Victoria Beckham is Glamour UK's November cover star and has talked about embracing her age, motherhood and experiencing bullying at a young age.
“I was bullied a lot at school, mentally and physically, and the fact that I can talk to Harper about that and how girls should be kind to girls… really I use my own experiences and share that," she told the magazine. Her daughter, Harper, is 8 and already a London Fashion Week fixture and her eldest son Brooklyn, 20, is building a profile for himself. Her other two children are Romeo, 17 and Cruz, 14.
Beckham, 45, talked about how having children has changed her lifestyle, including her approach to wellness.
“When you have children, it also puts a lot into perspective. You realise they notice everything. I would never sit down with my kids and skip a meal – they need to see that their mum eats healthily – you need to show little people how to be healthy and happy with who they are," she said.
“There’s something really liberating about embracing who I am at 45 years old and owning it, feeling confident, feeling content. Doing beauty has really helped with that – it’s been very liberating. I want to spread the word that everybody should feel like the best version of themselves. To look after what you have. I want to tell people to own who you are. Yes, we – and I – have wrinkles, and that’s OK!” Beckham told the magazine.
And she proved she can still laugh at herself - especially over some of the fashion faux pas she has made in the past. Remember those iconic matching purple wedding outfits or her penchant for Burberry bandanas back when they were the pinnacle of cool?
“I look at everything as good at the time and part of a journey that has brought me to where I am now. I don’t cringe at many pictures, to be honest. Would I wear a Burberry bandana these days? Absolutely not! But at the time it felt right and I’m proud of what me and David have achieved," she said.
See the full feature in the Autumn/Winter 2019 issue of GLAMOUR UK, available on newsstands and via digital download on September 19.
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