have been a lie but it would have been for the greater good - DB had two young children.

She did indeed turn out to be a "fame hungry bimbo" in the aftermath. Doing topless photoshoots and reality TV. She settled for yoga and family life in Norway once the attention fizzled out but still won't let her dalliance with DB go away and is back hawking her story 2 decades later. It's pathetic.

And I don't particularly like the Beckhams!

And yes they did have an affair so why is she the bad one and not him ?

crappycrapcrap · 12/10/2025 15:27

I wanted to like it more than I did. It glossed over interesting bits, not much depth.
and yeah how awful being millions in the red but it not really mattering. If I had a business, my DH wouldn’t be an investor - it would be a joint enterprise. DH has a business, I don’t do anything with it but it’s still ‘ours’.

jumpingthehighjump · 12/10/2025 17:02

When she says "this business is everything to me" that really is telling. I wonder if she actually talks about anything else than the business when at home.
She seems so uptight. I know it was/is her dream but sometimes there is more to life than 'the dream'
I imagine she isn't the easiest person to live with... does she ever ever relax?

Unhinderedd · 12/10/2025 18:22

jumpingthehighjump · 12/10/2025 17:02

When she says "this business is everything to me" that really is telling. I wonder if she actually talks about anything else than the business when at home.
She seems so uptight. I know it was/is her dream but sometimes there is more to life than 'the dream'
I imagine she isn't the easiest person to live with... does she ever ever relax?

I agree she is quite brittle.

Probs a combination of her own innate baseline level of insecurity compounded by the unforgiving worlds she has chosen to have her careers in - alongside the deep pain DB, serial shagger, has caused her with his dismissive ways.

I suspect that Brooklyn was front line to her pain and grew up parentified, wiping her tears and absorbing her hurt whilst DB was away or preoccupied doing his own thing. He was raised to soothe his DM and it’s no surprise to me that he finds himself in a marriage with a similarly complicated and needy woman who also has no real identity / purpose and also lives for superficial external validation from randoms on the internet.

aquashiv · 12/10/2025 18:44

I found her to be driven and hardworking, which is admirable. While I was not a fan of the Spice Girls, I appreciate her honesty, and she now seems focused as a woman pursuing her dreams..

Mookie81 · 12/10/2025 20:03

TheFateofOphelia · 12/10/2025 09:19

Rebecca Loos could have issued a statement denying an affair with DB and put an end to the speculation. It might have been a lie but it would have been for the greater good - DB had two young children.

She did indeed turn out to be a "fame hungry bimbo" in the aftermath. Doing topless photoshoots and reality TV. She settled for yoga and family life in Norway once the attention fizzled out but still won't let her dalliance with DB go away and is back hawking her story 2 decades later. It's pathetic.

And I don't particularly like the Beckhams!

Oh piss off with that misogynistic bullshit.
Why should she make out she's a liar when he's the lying cheat? He's the one who should have been concerned with his kids!

PopeJoan2 · 12/10/2025 20:38

Empress13 · 12/10/2025 15:07

And yes they did have an affair so why is she the bad one and not him ?

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And why should she have to lie? She kept it quiet but people found out about it because DB was indiscrete and making moves on her in public. We have all seen the pap shots.

PopeJoan2 · 12/10/2025 20:41

Empress13 · 12/10/2025 15:07

And yes they did have an affair so why is she the bad one and not him ?

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As for RL being a bimbo she comes across as more intelligent than DB and VB put together.

SugarPlumpFairyCakes · 12/10/2025 21:25

Mookie81 · 12/10/2025 20:03

Oh piss off with that misogynistic bullshit.
Why should she make out she's a liar when he's the lying cheat? He's the one who should have been concerned with his kids!

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Unbelievable! Trying to blame RL for Db’s betrayals of his wife and children.

Lolopolo · 12/10/2025 21:35

She was spending £85k a year on plants & flowers?!?! How can you take anything she does or says seriously???

Empress13 · 12/10/2025 21:56

PopeJoan2 · 12/10/2025 20:41

As for RL being a bimbo she comes across as more intelligent than DB and VB put together.

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Exactly ! He’s the cheating arsehole not her she wasn’t married with kids

Empress13 · 12/10/2025 22:00

TheFateofOphelia · 12/10/2025 09:19

Rebecca Loos could have issued a statement denying an affair with DB and put an end to the speculation. It might have been a lie but it would have been for the greater good - DB had two young children.

She did indeed turn out to be a "fame hungry bimbo" in the aftermath. Doing topless photoshoots and reality TV. She settled for yoga and family life in Norway once the attention fizzled out but still won't let her dalliance with DB go away and is back hawking her story 2 decades later. It's pathetic.

And I don't particularly like the Beckhams!

I suggest you listen to her podcast with her version of events before you call her a dumb bimbo ! Dumb bimbo was VB riding around holding onto DB on a flamin quad bike after it all came out trying to prove things were fine which was a total farce?

Titasaducksarse · 12/10/2025 22:16

I enjoyed it.

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 12/10/2025 22:36

NewGirlInTown · 11/10/2025 02:54

I enjoyed this. VB is so underrated.
I will never be able to afford her clothing range, but her beauty products are absolutely fantastic and well worth the money.
The eye pencils last for ever and are a joy to use. Good on her. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Agree. Also not ££ to buy her clothes but I love her make up. And the samples of fragrance I’ve tried are beautiful.

I enjoyed watching and find her likeable, warm and imagine when she lets her guard down she’s probably very quick and witty. Like a pp I kind of wanted to give her a hug.

TheFateofOphelia · 13/10/2025 02:03

Oh piss off with that misogynistic bullshit

Great debating skills you've got there!

TheaBrandt1 · 13/10/2025 05:05

Your comments were misogynistic though.

We are the same age as them and agree with Midflemarchs comments. Was sad the way he was so clear that his adoration of her was in the past tense. Putting the blender on to drown her out etc.

I find that comedic putting down of family members in a “jokey” way extremely toxic. The love and respect they had seemed to have drained away and she’s replacing it with this fashion project.

RyanFudgingMurphy · 13/10/2025 05:17

It could have been an hour or 90 minutes, and that would have been plenty of time.

I'm not into fashion, but as pp have said, it would have been nice to see the original concept designs, how her stuff goes from an idea to reality. I am too fat and too poor for her clothes, but what I saw, I appreciated.

PP are right, there's something off with the family dynamics. Harper is being exposed to the family trade of celebrity at such a young age. As a parent to a grown daughter, it left me feeling uncomfortable. I wonder if Brooklyn saw the light too.

TheFateofOphelia · 13/10/2025 07:16

I don't believe men/women should cheat on their spouses and I don't believe men/women should facilitate the cheating.

Victoria, as the mother of two young children, was trying to keep her family together. DB had decided to stay married. RL should have respected that and kept quiet instead of appearing on Richard & Judy and stripping off for lads mags. Or maybe you think her actions were "empowering."

I don't think supporting a woman trying to keep her family together is misogynistic, it's the decent thing to do.