Victoria Beckham's new Netflix documentary hit screens in the UK on Thursday, with the three-part series offering an intimate look into the life of the former Spice Girl and fashion mogul.
The series takes viewers behind the scenes as the 51-year-old reflects on her pop career, fashion dynasty, and family life, charting the many highs and lows of a life played out in the public eye.
With her own fashion label and beauty brand, coupled with music royalties, publishing deals and other business ventures, Victoria has amassed a vast personal fortune. When factored in with the wealth of her husband, former Manchester United star David Beckham, the Beckhams' combined net worth is a staggering £500 million, according to the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List.
However, in the documentary, she reveals a "dark, dark time" when her fashion label was on the verge of collapse, having recorded losses of £66million. The financial strain meant she was forced to rely on funds from David before he refused to keep funnelling money into the business.
"I almost lost everything, and that was a dark, dark time," Victoria said. "I used to cry before I went to work every day because I felt like a firefighter. We were tens of millions in the red. Yes, I'm going home to my husband, but I'm also going home to my business partner. And so I would talk to him about it. I had to. He was invested. And I hated it. I absolutely hated it."
Remembering the conversations that "broke" his heart, David said: "She was a lot richer than me. She actually bought our first house... So for her to have to come to me and say, 'Can I have some - we need some more money. The business needs more money,' that was hard for both of us because I didn't have the money to keep doing this, and eventually I was like, 'This cannot continue.'"
Victoria was ultimately able to turn around her brand's fortunes, but the documentary also sees her open up about a lifelong battle with her health, as she detailed her experiences with an eating disorder.
Recalling the media criticism she faced over her appearance, she detailed the moment she was weighed on TV to see if she had 'lost the baby weight' six months after giving birth to her first son, Brooklyn. While she laughed it off at the time, Victoria admitted she was "hurt" by the experience.
"We laugh about it and we joke about it when we're on television. But I was really, really young, and that hurts," she said. "I really started to doubt myself and not like myself... I didn't know what I saw when I looked in the mirror ... you lose all sense of reality."
"I could control it with the clothing," Victoria added. "I could control my weight and I was controlling it in an incredibly unhealthy way... When you have an eating disorder, you become very good at lying. I was never honest about it with my parents. I never talked about it publicly."
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