Victoria Beckham ‘cares less’ about fame as she gets older and said it was only ‘fun’ in her early days as Spice Girl.

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday November 5, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Victoria Beckham ‘cares less’ about fame as she gets older.

The 50-year-old fashion designer rose to international fame alongside Geri Horner, Mel B, Emma Bunton and Melanie C as part of the Spice Girls in the late 1990s, but admitted that after three decades in the industry, the idea of ​​being “chased by the paparazzi” seems much less appealing to her.

She told Harper’s Bazaar magazine: “I guess it was fun going out and being chased by paparazzi walking down Bond Street – and you dressed knowing you were going to get it. I don’t want it anymore of that.

“I’ve been doing this for too long. I guess I did when I was a kid, but these days there’s too much going on; too busy; too many children to worry about.

“I woke up at 50 and gave less.”

Victoria – who was known as Posh Spice during her time in the band ‘Viva Forever’ – has been married to football legend David Beckham, 49, since 1999, and to Brooklynite, 25-year-old Romeo , 22 years old, Cruz, 19 years old and 13 years old. One-year-old Harper with him.

In 1998, David faced heavy criticism after receiving a red card for kicking Diego Simeone during a World Cup match between England and Argentina, and Victoria said she couldn’t imagine their son Romeo – who followed in his footballing footsteps and plays for Brentford B. – subject to the same scrutiny now.

She said: “I mean, when it happened, David was the same age as Romeo is now. That’s a lot for a 22-year-old. When you’re in it, you have that sink or swim feeling, and you carry on. And we met, and the rest is history But the idea of ​​my Romeo having to go through that… I don’t know how he would handle that, I don’t know how anyone would. would do. But we had no choice.

Read the full interview in the December/January issue of Harper’s Bazaar, on sale November 6, or via https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/victoriabeckham.